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America goes Hawaiian : the influence of Pacific Island culture on the mainland /
"How did Hawaiian and Polynesian culture come to dramatically alter American music, fashion and decor, as well as ideas about race, in less than a century? It began with mainland hula and musical performances in the late 19th century, rose dramatically as millions shipped to Hawaii during the P...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2019]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Of Hawaiian words and a note on money
- Sailing to paradise
- Flying air paradise : the evolution of flight to Hawaii
- The hula : taking America by dance
- Sliding into paradise : the Hawaiian steel guitar
- Ring my bell : music from the paradise of exotica
- Passing the tiki torch
- A twisted tale : the emergence of rattan furniture
- The shirt heard 'round the world
- If it swells, ride it : a surfin' tsunami surges to the California coast
- Breeding a hope for the future : interracial romance embarks for the mainland
- Appendix A: Bigger, better and braver : why the world's largest flying boat ever made never flew a commercial route to Hawaii
- Appendix B: The Zenith Trans-Oceanic: bringing Hawaii to your living room via shortwave.