“book review on cassette culture by peter manuel”

In Cassette Culture, Peter Manuel tells how a new mass medium-theportable cassette player-caused a major transformation in popularculture in India. Manuel shows that the cassette revolution, however, has brought new contradictions and problems to Indian c... More

In "Cassette Culture," Peter Manuel tells how a new mass medium--the portable cassette player--caused a major upheaval in popular culture in the world's second-largest country. The advent of cassette technology in the 1980s transformed India's popular music industry from the virtual monopoly of a si... More

"The Paris Review" asks: who hasn't survived a tax audit, a snowstorm, a breakup, or presided over a murder? The next addictively clever "Paris Review" anthology is not a self-help manual; rather it is a wicked elaboration on the human effort to overcome--and instigate--trouble. Contributors include... More

Younger children can start learning about their national heritage. The Light and the Glory activity book conveys foundational concepts for pre-readers and beginning readers from the adult and children's versions of history books. All materials have been professionally drawn and developed for the age... More

Drawing on interviews with twenty leaders in various fields, the authors trace the thinking processes, emotional reactions, and moral deliberations that led their final decisions. Not everyone made the right choice, but their experiences all contain important lessons in reaching the best possible de... More

What does it mean to suffer? What enables some people to emerge from tragedy while others are spiritually crushed by it? Why do so many Americans think of suffering as something that happens to other people-who usually deserve it? These are some of the questions at the heart of this powerful book. C... More

A comprehensive guide that profiles all of the four-year colleges in the U.S., this work is packed with the information that prospective applicants need to know, including the details on academics, admissions requirements, tuition and fees, and more.Target the schools that best match your interests ... More

In this updated guide, now in paperback, a pioneering doctor reveals how to beat the top three prostate problems.Now available in paperback, and updated to include the latest medical breakthroughs, "Dr. Peter Scardino's Prostate Book" arms men with the clear, accessible information they need to batt... More

Reflecting the growing interest in popular music from the developing world, this unique book is the first to examine all major non-Western urban music styles, from increasingly familiar genres like reggae and salsa, to the lesser-known regional styles of Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Mid... More

The natural world is a magical maze in the eyes of a child--everything appears bigger and more colorful, and nothing is ordinary. With this in mind, Chicago artist and photographer Robert Amft designed an alphabet book for his son Peter. The result, beautifully published here, is a wholly unique chi... More