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  • Hip-Hop Redemption

    Finding God in the Rhythm and the Rhyme

    Collections series Engaging Culture
    Hip-hop culture is experiencing a sea change today that has implications for evangelism, worship, and spiritual practices. Yet Christians have often failed to interpret this culture with sensitivity. Sociologist, preacher, pop-culture expert, and DJ Ralph Watkins understands that while there is room for a critique of mainstream hip-hop and culture, by listening more intently to the music's story ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Higher Ground

    Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul

    par Craig Werner ...
    An insightful music writer brilliantly reinterprets the lives of three pop geniuses and the soul revolution they launched.Soul music is one of America's greatest cultural achievements, and Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Curtis Mayfield are three of its most inspired practitioners. In midcentury America it was soul music—particularly the dazzling stream of recordings made by these three stars ... En savoir plus

    $6.99 CAD

  • Born to Use Mics

    Reading Nas's Illmatic

    At the age of nineteen, Nasir "Nas" Jones began recording tracks for his debut album -- and changed the music world forever. Released in 1994, Illmatic was hailed as an instant masterpiece and has proven one of the most influential albums in hip-hop history. With its close attention to beats and lyricism, and riveting first-person explorations of the isolation and desolation of urban poverty, ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Know What I Mean?

    Reflections on Hip-Hop

    Whether along race, class or generational lines, hip-hop music has been a source of controversy since the beats got too big and the voices too loud for the block parties that spawned them. America has condemned and commended this music and the culture that inspires it. Dubbed "the Hip-Hop Intellectual" by critics and fans for his pioneering explorations of rap music in the academy and beyond, ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • Hot Stuff

    Disco and the Remaking of American Culture

    par Alice Echols ...
    Disco thumps back to life in this pulsating exploration of the culture and politics of the glitterball world.In the 1970s, as the disco tsunami engulfed America, the once-innocent question, “Do you wanna dance?” became divisive, even explosive. What was it about this much-maligned music that made it such hot stuff? In this incisive history, Alice Echols captures the felt experience of the Disco ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $26.99 CAD Maintenant $18.99 CAD

  • Good Booty

    Love and Sex, Black & White, Body and Soul in American Music

    par Ann Powers ...
    NPR Best Books of 2017In this sweeping history of popular music in the United States, NPR's acclaimed music critic examines how popular music shapes fundamental American ideas and beliefs, allowing us to communicate difficult emotions and truths about our most fraught social issues, most notably sex and race.In Good Booty, Ann Powers explores how popular music became America's primary erotic art ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Blues

    A Very Short Introduction

    par Elijah Wald ...
    Collections series Very Short Introductions
    Praised as "suave, soulful, ebullient" (Tom Waits) and "a meticulous researcher, a graceful writer, and a committed contrarian" (New York Times Book Review), Elijah Wald is one of the leading popular music critics of his generation. In The Blues, Wald surveys a genre at the heart of American culture. It is not an easy thing to pin down. As Howlin' Wolf once described it, "When you ain't got no ... En savoir plus

    $7.19 CAD

  • Can You Hear Me Now?

    The Inspiration, Wisdom, and Insight of Michael Eric Dyson

    "Before I wanted to write the world, I sought to right it," declares Michael Eric Dyson. As one of America's most visible, inspirational, and quotable public intellectuals, Dyson has weighed in on a vast array of issues. In his books and newspaper articles, over television and radio waves, and from podiums to pulpits, Dyson has brought awareness and insight to questions of culture, race, gender, ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • All about the Beat

    Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America

    par John McWhorter ...
    The bestselling commentator, hailed for his frank and fearless arguments on race, imparts a scathing look at the hypocrisy of hip-hop—and why its popularity proves that black America must overhaul its politics.One of the most outspoken voices in America’s cultural dialogues, John McWhorter can always be counted on to provide provocative viewpoints steeped in scholarly savvy. Now he turns his ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $10.99 CAD Maintenant $6.99 CAD

  • Broken Hallelujahs

    Why Popular Music Matters to Those Seeking God

    Building on the success of One Step Closer: Why U2 Matters to Those Seeking God, Christian Scharen shows how to engage faith and culture through a wide range of popular music, including the blues, hip-hop, and rock. He examines artists such as Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Leonard Cohen, and Billie Holiday, offering a fresh, compelling theology of culture in conversation with C. S. Lewis that can look ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • Love Saves the Day

    A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979

    par Tim Lawrence ...
    Opening with David Mancuso's seminal “Love Saves the Day” Valentine's party, Tim Lawrence tells the definitive story of American dance music culture in the 1970s—from its subterranean roots in NoHo and Hell’s Kitchen to its gaudy blossoming in midtown Manhattan to its wildfire transmission through America’s suburbs and urban hotspots such as Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Newark, and ... En savoir plus

    $34.99 CAD

  • Rapture Ready!

    Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture

    par Daniel Radosh ...
    What does it mean when a band is judged by how hard they pray rather than how hard they rock? Would Jesus buy "Jesus junk" or wear "witness wear"? What do Christian skate parks, raves, and romance novels say about evangelicalism -- and America? Daniel Radosh went searching for the answers and reached some surprising conclusions.Written with the perfect blend of amusement and respect, Rapture Ready ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD