Sounding Out Heritage: Cultural Politics and the Social Practice of Quan Ho Folk Song in Northern Vietnam

by Lauren Meeker

Sounding Out Heritage explores the cultural politics that have shaped the recent history and practice of a unique style of folk song that originated in Bắc Ninh province, northern Vietnam. The book delves into the rich and complicated history of quan họ, showing the changes it has undergone over the last sixty years as it moved from village practice onto the professional stage. Interweaving an examination of folk music, cultural nationalism,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824835689
• ISBN13: 9780824835682
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.1"