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Larbi Batma, Nass el-Ghiwane and Postcolonial Music in Morocco - Lhoussain Simour - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Larbi Batma, Nass el-Ghiwane and Postcolonial Music in Morocco - Lhoussain Simour - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Established in 1971, Nass el-Ghiwane is a legendary musical group that transformed the Moroccan music scene in the last decades of the 20th century. The charismatic founding member Larbi Batma (1948-1997) through his lyrics brought to light Moroccan folklore and obscure poetry. His autobiography Al-raḥīl , blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction and deals with social issues plaguing post-independence Morocco. Providing a reading of Al-raḥīl , this book is the first in English to examine the work of Nass el-Ghiwane, as well as the emergence of al-Ūghniya al-Ghīwaniya as a musical genre and the social conditions that fostered its growth.

DKK 429.00
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Freedom of Expression in El Salvador - Lawrence Michael Ladutke - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Freedom of Expression in El Salvador - Lawrence Michael Ladutke - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Both academics and diplomats frequently cite postwar El Salvador as an example of successful conflict resolution and democratization. Salvadoran human rights advocates, however, have had to continually and publicly express their support of key provisions in the 1992 peace accords. This freedom of expression contributed to the punishment of those responsible for the murder of opposition leader Francisco Velis and medical student Adriano Vilanova. Human rights advocates have been less successful in other areas, however, including their opposition to amnesty laws for wartime human rights violators and their work against vigilante death squads. This study covers the 1992 peace accords, which include the removal of human rights abusers from the military, the creation of a truth commission and the demilitarization of public security. It also discusses the troubling indications that the government is once again reducing the space available for freedom of expression, including the undermining of the Office of the Human Rights Counsel, the hostile attitude of President Francisco Flores, evidence of internal espionage and a changing international context. Later chapters focus on police reform. The book concludes by presenting some suggestions for increasing freedom of expression in transitional societies such as El Salvador. There is much evidence that shows human rights are likely to be a better protected right when citizens and civil society institutions routinely exercise their right to freedom of expression.

DKK 421.00
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Radio Rides the Range - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Radio Rides the Range - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This is a comprehensive encyclopedia to the more than 100 radio programs portraying the American West, in fact and fiction, heard by generations of listeners from the Great Depression through the Cold War era. The book includes both the popular and lesser known series, as well as would-be offerings that never made it past the audition stage. Each entry describes the series, the extent to which it was based on actual facts, the audience it was written for, and its broadcast history. The descriptions also examine how the programs reflected society''s changing social and cultural attitudes towards racial and ethnic minorities and the role of women. The availability of surviving audio copies and original scripts is noted. An extensive bibliography and several appendices provide additional sources of information about Western programming during the Golden Age of Radio.

DKK 523.00
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La lengua espanola - Rainer H. Goetz - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

La lengua espanola - Rainer H. Goetz - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Spanish language has a long and rich history, from its prehistoric roots to its position today as the mother tongue of nearly 400 million inhabitants of 21 countries. How the language originated, how it evolved, and how it is spoken today around the world makes for a fascinating story that greatly enhances the study of written and spoken Spanish. This Spanish-language text covers the history of Spanish from its pre-Roman and Latin roots to its standardized form and its many regional variations. Along the way, discussion covers the spread of Latin on the Iberian Peninsula, the development of romance dialects due to a number of sociolinguistic influences, and the process of creating a standard variety of Spanish. It concludes with a discussion of the origin and the range of dialects that are spoken across the vast geographical area that forms the Spanish-speaking world. Details of pronunciation, spelling, grammar, and vocabulary are explained in their historical context, giving the student of Spanish a deeper understanding of the language as a whole. Perfect for students of Spanish as well as Spanish-speaking readers seeking to expand their general knowledge of the language, this book also includes a glossary of basic linguistic terms discussed in the text. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here . La lengua espanola tiene una rica y larga historia, desde sus raices prehistoricas hasta su estado actual como la lengua materna de casi 400 millones de habitantes en 21 paises. El como se origino, como evoluciono, y como se habla hoy en dia alrededor del mundo contribuye a una historia fascinante que complementa el estudio del espanol escrito y hablado. El presente texto, en lengua espanola, trata la historia del espanol desde sus raices prerromanas y latinas hasta su forma estandarizada y sus multiples variantes regionales. A lo largo de la narrativa se cubre la expansion del latin en la Peninsula Iberica, el desarrollo de los dialectos romances debido a una serie de influencias de tipo sociolinguistico, y el proceso de crear una variante estandar del espanol. El libro concluye con una discusion de los origenes y de la variedad de dialectos que se hablan en la vasta zona geografica que comprende el mundo hispanohablante. Los pormenores de la pronunciacion, la ortografia, la gramatica, y el vocabulario se explican dentro de su contexto historico, y proporcionan al estudiante del espanol un entendimiento mas profundo de la lengua en su totalidad. El libro es perfectamente adecuado para los estudiantes del espanol tanto como para otros lectores hispanohablantes que desean aumentar sus conocimientos de la lengua, e incluye tambien un glosario de los terminos linguisticos elementales que se tratan en el texto. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here .

