Expressive Genres and Historical Change

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Expressive Genres and Historical Change
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 9781351937559
ISBN-13 : 1351937553
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Book Synopsis Expressive Genres and Historical Change by : Andrew Strathern

Book excerpt: Drawing on research conducted in New Guinea, Indonesia, Melanesia and Taiwan, the contributors to this volume focus on how expressive genres such as music and dance are of enduring significance to social organization.


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