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Adorno, Theodor W. Night music: essays on music 1928-1962; edited by Rolf Tiedemann; translated and introduced by Wieland Hoban. Seagull Books, 2009. 473p $29.00
Philosopher, literary critic, and social theorist Theodor Adorno began his career as a composer and music critic. This volume collects Adorno’s essays and critical works on music that were first published in his Moments musicaux (written between 1928 and 1962) and Theory of new music (written between 1929 and 1955).
ISBN 978-1-9064-9721-7
Agency in the margins: stories of outsider rhetoric; edited by Anne Meade Stockdell-Giesler. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2009. 317p $69.60
These essays explore the ways in which socially marginalized groups and individuals have been able to make their voices heard by a wider public while retaining their identities as outsiders. Among the figures discussed are social activist Ward Churchill, novelist Ralph Ellison, and abolitionist Harriet Jacobs.
ISBN 978-0-8386-4214-6; LCCN 2009-08223
Bailey, Thomas Bey William. Micro-bionic : radical electronic music and sound art in the 21st century. Creation Books, 2009. 216p $19.95
The author of this work explores current developments in the world of audio production and recording that are on the cutting edge of technical capability. Characteristic of the new technology is a decrease in the the amount of equipment, personnel, and capital investment required in the new world of sound.
ISBN 978-1-8406-8153-6
Bar-Kochva, Bezalel. The image of the Jews in Greek literature: the Hellenistic period. University of California Press, 2009. 606p $95.00 (Hellenistic Culture and Society, v51)
This work examines the perception of the Jews and Judaism by ancient Greek authors, including Theophrastus, Hecataeus of Abdera, Posidonius of Apamea, and Apollonius Molon.
ISBN 978-0-5202-5336-0; LCCN 2008-35549
Bassard, Katherine Clay. Transforming scriptures: African American women writers and the Bible. University of Georgia Press, 2010. 166p $44.95
The author examines the influence of the Bible in the works of major African American women writers. Among the writers discussed are Maria W. Stewart, Frances Harper, Hannah Crafts, Harriet E. Wilson, Harriet Jacobs, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Sherley Anne Williams.
ISBN 978-0-8203-3090-7; LCCN 2009-32883
Bostic, Heidi. The fiction of enlightenment: women of reason in the French eighteenth century. University of Delaware Press, 2010. 270p $59.50
This work explores the lives and work of three women authors who were active during the French Enlightenment: Francoise de Graffigny, Marie Jeanne Riccoboni, and Isabelle de Charriere.
ISBN 978-0-8741-3074-4; LCCN 2009-20791
The Cambridge companion to the Beatles; edited by Kenneth Womack. Cambridge University Press, 2009. 316p $23.99 (Cambridge companions to music)
This collection of essays explores the musical and sociological impact of the Beatles, who are generally agreed to be the major rock music band of the 1960s. Articles are arranged chronologically, starting with the early development of the group as the Quarrymen and concluding with the post-breakup solo careers of the individual members and the current marketing of Beatles music.
ISBN 978-0-5218-6965-2; LCCN 2009-30744
Carden, Mary Paniccia. Sons and daughters of self-made men: improvising gender, place, nation in American literature. Bucknell University Press, 2010. 255p $56.50
The author examines the image and legacy of the self-made man in American literature. Among the writers discussed are Toni Morrison, William Faulkner, Ralph Ellison, and Sandra Cisneros.
ISBN 978-0-8387-5754-3; LCCN 2009-20830
Castle, Terry. The professor and other writings. Harper, 2010. 340p $25.99
This is a collection of seven autobiographical essays. Among the topics discussed are author and critic Susan Sontag, jazz saxophonist Art Pepper, college life, drug addiction, lesbianism, and family relationships.
ISBN 978-0-0616-7090-9
Comics and the city: urban space in print, picture, and sequence; edited by Jorn Ahrens and Arno Meteling. Continuum, 2010. 278p $24.95
These essays explore the depiction of the city and urban life in comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels. Popular characters such as Batman and Spiderman are examined, as well as major artists such as Will Eisner and Carl Barks.
ISBN 978-0-8264-0389-6; 978-0-8264-4019-8 (pa); LCCN 2009-33589
The compassionate instinct: the science of human goodness; edited by Dacher Keltner, Jason Marsh, and Jeremy Adam Smith. W.W. Norton & Co., 2010. 316p $16.95
This collection of essays and interviews explores the many forms of human compassion and empathy, in settings both predictable and wholly unexpected. Psychologists, neurologists, and social scientists examine the motivations and mechanics of human compassion, providing insight into the basic human instinct for helping someone in need without expectation of a reward.
ISBN 978-0-3933-3728-0; LCCN 2009-22521
Fang, Karen Y. Romantic writing and the empire of signs: periodical culture and post-Napoleonic authorship. University of Virginia Press, 2010. 236p $35.00
The author of this work explores how the imperialistic ideology of the British empire influenced the English romantic literature that flourished during the nineteenth century. Among the authors discussed are John Keats, Charles Lamb, James Hogg, Lelitia Landon, and Lord Byron.
ISBN 978-0-8139-2874-6; LCCN 2009-21114
Finlay, Robert. The pilgrim art: cultures of porcelain in world history. University of California Press, 2010. 415p $34.95 (The California world history library, v11)
This work describes the cultural influence of Chinese porcelain throughout the world, beginning in the fourteenth century. The author explores the manufacture and export of Chinese porcelain, the systems of cultural exchange between Europe, Asia, and the Americas, and the adoption of artistic themes and symbols by local artists at various points along the far-flung trade routes.
