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Long a symbol of American culture, the banjo actually originated in Africa and was later adopted by European-Americans. In this book Karen Linn shows how the banjo - despite design innovations and several modernizing agendas - has failed to escape its image as a ''half-barbaric'' instrument symbolic of antimodernism and sentimentalism. Caught in ......
The ''Great John L.'' reigned supreme as world heavyweight champion from his victory over Paddy Ryan in 1882 until James J. Corbett knocked him out after 21 rounds in 1892. The first national sports hero and probably the best-known American of his generation, Sullivan (1858-1918) represented the hopes and aspirations of millions of Americans. A ......
What is science? Is social science a science? Why are more and more so-called scientific discoveries being exposed as outright frauds? Henry Bauer tackles these and many more intriguing questions that are emerging from within the academic and scientific communities and attracting attention from the popular media and the general public. Whether one ......
This accessible account explores how and why men risk their lives to perform with and kill wild bulls as part of a public celebration, describing and analyzing the corrida in a way not previously attempted in English.''A balanced, readable, and unprejudiced account of a disappearing cultural phenomenon.''--Times Literary Supplement ''A clear, ......
''A big juicy wedge of jazz history. . . . Lots of wonderful stories.'' -- Los Angeles Daily News ''Kansas City was a hub for Jazz bands that crisscrossed the country in the 1930s. . . . The interviews go beyond jazz into the infamous political machinery that made Kansas City a wide-open and corrupt town where jazz could flourish.'' -- Choice ''A ......
Organized Resistance to the Second Reconstruction, 1954-64
This in-depth account of the rise and decline of the Citizens' Councils of America details the organization's role in the massive resistance to school desegregation in the South following the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision. Included are a new preface and updated bibliography. ''A tour de force of research and narration. . . in highly ......
Cuts a feminist swath through orthodox readings of southern literature. ''Distinguished. . . . Theseessays reclaim women's traditions which have been neglected by critics who ought to have knownbetter.'' -- Kathryn Lee Seidel, author of The Southern Belle in the American Novel
This unique exploration of Lincoln's economic beliefs shows how they helped shape his view of slavery, his conduct of the war, and most fundamentally his understanding of what the United States was and could become. ''A comprehensive and enlightening survey of the evolution of Lincoln's economic thought.''-- Reviews in American History ''Boritt ......
''Throughout this scrupulously researched interpretation of The Federalist papers, Carey provides a glimpse of our Republic's original design. He shows us what kind of federal union The Federalist's authors had in mind, and indicates how we have strayed from their intent.'' -- Paul Gottfried, National Review ''The best book yet published on The ......
