Designed to accompany McKay et al.’s A History of World Societies; each chapter of Sources of World Societies contains approximately six sources that present history from the perspectives of well-known figures and ordinary individuals alike. Now with visual sources and two more documents per chapter; this edition offers breadth and depth. Headnotes and questions supplement each document; while a new “Viewpoints†feature highlights two or three sources per chapter that address a single topic from different perspectives. Comparative questions ask students to make connections between sources and across time. Sources of World Societies is FREE when packaged with A History of World Societies. For more information on the reader or on package ISBNs; please contact your local sales representative or click here.
#26806 in Books Alex Ross 2008-10-14 2008-10-14Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.24 x 1.26 x 5.55l; 1.58 #File Name: 0312427719720 pagesRest Is Noise Listening to the Twentieth Century
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The writer seems very intelligent and very knowledgeableBy jdmcoxThe writer seems very intelligent and very knowledgeable; and he's a good writer. But I had to give up reading the book because my bs meter kept going in the red; and the ratio of bs to interesting; good to know information; was too high. I have to admit that he's made me try harder to appreciate modern music (12-tone as opposed to mainly diatonic; and a higher level of dissonance in music). I'm getting there. I should also admit that I've been reading kind of a lot of science; which does not allow for any bs. Plus I simply disagree with his view on some composers and their music.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Overwhelming!By JorgeThis scholarly work almost leaves the reader breathless with it's vast observations of the political; artistic; imaginative; and competitive forces at play in the lives of the Twentieth Century musical composers who were attempting to advance the art form and create new and interesting pieces of music.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Cacophony in ContextBy Peter HolmA fascinating and well-written guide to what on earth these guys thought they were doing. Cries out for interactivity; if only you could hear excerpts as they were described. Ross' ability to put his subjective experiences of these musics into words gives an inkling; to those of us who like tunes; what else might be listened for when tunes are banished.
