Hailed by corporate, philanthropic, and governmental organizations as a metaphor for democratic interaction and business dynamics, contemporary jazz culture has a story to tell about the relationship between political economy and social practice in the era of neoliberal capitalism. The Jazz Bubble approaches the emergence of the neoclassical jazz aesthetic since the 1980s as a powerful, if unexpected, point of departure for a wide-ranging investigation of important social trends during this period, extending from the effects of financialization in the music industry to the structural upheaval created by urban redevelopment in major American cities. Dale Chapman draws from political and critical theory, oral history, and the public and trade press, making this a persuasive and compelling work for scholars across music, industry, and cultural studies.
Early German emigration sprang from Martin Luther's Reformation. One German Emigrant tells the true story of Pietist German emigration for the first time. It is set in 1733 and based on first person historical accounts found in rare books and journals. Early German emigration was a part of the transatlantic slave trade. The story follows one Pietist youth through feudal Germany in his attempt to find a better life. He arrives in Pennsylvania to be sold into the slave trade. He works to redeem himself, establish a new life in a new world, and take part in the first southwestward movement to settle on the south fork of the Catawba River in western North Carolina.
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