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A Trade Like Any Other : Female Singers and Dancers in Egypt
Karin Van Nieuwkerk
Paperback - $54.95
In Egypt, singing and dancing are considered essential on happy occasions. Professional entertainers often perform at weddings and other celebrations, and a host family's prestige rises with the number, expense, and fame of the entertainers they hire ...
On the Real Side : A History of African American Comedy
Mel Watkins
Paperback - $29.95
This comprehensive history of black humor sets it in the context of American popular culture. Blackface minstrelsy, Stepin Fetchit, and the Amos 'n' Andy show presented a distorted picture of African Americans; this book contrasts this image with the ...
Will Rogers at the Ziegfeld Follies
Arthur F. Wertheim
Hardcover - $41.95
Will Rogers and Florenz Ziegfeld are two magic names in show business. Today Rogers is considered America's most beloved humorist, while Ziegfeld is recognized as the most flamboyant impresario in the history of the American musical theatre. Rogers w ...
Comedy at the Edge : How Stand-Up in the 1970s Changed America
Richard Zoglin
Hardcover - $39.95
Based on extensive interviews with club owners, agents, producers--and with unprecedented and unlimited access to the players themselves--this work is a no-holds-barred, behind-the-scenes look at one of the most influential and tumultuous decades in ...