Features blues stars Ma Rainey, Jelly Roll Morton, W.C. Handy, Alberta Hunter, Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, the Memphis Jug Band, and Charlie Patton
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A lucid and concise introduction to the philosophical tenets of Confucianism
Gives serious consideration to Confucianism in practice and the profound impact it has had, and is having, in Chinese ... Read more
For almost two decades, Community Practice has been a definitive text for social workers, community practitioners, and students eager to help individuals contribute to and use community resources or w ... Read more
David Bornstein's previous book on social entrepreneurship, How to Change the World, was published in more than twenty countries.
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The first short introduction to folk music with global coverage
This stimulating Very Short Introduction throws open the doors on a remarkably diverse musical genre, wi ... Read more
Offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of current English
Over 2,000 new words, phrases, and meanings and more than 1,000 illustrations
New "Word Trends" feature charts usage for ra ... Read more
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A mixture of textual and visual documents, including literature, diaries, art, and pop culture, build a textured history of modern Japan
Lucid narrative ties the documents together
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Examines the world of the invaders and the invaded and successive human efforts to control the Western hemisphere.
Explores the civilizations that the Spanish encountered in the New World as well ... Read more
The most accessible guide to Chinese literature available—compact but textured and far-reaching
Serves as a window on Chinese culture from a philosophical, comparative approach
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The Oxford Handbook of Sondheim Studies offers a series of cutting-edge essays on the most important and compelling topics in the growing field of Sondheim Studies. Focusing on broad groups of issues ... Read more