DKK 334.00
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Riding the Video Range - Gary A. Yoggy - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Riding the Video Range - Gary A. Yoggy - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In June 1949, Hopalong Cassidy. Then Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger, Zorro, Davy Crockett, the Cisco Kid, Matt Dillon, Bat Masterson, the Cartwrights, Hec Ramsey, Paladin ("Have Gun Will Travel")--no television genre has generated as many enduring characters as the Western. Gunsmoke, Death Valley Days, Bonanza, Maverick, and Wagon Train are just a few of the small-screen oaters that became instant classics. Then shows such as Lonesome Dove and The Young Riders updated and redefined the genre. The shows tended to fall into categories, such as "juvenile" Westerns, marshals and sheriffs, wagon trains and cattle drives, ranchers, antiheroes (bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns), memorable pairs, Indians, single parent families (e.g., The Big Valley, The Rifleman and Bonanza ), women, blacks, Asians and even spoofs. There are 85 television Westerns analyzed here--the characters, the stories and why the shows succeeded or failed. Many photographs, a bibliography and index complete the book.

DKK 489.00
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The Experimental Poetry of Jose Juan Tablada - Jose Juan Tablada - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Experimental Poetry of Jose Juan Tablada - Jose Juan Tablada - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Jose Juan Tablada (1871-1945) wrote more than 20 books on a range of subjects in several genres but is best known as an avant-garde poet of the Modernista movement. Now all three volumes of his experimental poetry-- Un dia…poemas sinteticos, El jarro de flores (disociaciones liricas) , and Li-Po y otros poemas --have been translated into English, carefully researched and crafted, and presented here for the first time in one volume. The work also includes translations of Tablada poems that appeared in print prior to his primary works. These precursors trace the path that would lead Tablada to his great experiment.

DKK 240.00
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The First Few Minutes of Spanish Language Films - Richard K. Curry - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The First Few Minutes of Spanish Language Films - Richard K. Curry - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The first few minutes of a film orient the viewer, offering cues for a richer, more nuanced reading. With this premise, the author provides many insights into the history of Spanish language film, encouraging an enhanced understanding of the Spanish/Hispanic canon commonly taught in courses on film. The author explores El espiritu de la colmena (1973), La historia oficial (1985), Fresa y chocolate (1994), El crimen del padre Amaro (2002), Abre los ojos (1997), Te doy mis ojos (2003) and Carlos Saura''s flamenco trilogy-- Bodas de sangre (1981), Carmen (1983) and El amor bruno (1986), among others.

DKK 429.00
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El Birdos - Doug Feldmann - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

El Birdos - Doug Feldmann - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In 1953, August A. Busch purchased the St. Louis Cardinals for nearly four million dollars. His dream included not only the best players money could buy but a brand new Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis. The early sixties found Busch working on both, and by May 1966, when the new Busch Stadium was opened, the St. Louis Cardinals were on the cusp of greatness. A world championship would follow in 1967, and in 1968 the Cardinals battled the Tigers in a classic seven-game series, narrowly losing their bid for back-to-back titles. This volume looks back at the outstanding Cardinal teams of the 1967 and 1968 seasons. Beginning with the ownership shift in the early 1950s, it examines the events leading up to the opening of the new stadium and tracks the various player trades, policy changes and inside dealings of baseball that produced one of the era''s great teams. The effects of Branch Rickey''s farm system on both the franchise''s success and the sport of baseball are discussed, as are the rumblings of labor trouble that would directly involve one of the Cardinals'' own. An appendix contains detailed statistics from the 1967 and 1968 seasons. An index and period photographs are also included.

DKK 222.00
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Moving Up in Academia - Esam El Fakahany - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Moving Up in Academia - Esam El Fakahany - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

There are numerous publications available to help current or aspiring academic faculty members enhance their professional abilities. However, there is a distinct shortage of works that cover the several soft skills junior faculty must possess to be promoted to tenure. This text discusses conflict resolution, negotiation, mediation, time management, understanding the politics of academia and many other vital skills. This book was written to emphasize the significance of these skills and to help junior professors acquire and implement them to improve their chances of getting promoted and tenured. It also covers the promotion and tenure processes, as well as how to remain competitive even after achieving this coveted goal.

