Crying Shame

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Crying Shame is written by James M. Wilce and published by John Wiley & Sons. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1444306251 (ISBN 10) and 9781444306255 (ISBN 13).

Building on ethnographic fieldwork and extensive historical evidence, Crying Shame analyzes lament across thousands of years and nearly every continent. Explores the enduring power of lament: expressing grief through crying songs, often in a collective ritual context Draws on the author’s extensive ethnographic fieldwork, and unique long-term engagement and participation in the phenomenon Offers a startling new perspective on the nature of modernity and postmodernity An important addition to growing literature on cultural globalization