More has been written about the Beatles than any other performing artists of the twentieth century. Accounts of their lives and times have been retold, reproduced and reinvented to the extent that their achievements have passed into contemporary folklore and popular mythology. What has been surprisingly absent, however, is any sustained critical investigation of the numerous debates and issues the group provoked. This book provides that long overdue analysis, by seeking to present the academic study of the Beatles in its appropriate contexts - historical, political, musical and sociological....
More has been written about the Beatles than any other performing artists of the twentieth century. Accounts of their lives and times have been retold...
The growing presence of popular music in film is one of the most exciting areas of contemporary research in film studies. The changing roles and functions that such music performs, the variety of ways in which it provides narrative, aesthetic and commercial opportunities, and the consequences of its increasing displacement of the traditional film score are among the most significant developments in recent cinema practice. Written by an international group of academics and researchers, the new essays in this volume seek to explore these issues and to locate them within their appropriate...
The growing presence of popular music in film is one of the most exciting areas of contemporary research in film studies. The changing roles and fu...
"The Words and Music of George Harrison" is an in-depth appreciation of this often underappreciated musician, following Harrison's development as a singer-songwriter from his earliest songs with The Beatles through his final album, "Brainwashed," released after his 2001 death from brain cancer.
"The Words and Music of George Harrison" sheds new light on Harrison's 40-year career, examining his music output in the context of the enormous personal and professional changes he underwent, from the early days in Liverpool and the global explosion of Beatlemania through a solo career marked by...
"The Words and Music of George Harrison" is an in-depth appreciation of this often underappreciated musician, following Harrison's development as a...
The authors explain how and why we must understand the conditions that spur youths to become martyrs by making them think suicide bombings and other acts of self-destructive terrorism are a good way to die. LoCicero and Sinclair present cutting-edge research and theory about the political, social, and living conditions that raise the risk of children deciding to join organizations that use terrorist tactics, and, having joined, to volunteer for missions in which they intentionally die while causing death and destruction, in order to make an impact. Equally important, LoCicero and Sinclair...
The authors explain how and why we must understand the conditions that spur youths to become martyrs by making them think suicide bombings and othe...
"The Words and Music of George Harrison" is an in-depth appreciation of this often underappreciated musician, following Harrison's development as a singer-songwriter from his earliest songs with The Beatles through his final album, "Brainwashed," released after his 2001 death from brain cancer.
"The Words and Music of George Harrison" sheds new light on Harrison's 40-year career, examining his music output in the context of the enormous personal and professional changes he underwent, from the early days in Liverpool and the global explosion of Beatlemania through a solo career marked by...
"The Words and Music of George Harrison" is an in-depth appreciation of this often underappreciated musician, following Harrison's development as a...
