ISBN: 0824060407
The fourth volume of the gargantuan compendium includes the first complete music reference for the Southeast Asia region. This volume covers all the nations of modern Southeast Asia: Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines in 35 articles, written by 27 expert contributors.It presents an overview of the region’s music; focuses on prominent themes; discusses fundamental questions facing researchers, including the impact of armed conflict, mass media and technology; examines the current state of musical scholarship in the region; and documents the music traditions of each country and ethnic group, including the first-ever comprehensive treatment of minority mountain tribes and the eastern Indonesian islands.
Southeast Asia (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music,
Volume 4) has 1024 pages and includes a Glossary, Bibliography, Discography, Filmography,
and an Index.
Buy Southeast Asia.
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