20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
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Hidden Man
Everybody knows John Altman's music, but not so many people know his name. Yet he is one of the most prolific composers, conductors and arrangers in history and his saxophone playing has been heard live and on record with many great names. In this vivid account of over fifty years in the world of po...
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The Rosary and the Microphone
The Rosary and the Microphone explores U2 as a politically engaged band that manifests a particular brand of Christianity through the band's mediation in a global context and for a global audience. Through the primarily semiotic study of U2's various mediations, this book maps the band's strategies...
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Yoga in Britain
Yoga in Britain reveals how yoga came to be an accepted, mainstream activity. In mid-twentieth century Britain, yoga transformed from an esoteric concept into a something that could be taught in to middle-class women in adult education classes. Much of the popularization of yoga in this context was...
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Consuming Passions
Judith Williamson explores how our cultural tastes, in films, food, television, advertising, music poetry, song lyrics, photography, political movements and even the British Royal Family influence our thinking and how we govern our own lives, and shape those of our children.
The soci...