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Author:   Carol Silverman (Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Folklore and Head of the Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.714kg
ISBN:  

9780195300949

ISBN 10:   0195300947
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   30 June 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents ; Acknowledgements ; Notes on Transliteration ; Guide to the Website (video examples, audio examples, photographs, and text supplements) ; List of Figures ; Part I: Introduction ; Chapter 1: Balkan Roma: History, Politics, and Performance ; Chapter 2: Musical Styles and Genres ; Chapter 3: Dilemmas of Diaspora, Hybridity, and Identity ; Part II: Music in Diasporic Homes ; Chapter 4: Transnational Families ; Chapter 5: Transnational Celebrations ; Chapter 6: Transnational Dance ; Part III Music, States, and Markets ; Chapter 7: Dilemmas of Heritage and the Bulgarian Socialist State ; Chapter 8: Cultural Politics of Postsocialist Markets and Festivals ; Chapter 9: Bulgarian Pop/folk: Chalga ; Part IV: Musicians in Transit ; Chapter 10: Esma Redzepova: < Queen of Gypsy Music> ; Chapter 11: Yuri Yunakov: Saxophonist, Refugee, Citizen ; Chapter 12: Romani Music as World Music ; Chapter 13: Collaboration, Appropriation, and Transnational Flows ; References Cited

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<br> A masterpiece! Silverman's work is of tremendous importance for anyone interested in the Romani people, the Balkans, and also anthropology, ethnology, gender, music, performance, creativity, diasporas, and the nature of life as it is lived. --Victor A. Friedman, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, University of Chicago<p><br> Carol Silverman's book addresses the central question of how a group can be reviled and its music adored. This theoretically masterful, ethnographically rich account of Romani music offers new insights into the culture of a diasporic, marginalized group through a compelling account of the challenges musicians face to change and sustain traditions in multiple contexts including socialist and post-socialist state politics. It is crucial reading for anyone interested in human rights and cultural identity. - -Amy Shuman, Professor of Folklore, The Ohio State University<p><br>

That said...highly recommended. L. De Danaam, Choice.

Author Information

Carol Silverman, Professor of Anthropology and Folklore at the University of Oregon, has been involved with Romani culture for over 25 years as a researcher, teacher, activist, and performer. Her numerous articles have appeared in anthropology, folklore, ethnomusicology, and cultural studies publications.

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