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California Polyphony:

Ethnic Voices, Musical Crossroads
  • ISBN-13: 9780252032431
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By Mina Yang
  • Price: AUD $95.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/06/2008
  • Format: Hardback 208 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Music [AV]
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What does it mean to be ''Californian''? Mina Yang suggests an answer that lies at the intersection of musicology, cultural history, and politics. Consisting of a series of musical case studies of major ethnic groups in California, this book approaches the notion of Californian identity from diverse perspectives, each nuanced by class, gender, and sexuality. This most populous and most affluent state in the Union has been setting musical and cultural trends for decades, and Yang's study thoughtfully illuminates the multiculutral nature of its musics.
''Mina Yang offers a musical message of social hope without stepping back from fierce historical inequities. California Polyphony will sit on my bookshelf between Mike Davis's City of Quartz and George Lipsitz's Dangerous Crossroads.'' Deborah Wong, author of Speak It Louder: Asian Americans Making Music ''A landscape of California's musical history. This welcome addition to music and cultural studies combines the musical contributions of African Americans, East Asian Americans, and Mexican Americans in a unique and refreshing way.'' Cheryl L. Keyes, author of Rap Music and Street Consciousness
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