{"product_id":"america-goes-hawaiian-geoff-alexander-9781476669496","title":"America Goes Hawaiian: The Influence of Pacific Island Culture on the Mainland","description":"\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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoff Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147666949X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476669496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Geoff Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439315235071,"sku":"9781476669496","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a39963d8-3769-4107-a985-aadc8fa19984.jpg?v=1777176866","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/america-goes-hawaiian-geoff-alexander-9781476669496","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}