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The life and music of a bluegrass pioneer, in his own words

Exploring the cultural impact of a northern band's southern music

Bringing together the latest and most innovative scholarship on the history of the emotions.

An extensive historical exploration of touch which lies at the heart of our experience of the world

      Meet Aunt Molly Jackson (1880-1960), one of American folklore''s most         fascinating characters.       A coal miner''s daughter, she grew up in eastern Kentucky, married a miner,         and became a midwife, labor activist, and songwriter. Fusing hard experience         with rich Appalachian musical tradition, her songs became weapons of struggle.       In 1931, at age fifty, she was "discovered" and brought north,         sponsored and befriended by an illustrious circle of left-wing intellectuals         and musicians, including Theodore Dreiser, Alan Lomax, and Charles Seeger         and his son Pete. Along with Sarah Ogan Gunning, Jim Garland (two of Aunt         Molly''s half-siblings), Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, and other folk musicians,         she served as a cultural broker, linking the rural working poor to big-city         left-wing activism.       Shelly Romalis draws upon interviews and archival materials to construct         this portrait of an Appalachian woman who remained radical, raucous, proud,         poetic, offensive, self-involved, and in spirit the "real" pistol         packin'' mama of the song.       "Mr. Coal operator call me anything you please, blue, green, or         red, I aim to see to it that these Kentucky coalminers will not dig your         coal while their little children are crying and dying for milk and bread."                 -- Aunt Molly Jackson         

Masterfully connecting historical systems of racial slavery to post-Enlightenment modernity.

An engaging new portrait of the seminal American composer

Investigates the ways in which contemporary queer fictions offer insight on environmental issues.

Presents the cultural and intellectual history of the British press.

A priceless resource for scholars and anyone curious about Lincoln and his times, Herndon's Informants includes an introduction, scholarly annotations, a registry of the informants, and a detailed topical index.

Tells the life story of Carlo Maria Giulini, one of the renowned and beloved conductors of the twentieth century. Detailing Giulini's professional career, this book also chronicles Giulini's personal life, including his musical awakening while growing up amid the spectacular beauty of the Dolomite mountains.

Deals with transnational networks of radicalism in the Caribbean