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World Music: A Very Short Introduction
'World music' emerged as an invention of the West from encounters with other cultures This book draws readers into a remarkable range of these historical encounters in which music had the power to evoke the exotic and to give voice to the voiceless In the course of the volume's eight chapters the reader witnesses music's involvement in the modern world but also the individual moments and particular histories that are crucial to an understanding of music's diversity World Music is wide-ranging in its geographical scope yet individual chapters provide in-depth treatments of selected music cultures and regional music histories The book frequently zooms in on repertoires and musicians - such as Bob Marley Bartok and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - and attempts to account for world music's growing
presence and popularity at the beginning of the twenty-first century ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable
presence and popularity at the beginning of the twenty-first century ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable
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