In the last 50 years the guitar has gone from novelty to massive global popularity. Guitars are found and played everywhere, in a plethora of genres and cultures, for a multitude of cultural
and political purposes. Dawe (School of Music at the U. of Leeds, UK.) presents this academic study on the highly diverse cultural and political uses of the guitar as well as its variety of
technologies, techniques, and performance approaches. This book appeals to anyone interested in the guitar or the history and development of popular musical culture. Annotation 穢2010 Book News,
Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