ISBN 978-0-5202-4468-9; LCCN 2009-30994
Frank, Jason A. Constituent moments: enacting the people in postrevolutionary America. Duke University Press, 2010. 346p $89.95; $24.95 (pa)
The basis of democratic government in the United States is the belief that the people are the only legitimate ground of public authority. This work examines the differing views on who constitutes “the people”, and how they should be represented in government. The author explores the issues from the founding of the republic to the present.
ISBN 978-0-8223-4663-0; 978-0-8223-4675-3 (pa); LCCN 2009-37178
Gonzalez, Anibal. Love and politics in the contemporary Spanish American novel. University of Texas Press, 2010. 177p $55.00
The author explores the themes of love and politics in recent Latin American fiction. Among the authors discuused are Isabel Allende, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Elena Poniatowska, and Antonio Skarmeta.
ISBN 978-0-2927-2131-9; LCCN 2009-28217
Harry Smith: the avant-garde in the American vernacular; edited by Andrew Perchuk and Rani Singh. Getty Research Institute, 2010. 286p $35.00 (Issues & debates)
Harry Smith (1923-1991) was a post-war avant-garde artist and filmmaker who is remembered today primarily for his activities as a music ethnologist, particularly with regard to his 1952 music collection An anthology of American folk music. These essays explore the various facets of Harry Smith’s career in the arts.
ISBN 978-0-8923-6735-1; LCCN 2009-22201
Holiday in Mexico: critical reflections on tourism and tourist encounters; edited by Dina Berger and Andrew Grant Wood. Duke University Press, 2009. 393p $89.95; $24.95 (pa) (American encounters/global interactions)
This volume explores the development of Mexico as a tourist destination from the 1840s to the present. Individual cities such as Tijuana and Acapulco are discussed, as well as the major urban areas such as Mexico City. Relations with the United States are examined.
ISBN 978-0-8223-4554-1; 978-0-8223-4571-8 (pa); LCCN 2009-32840
How they see us: meditations on America; edited by James Atlas. Atlas & Co., 2010. 274p $14.00
Twenty-one writers from different nations describe their reactions to the influence of the United States on the politics and culture of their own countries. Some articles present an author’s account of traveling or working in the United States and encountering various forms of culture shock. Among the countries represented by the authors are Brazil, Mexico, Iran, and Russia.
ISBN 978-1-9346-3310-6
Keller, Lynn. Thinking poetry: readings in contemporary women’s exploratory poetics. University of Iowa Press, 2010. 231p $34.95
This volume explores the innovative work of seven modern women poets. They are: Alice Fulton, Myung Mi Kim, Joan Retallack, Cole Swensen, Rosmarie Waldrop, Susan Wheeler, and C.D. Wright.
ISBN 978-1-5872-9867-7; LCCN 2009-40741
Maraniss, David. Into the story: a writer’s journey through life, politics, sports and loss. Simon & Schuster, 2010. 283p $26.00
This is a collection of articles on political, social, and personal topics that were originally published between 1983 and 2009. Among the political figures discussed are Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Martin Luther King, and John F. Kennedy.
ISBN 978-1-4391-6002-2; LCCN 2009-42338
Morris, Peter. A game of inches. Rev. & expanded. I.R. Dee, 2010. 626p $26.95
This revised edition of a work originally published in 2006 covers all aspects of baseball history, and provides a full account of how the rules and practices of the game were developed and refined over the years.
ISBN 978-1-5666-3853-1; LCCN 2009-41994
Naturalizing intention in action; edited by Franck Grammont, Dorothe´e Legrand, and Pierre Livet. MIT Press, 2010. 350p $35.00
The motivation of action is the theme of this study. The authors approach the subject of intentionality drawing from the disciplines of cognitive neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and sociology.
ISBN 978-0-2620-1367-3; LCCN 2009-20371
Old world, new world: America and Europe in the age of Jefferson; edited by Leonard J. Sadosky ... [et al.]. University of Virginia Press, 2010. 287p $59.50
These essays examine the relationship between Europe and America during and immediately following the period of the American Revolution. Among the figures discussed are Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.
ISBN 978-0-8139-2847-0; 978-0-8139-2848-7 (pa); LCCN 2009-26473
Scots in London in the eighteenth century; edited by Stana Nenadic. Bucknell University Press, 2009. 317p $67.50 (Studies in eighteenth-century Scotland)
The Scottish presence in London at all levels of society in the eighteenth century is the focus of these essays. The literary activities of the Scots in London are explored. Among the Scottish authors discussed are David Mallet, James Boswell, and James Beattie.
ISBN 978-0-8387-5653-9; LCCN 2009-20442
Williams, Glyndwr. Arctic labyrinth: the quest for the Northwest Passage. Allen Lane, 2009. 439p $34.95
Until recently, the possibility of regular sailing from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans through the waterways of northern Canada was only wishful thinking, due to the massive amounts of ice that made navigation impossible for most of the year. Thanks to global warming, regular passage through the fabled Northwest Passage is now a distinct possibility. This work examines the history of the search for the Northwest Passage, the partial successes in navigating the route, the sovereignty issues involved between Canada and the other nations who seek to control the route, and the prospects for future navigation.
ISBN 978-1-8461-4138-6; LCCN 2009-483608
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