{"product_id":"melanesian-mainstream-stringband-music-and-identity-in-vanuatu-9781805392231","title":"Melanesian Mainstream: Stringband Music and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tCitizens of Vanuatu (ni-Vanuatu) perceive stringband music as a marker of national identity, an indicator of their cultural, stylistic, and musical heritage. Through extensive field and ethnographic research, \u003cem\u003eMelanesian Mainstream\u003c\/em\u003e offers a detailed historical record of the roots, context, evolution, and impact of stringband music. Beyond chronicling the genre’s history and cultural significance, this thorough monograph positions the genre’s musical hybridity, communal lyrics, and unique organizational structures as key factors in the anthropological understanding of ni-Vanuatu socio-cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eMelanesia Mainstream \u003cem\u003eis a valuable historical record of the genre offering much detail—detail that reflects Ellerich’s determination to tell the stringband story comprehensively.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Lamont Lindstrom\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Tulsa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \tPrelude\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e A History of \u003cem\u003eStringban Miusik\u003c\/em\u003e in Vanuatu\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eStringban Miusik\u003c\/em\u003e and Its Musical Characteristics\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lyrics\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Music Industry in Vanuatu\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Stringbands as Social groups\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vanuatu Stringban Miusik and Other Musics in Oceania\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042817016151,"sku":"9781805392231","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781805392231.jpg?v=1750955769","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/melanesian-mainstream-stringband-music-and-identity-in-vanuatu-9781805392231","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}