edited by Birgit Abels
Amsterdam University Press, 2011
Paper: 978-90-8964-085-7 | eISBN: 978-90-485-0811-2
Library of Congress Classification ML3774.A87 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification 792.0959

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

In Austronesia—the region that stretches from Madagascar in the west to Easter Island in the east—music plays a vital role in both the construction and expression of social and cultural identities. Yet research into the music of Austronesia has hitherto been sparse. Drawing together contemporary cultural studies and musical analysis, Austronesian Soundscapes will fill this research gap, offering a comprehensive analysis of traditional and contemporary Austronesian music and, at the same time, investigating how music reflects the challenges that Austronesian cultures face in this age of globalization.



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