The Banjo: America's African Instrument

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Book Title: Banjo : America's African Instrument

Item Length: 9.2in

Item Height: 1.2in

Item Width: 6.1in

Author: Laurent Du Bois

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: History & Criticism, Printed Music / Guitar & Fretted Instruments, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Black Studies (Global), Ethnic, United States / General

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Publication Year: 2016

Genre: Music, History, Social Science

Item Weight: 25.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 384 Pages