Norman Abjorensen - Historical Dictionary of Popular Music

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Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts

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Science Fiction Literature, by Brian Stableford, 2004.

Hong Kong Cinema, by Lisa Odham Stokes, 2007.

American Radio Soap Operas, by Jim Cox, 2005.

Japanese Traditional Theatre, by Samuel L. Leiter, 2006.

Fantasy Literature, by Brian Stableford, 2005.

Australian and New Zealand Cinema, by Albert Moran and Errol Vieth, 2006.

African-American Television, by Kathleen Fearn-Banks, 2006.

Lesbian Literature, by Meredith Miller, 2006.

Scandinavian Literature and Theater, by Jan Sjvik, 2006.

British Radio, by Sen Street, 2006.

German Theater, by William Grange, 2006.

African American Cinema, by S. Torriano Berry and Venise Berry, 2006.

Sacred Music, by Joseph P. Swain, 2006.

Russian Theater, by Laurence Senelick, 2007.

French Cinema, by Dayna Oscherwitz and MaryEllen Higgins, 2007.

Postmodernist Literature and Theater, by Fran Mason, 2007.

Irish Cinema, by Roderick Flynn and Pat Brereton, 2007.

Australian Radio and Television, by Albert Moran and Chris Keating, 2007.

Polish Cinema, by Marek Haltof, 2007.

Old Time Radio, by Robert C. Reinehr and Jon D. Swartz, 2008.

Renaissance Art, by Lilian H. Zirpolo, 2008.

Broadway Musical, by William A. Everett and Paul R. Laird, 2008.

American Theater: Modernism, by James Fisher and Felicia Hardison Londr, 2008.

German Cinema, by Robert C. Reimer and Carol J. Reimer, 2008.

Horror Cinema, by Peter Hutchings, 2008.

Westerns in Cinema, by Paul Varner, 2008.

Chinese Theater, by Tan Ye, 2008.

Italian Cinema, by Gino Moliterno, 2008.

Architecture, by Allison Lee Palmer, 2008.

Russian and Soviet Cinema, by Peter Rollberg, 2008.

African American Theater, by Anthony D. Hill, 2009.

Postwar German Literature, by William Grange, 2009.

Modern Japanese Literature and Theater, by J. Scott Miller, 2009.

Animation and Cartoons, by Nichola Dobson, 2009.

Modern Chinese Literature, by Li-hua Ying, 2010.

Middle Eastern Cinema, by Terri Ginsberg and Chris Lippard, 2010.

Spanish Cinema, by Alberto Mira, 2010.

Film Noir, by Andrew Spicer, 2010.

French Theater, by Edward Forman, 2010.

Choral Music, by Melvin P. Unger, 2010.

Westerns in Literature, by Paul Varner, 2010.

Baroque Art and Architecture, by Lilian H. Zirpolo, 2010.

Surrealism, by Keith Aspley, 2010.

Science Fiction Cinema, by M. Keith Booker, 2010.

Latin American Literature and Theater, by Richard A. Young and Odile Cisneros, 2011.

Childrens Literature, by Emer OSullivan, 2010.

German Literature to 1945, by William Grange, 2011.

Neoclassical Art and Architecture, by Allison Lee Palmer, 2011.

American Cinema, by M. Keith Booker, 2011.

American Theater: Contemporary, by James Fisher, 2011.

English Music: ca. 14001958, by Charles Edward McGuire and Steven E. Plank, 2011.

Rococo Art, by Jennifer D. Milam, 2011.

Romantic Art and Architecture, by Allison Lee Palmer, 2011.

Japanese Cinema, by Jasper Sharp, 2011.

Modern and Contemporary Classical Music, by Nicole V. Gagn, 2012.

Russian Music, by Daniel Jaff, 2012.

Music of the Classical Period, by Bertil van Boer, 2012.

Holocaust Cinema, by Robert C. Reimer and Carol J. Reimer, 2012.

Asian American Literature and Theater, by Wenjing Xu, 2012.

Beat Movement, by Paul Varner, 2012.

Jazz, by John S. Davis, 2012.

Crime Films, by Geoff Mayer, 2013.

Scandinavian Cinema, by John Sundholm, Isak Thorsen, Lars Gustaf Andersson, Olof Hedling, Gunnar Iversen, and Birgir Thor Mller, 2013.

Chinese Cinema, by Tan Ye and Yun Zhu, 2013.

Taiwan Cinema, by Daw-Ming Lee, 2013.

Russian Literature, by Jonathan Stone, 2013.

Gothic Literature, by William Hughes, 2013.

French Literature, by John Flower, 2013.

Baroque Music, by Joseph P. Swain, 2013.

Opera, by Scott L. Balthazar, 2013.

British Cinema, by Alan Burton and Steve Chibnall, 2013.

Romantic Music, by John Michael Cooper with Randy Kinnett, 2013.

British Theatre: Early Period, by Darryll Grantley, 2013.

South American Cinema, by Peter H. Rist, 2014.

African American Television, Second Edition, by Kathleen Fearn-Banks and Anne Burford-Johnson, 2014.

Japanese Traditional Theatre, Second Edition, by Samuel L. Leiter, 2014.

Science Fiction in Literature, by M. Keith Booker, 2015.

Romanticism in Literature, by Paul Varner, 2015.

American Theater: Beginnings, by James Fisher, 2016.

African American Cinema, Second Edition, by S. Torriano Berry and Venise Berry, 2015.

British Radio, Second Edition, by Sen Street, 2015.

German Theater, Second Edition, by William Grange, 2015.

Russian Theater, Second Edition, by Laurence Senelick, 2015.

Broadway Musical, Second Edition, by William A. Everett and Paul R. Laird, 2016.

British Spy Fiction, by Alan Burton, 2016.

Russian and Soviet Cinema, Second Edition, by Peter Rollberg, 2016.

Architecture, Second Edition, by Allison Lee Palmer, 2016.

Renaissance Art, Second Edition, by Lilian H. Zirpolo, 2016.

Sacred Music, Second Edition, by Joseph P. Swain, 2016.

U.S. Latino Literature, by Donaldo W. Urioste, Francisco A. Lomel, and Mara Joaquina Villaseor, 2017.

Postmodernist Literature and Theater, Second Edition, by Fran Mason, 2017.

Contemporary Art, by Ann Lee Morgan, 2017.

Popular Music, by Norman Abjorensen, 2017.

Historical Dictionary of
Popular Music

Norman Abjorensen

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