Starvation and the state famine, slavery, and power in Sudan, 1883-1956 by Serels, Steven 1982-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Famine and the making of Sudan's northern frontier, 1883-1896 -- The Red Sea grain market and British strategy in eastern Sudan and the Red Sea Hills, 1883-1888 -- The Sanat Sitta famine in eastern Sudan and the Red Sea Hills and the decline of Bija autonomy, 1889-1904 -- Slavery, Anglo-Egyptian rule, and the development of the unified Sudanese grain market, 1896-1913 --Cotton and grain as the drivers of economic development, 1913-1940 --Food insecurity and the transition to independence, 1940-1956 -- Conclusion…”

Duke Ellington his life in jazz with 21 activities / by Stein Crease, Stephanie

Table of Contents: “…Catching a tune -- The Duke and his Serenaders -- The Serenaders become the Washingtonians -- The Washingtonians hit the big time -- From the Cotton Club to the world -- It don't mean a thing : Duke in the swing era -- Take the "A" train -- The comeback kid -- Duke on tour : around the world in 80 days -- Finale : the last tour.…”
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The culture of jazz jazz as critical culture / by Salamone, Frank A.

Table of Contents: “…The culture of jazz and jazz as critical culture -- Music and anthropology -- Teaching the culture of jazz -- Africa as a metaphor of authenticity in jazz -- The spread of American music to the international scene -- Jazz and its impact on European classical music -- Creole performance and the mass -- Jazz in Rochester in the context of the wider scene -- Stereotype and reality : social and cultural characteristics of members of the Down Beat hall of fame -- Laughin' Louie : an analysis of Louis Armstrong's record and its relationship to African-American musical humor -- Dizzy, humor, and subversion of accepted reality -- From the Cotton Club to the cathedral -- Boppers and moldy figs : a tale of two cultures -- The force primeval : the image of jazz in American literature -- Puttin' it on -- Did they make the scene or did the scene make them? …”
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The Japanese economy in retrospect selected papers by Saxonhouse, Gary R.

Dacie and Lewis practical haematology

Table of Contents: “…Bain -- Supplementary techniques including blood parasite diagnosis / Andrew Osei-Bimpong, John Burthem -- Bone marrow biopsy / Imelda Bates, John Burthem -- Molecular and cytogenetic analysis / Tom Vulliamy ... …”

From slavery to freedom a history of African Americans by Franklin, John Hope 1915-2009

Table of Contents: “…Land of Their Ancestors. Ghana. Mali. Songhay. Other States -- 2. The African Way of Life. …”

Masterplots II.

Table of Contents: “…Walker -- The rivers of eros / Cyrus Colter -- RL's dream / Walter Mosley -- Roll of thunder, hear my cry / Mildred D. Taylor -- Roots / Alex Haley -- Runner Mack / Barry Beckham -- Running a thousand miles for freedom / William Craft and Ellen Craft -- Sally Hemings / Barbara Chase-Riboud -- The salt eaters / Toni Cade Bambara -- Sarah Phillips / Andrea Lee -- Scenes from a sistah / Lolita Files -- Season of adventure / George Lamming -- Seduction by light / Al Young -- Seraph on the Suwanee / Zora Neale Hurston -- Seven guitars / August Wilson -- The shadow bride / Roy A. …”
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