DKK 334.00
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Bachata and Dominican Identity / La bachata y la identidad dominicana - Julie A. Sellers - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Bachata and Dominican Identity / La bachata y la identidad dominicana - Julie A. Sellers - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Bachata--a guitar-based romantic music that debuted in Santo Domingo''s urban shantytowns in the 1960s--is today one of the hottest Latin genres. Still, fans and musicians have not forgotten the social stigma the genre carried for decades. This book interweaves bachata''s history and development with the socio-political context of Dominican identity. The author argues that its early disfavor resulted from the political climate of its origins and ties between class and race, and proposes that its ultimate acceptance as a symbol of Dominican identity arose from its innovations, the growth of the lower class, and a devoted following among Dominican migrants. La bachata--una musica de guitarra que se estreno en los barrios populares de Santo Domingo en los anos 60--hoy, es uno de los generos latinos mas populares. No obstante, sus aficionados y sus exponentes recuerdan el estigma social asociado que conllevo por decadas. Este libro entreteje la historia y el desarrollo de la bachata con el contexto socio-politico de la identidad dominicana. La autora plantea que su desaprobacion temprana resulto del clima politico en que nacio y los vinculos entre raza y clase social. Propone que su aceptacion final como simbolo de identidad dominicana surge de sus innovaciones, el crecimiento de la clase baja y sus seguidores leales entre los migrantes dominicanos.

DKK 375.00
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Arming the Warship - Iver P. Cooper - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Arming the Warship - Iver P. Cooper - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In the 16th century warships engaged at close range, sometimes with yards touching, and small arms fire and hand-to-hand combat were at least as important as the "great guns." As time went on, the big guns became more decisive and increased in destructive power, range and accuracy. This book explores how naval armament, armor, ballistics and gunnery evolved from the 16th to 20th centuries from a scientific and technological perspective. It separates out the functional aspects: the guns, their distribution on warships, the propellants, the projectiles, etc., and examines the development of each.

DKK 556.00
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It Happens at Comic-Con - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

It Happens at Comic-Con - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This collection of 13 new essays employs ethnographic methods to investigate San Diego''s Comic-Con International, the largest annual celebration of the popular arts in North America. Working from a common grounding in fan studies, these individual explorations examine a range of cultural practices at an event drawing crowds of nearly 125,000 each summer. Investigations range from the practices of fans costuming themselves to the talk of corporate marketers. The collection seeks to expand fan studies, exploring Comic-Con International more deeply than any publication before it.

DKK 329.00
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The Grateful Dead in Concert - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Grateful Dead in Concert - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book offers a spirited analysis of the unique improvisational character of Grateful Dead music and its impact on appreciative fans. The 20 essays capture distinct facets of the Grateful Dead phenomenon from a broad range of scholarly angles. The band''s trademark synergizing focus is discussed as a function of complex musical improvisation interlaced with the band members'' collective assimilation of an impressive range of marginal musical forms and lyrical traditions. These facets are shown to produce a vibrant Deadhead experience, resulting in community influences still morphing in new directions 45 years after the band''s initial impact.

DKK 334.00
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Frank K. Hain and the Manhattan Railway Company - Peter Murray Hain - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Frank K. Hain and the Manhattan Railway Company - Peter Murray Hain - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Organized under the Rapid Transit Act of 1875, the Manhattan Railway Company (commonly known as the Manhattan Elevated Railway, or the "el") dominated public transportation in late 19th-century New York City. Its four lines extended the length of Manhattan Island into the Bronx, with 334 steam locomotives carrying 1,122 passenger cars over 102 miles of track. From 1880 to 1902, more passengers traveled the el than on any other rapid transit system in the world. Frank K. Hain was vice president and general manager of the company for 16 years, during which time he confronted union organizers, horrifying accidents, and a relentless media crusade for conversion to electric power and the establishment of a subway system. This chronicle of New York''s elevated steam railways illuminates an important era in transportation.

DKK 421.00
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Magic as Metaphor in Anime - Dani Cavallaro - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Magic as Metaphor in Anime - Dani Cavallaro - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Since its inception as an art form, anime has engaged with themes, symbols and narrative strategies drawn from the realm of magic. In recent years, the medium has increasingly turned to magic specifically as a metaphor for a wide range of cultural, philosophical and psychological concerns. This book first examines a range of Eastern and Western approaches to magic in anime, addressing magical thinking as an overarching concept which unites numerous titles despite their generic and tonal diversity. It then explores the collusion of anime and magic with reference to specific topics. A close study of cardinal titles is complemented by allusions to ancillary productions in order to situate the medium''s fascination with magic within an appropriately broad historical context.

