The first systematic study to address the character and scope of American popular music in India during British rule.

A new concept for understanding the history of the American popular music industry. Blacksound explores the sonic history of blackface minstrelsy and the racial

"With the rise of the gramophone circa 1900, the shellac disc mushroomed into the dominant sound format of the first half of the twentieth century. Format Frict

A few years after the American declaration of independence, the first American ships set sail to India. The commercial links that American merchant mariners est

This book explores the history and agendas of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) through its activities in South Asia. Focusing on interactions betwee