First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback in 2004. Originally published in 2001.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [696]-716) and index.
Contents
Elemental features of music -- Aspects of civilization -- Early oligarchies in Mesopotamia and Egypt -- Diverging traditions 1 : South and Central Asia -- Diverging traditions 2 : Europe -- Africa -- West Asia -- The Indian subcontinent -- South East Asia -- East Asia -- New horizons -- Enlightenment -- Disintegration -- Cultural mix in Latin America -- Europeans north of Mexico -- Africans north of Mexico -- Tradition and change -- Westernization and national musical identity in Africa and Asia -- The postmodern West.