DKK 334.00
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Medieval Justice - Hunt Janin - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Medieval Justice - Hunt Janin - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A primer on medieval justice, this book focuses on France, Germany and England and covers the thousand years between the transformation of the Roman world in Western Europe, which took place around the 4th and 5th centuries, and the European Renaissance of the 14th and 15th centuries. It highlights key elements in the intricate, overlapping legal systems of the Middle Ages and describes a wide range of contemporary laws and cases. A discussion of the modern legacies of medieval law is included, as are a brief overview of the Inquisition, the 27 articles of Joan of Arc and useful commentary on many other topics. Illustrations range from the earliest known depictions of English courts and illuminations of torture to pictures of important sites, events, and instruments of punishment in medieval law.

DKK 259.00
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The Mexican Cinema of Darkness - Doyle Greene - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Mexican Cinema of Darkness - Doyle Greene - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Following the national and international upheaval and tragedy in 1968, Mexican "trash cinema" began to shift away from the masked wrester genre and towards darker, more explicit films, and disturbing visions of the modern world: films which can be called "avant-exploitation." This work covers six of those films: El Topo , Mansion of Madness , Alucarda , Guyana , Crime of the Century , Birds of Prey , and Santa Sangre .

DKK 334.00
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Fred Barton and the Warlords' Horses of China - Larry Weirather - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Fred Barton and the Warlords' Horses of China - Larry Weirather - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In the years before World War I, Montana cowboy Fred Barton was employed by Czar Nicholas II to help establish a horse ranch--the largest in the world--in Siberia to supply the Russian military. Barton later assembled a group of American rodeo stars and drove horses across Mongolia for the war-lords of northern China, creating a 250,000 acre ranch in Shanxi Province. Along the way, Barton became part of an unofficial U.S. intelligence network in the Far East, bred a new type of horse from Russian, Mongolian and American stock and promoted the lifestyle of the open range cowboy. Returning to America, he married one of the wealthiest widows in the Southwest and hobnobbed with Western film stars at a time when Hollywood was constructing the modern myth of the Old West, just as open range cowboy life was disappearing.

DKK 329.00
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Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology - Theresa Bane - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology - Theresa Bane - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the A-senee-ki-waku of northeastern North America to the Zips of Central America and Mexico, includes more than 2,500 individual beings and species of fairy and nature spirits from a wide range of mythologies and religions from all over the globe.

DKK 429.00
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The Natyasastra and the Body in Performance - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Natyasastra and the Body in Performance - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Natyasastra is the deep repository of Indian performance studies. It embodies centuries of performance knowledge developed in South Asia on a range of conceptual issues and practical methodologies of the body. The composition of the Natyasastra is attributed to Sage Bharatha, and dates back to between 200 BC and AD 200. Written in Sanskrit, the text contains 6000 verse stanzas integrated in 36 chapters discussing a wide range of issues in theatre arts, including dramatic composition; construction of the playhouse; detailed analysis of the musical scales; body movements; various types of acting; directing; division of stage space; costumes; make-up; properties and musical instruments. As a discourse on performance, the Natyasastra is an extensive documentation of terminologies, concepts and methodologies. This book presents 14 scholarly essays exploring the Natyasastra from the multiple perspectives of Indian performance studies--epistemological, aesthetic, scientific, religious, ethnological and practical.

DKK 391.00
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Native American Women Leaders - Edward J. Rielly - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Native American Women Leaders - Edward J. Rielly - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

There is insufficient recognition given to Native American women, many of whom have made enormous contributions to their respective tribal nations and to the broader United States. The 14 stories in this book are representative of the countless Native American women who have excelled as leaders (including Debra Haaland and her history-making role as Secretary of the Interior). They come from across the centuries and from a range of tribal nations, and represent a wide range of society, including politics, the arts, health care, business, education, wellness, feminism, environmentalism, and social activism. Most of these women have made their mark in more than one area. Each chapter includes personal biographical and public life information. Some of the women have given us much in writing, including memoirs, while others have left behind little or nothing written. Even in the absence of their own words, though, their actions still speak eloquently.

DKK 429.00
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Rammstein on Fire - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Rammstein on Fire - - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This volume contains 13 original essays exploring Rammstein''s stage performance and recorded works from multiple academic perspectives. Topics range from Rammstein''s connection with 19th century German literature and their East German heritage to cannibalism and the supernatural. The panoramic view of approaches to Rammstein''s music and performance goes beneath the surface and provides fan and scholar alike with a deeper appreciation for the band.

DKK 259.00
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