{"product_id":"america-goes-hawaiian-9781476669496","title":"America Goes Hawaiian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   It began with mainland hula and musical performances in the late 19th century, rose dramatically as millions shipped to Hawaii during the Pacific War, then made big leap with the advent of low-cost air travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   By the end of the 1950s, mainlanders were hosting tiki parties, listening to exotic music, lazing on rattan furniture in Hawaiian shirts and, of course, surfing. Increasingly, they were marrying people outside of their own racial groups as well. The author describes how this cultural conquest came about and the people and events that led to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt last, someone takes Hawai’i seriously, combining a scholar’s eye and a fanatic’s devotion to showing how small islands in the middle of nowhere changed our world, making it a richer and better place.\"\" -  Jerry Hopkins, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Hula, Romancing the East \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo One Here Gets Out Alive\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040420528471,"sku":"9781476669496","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476669496.jpg?v=1750946690","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/america-goes-hawaiian-9781476669496","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}