Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

A new, thirtieth-anniversary edition of the landmark ethnography that introduced the anthropology, or the cultural study, of sound.

Discussing how music possesses expressive properties, this title incorporates the text of The Corded Shell, answering various criticisms.

How does a work of music stir the senses, creating feelings of joy, sadness, elation, or nostalgia? Though sentiment and emotion play a vital role in the compos

How can we account for the persistent appeal of glossy commercial pop music? Why do certain performers have such emotional power, even though their music is con

Kerim Yasar traces the origins of the modern soundscape, showing how the revolutionary nature of sound technology and the rise of a new auditory culture played