history and criticism

Explores the history of Latin music in America. Discusses various musical styles, common musical instruments, famous artists and groups past and present, popular dances, and hit songs. Includes sample playlists, artists' quotes, color photographs, a glossary of terms, a timeline, biographical sketches, award lists, and further resources.

Traces the history of alternative rock music from its roots in garage and indie bands to the birth of punk, the popularity of grunge music in the 1990s, and the digital new age sounds that began in the twenty-first century, discussing significant and influential artists and trends.

Explores the history of hip-hop music in America. Discusses various musical styles, famous musicians and groups, and hit songs. Includes sample playlists, quotes, photographs, a glossary, a timeline, biographical sketches, award lists, and further resources.

Explores the history of rhythm and blues music in America and its roots in soul, jazz, and African American spiritual songs. Examines the lives and contributions to the R&B movement of singers like Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin.

Chronicles the popular thought about "Doctor Who" and how current events and cultural changes have influenced its production and writing over the past fifty years, as well as noting how the series has influenced British culture in turn.

An overview of American literature from colonialism through 1800 that examines the social, cultural, and historical contexts of the time, and provides information on the Puritans, Enlightenment philosophy, the American Revolution, slavery, traditional Native American literature, specific authors, and other related topics.

Explores the various elements of hip-hop history and traces the development of this musical form over time. Features full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Explores the various elements of hip-hop culture and traces the development of this musical form over time. Features full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Describes the importance and history of music, which has long provided the soundtrack to social, political, and cultural change in the world.

Discusses the evolution and history of comic books and graphic novels.