This book is about the folk: the folk in folk dance, the folk in folklore, the folk in folk wisdom. When we see folk dance on the stage or in a tourist setting,

Throughout its history, the United States has become a new home for thousands of immigrants, all of whom have brought their own traditions and expressions of et

At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Vi

The American musical has achieved and maintained relevance to more people in America than any other performance-based art. This thoughtful history of the genre,