Books by David Gilbert

Explores how African American performers, at the height of Jim Crow, transformed their racial difference into the mass-market commodity known as "black music". David Gilbert shows how they used the rhythmic sounds of ragtime, blues, and jazz to construct new representations of black identity, challenging preconceived ideas about race, culture, and modernity.

Powerful real-life stories of 'patient leaders' - ordinary people affected by life-changing illnesses, disabilities, or conditions, who are revolutionising the healthcare system, and improving patient care and support, by putting themselves at the heart of decision-making processes.