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- Title The 'Ukulele: A History
- Author Jim Tranquada; John King
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 296
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Latitude 20, Honolulu
- Date 2012-06
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Annotated, Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780824836344 / 0824836340
- Weight 1.34 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 9.97 x 7.07 x 0.78 in (25.32 x 17.96 x 1.98 cm)
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- Aspects (Academic): Historical
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Library of Congress subjects Ukulele, Ukulele - Hawaii - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011052157
- Dewey Decimal Code 787.891
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Paperback / softback. New. Since its introduction to Hawaii in 1879, the 'ukulele has been many things: a symbol of an island paradise; a tool of political protest; an instrument central to a rich musical culture; a musical joke; a highly sought-after collectible; a cheap airport souvenir; a lucrative industry; and the product of a remarkable synthesis of western and Pacific cultures. The 'Ukulele: A History explores all of these facets, placing the instrument for the first time in a broad historical, cultural, and musical context. Drawing on a wealth of previously untapped sources, Jim Tranquada and John King tell the surprising story of how an obscure four-string folk guitar from Portugal became the national instrument of Hawaii, of its subsequent rise and fall from international cultural phenomenon to 'the Dangerfield of instruments,'; and of the resurgence in popularity (and respect) it is currently enjoying among musicians from Thailand to Finland. The book shows how the…
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