Touring Variety in the Asia Pacific Region, 1946-1975

by Jonathan Bollen

Aviation extended the horizon of international touring across Asia and the Pacific in the 1950s and 1960s. Nightclubs in Hong Kong, Manila, Melbourne, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Taipei presented an international array of touring acts. This book investigates how this happened. It explores the post-war formation of the Asia Pacific region through international touring and the transformation of entertainment during the 'jet age' of aviation. Drawing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030394131
• ISBN13: 9783030394134
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"