In the tradition of Fast Food Nation comes the inside story of toys and the industry that makes them. Tapping into the concerns millions of adults have about the toys…

This book provides a practical guide to empirical approaches that are ready for incorporation in the contemporary musicologist’s toolkit, including perspectives from music theory, computational musicology, ethnomusicology, and the psychology…

Uses queer theory and Marx’s theory of value to explore issues of assimilation, representation, and equivalence, tracing the concepts through selected 19th-century texts and contemporary gay and lesbian studies.

Success and riches are a result of making the right connections. This book explores the sensitivities that are needed to make the connections that bring you into your destiny.

This edited volume brings together some of today’s most exciting music scholars to engage with the multifaceted body of work produced by Nicholas Cook over the last thirty years.

The development of recording has radically transformed the practice of music. This Companion provides a detailed overview of the transformation, including the history of recording technology and recording’s impact on…

Demystifying Business Celebrity is the first systematic exploration of business celebrity. This book defines what business celebrity is, describes how it is constructed and explains why it exists; raising questions…