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Adam R. Kaul - Turning the Tune: Traditional Music, Tourism, and Social Change in an Irish Village (Dance and Performance Studies) - 9781845456238 - V9781845456238
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Turning the Tune: Traditional Music, Tourism, and Social Change in an Irish Village (Dance and Performance Studies)

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Description for Turning the Tune: Traditional Music, Tourism, and Social Change in an Irish Village (Dance and Performance Studies) Hardcover. The last century has seen radical social changes in Ireland, which have impacted all aspects of local life but none more so than traditional Irish music, an increasingly important identity marker both in Ireland and abroad. The author focuses on a small village in County Clare, which became a kind of pilgrimage site for those interested.. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGH; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .

The last century has seen radical social changes in Ireland, which have impacted all aspects of local life but none more so than traditional Irish music, an increasingly important identity marker both in Ireland and abroad. The author focuses on a small village in County Clare, which became a kind of pilgrimage site for those interested in experiencing traditional music. He begins by tracing its historical development from the days prior to the influx of visitors, through a period called "the Revival," in which traditional Irish music was revitalized and transformed, to the modern period, which is dominated by ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Dance & Performance Studies
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845456238
SKU
V9781845456238
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About Adam R. Kaul
Adam Kaul is a Professor of Anthropology at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. He has written extensively on traditional music, tourism, and the economics of musical performance in Ireland. He is also the co-editor of Leisure and Death (University Press of Colorado 2018) and co-editor of the 3rd edition of Tourists and Tourism (Waveland 2018).

Reviews for Turning the Tune: Traditional Music, Tourism, and Social Change in an Irish Village (Dance and Performance Studies)
“...this book is a rarity in understanding the intersection of music, heritage and tourism..."  ·  Journal of Heritage Tourism “The publication of this study is a valuable contribution to the discipline of ethnomusicology and the study of Irish traditional music and tourism within this context. This book is particularly valuable to those interested in the study of Irish traditional ... Read more

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