Nettl's Elephant - Softcover

Nettl, Bruno

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252077423 ISBN 13: 9780252077425

Publisher: University of Illinois Press, 2010

Synopsis

 

From one of the most lauded scholars in ethnomusicology comes this enlightening and highly personal narrative on the evolution and current state of the field of ethnomusicology. Surveying the field he helped establish, Bruno Nettl investigates how concepts such as evolution, geography, and history serve as catalysts for advancing ethnomusicological methods and perspectives. This entertaining collection covers Nettl's scholarly interests ranging from Native American to Mediterranean to Middle Eastern contexts while laying out the pivotal moments of the field and conversations with the giants of its past. Nettl moves from reflections on the history of ethnomusicology to evaluations of the principal organizations in the field, interspersing those broader discussions with shorter essays focusing on neglected literature and personal experiences.

About this title

Book Description:

A highly personal narrative on the evolution of the field

About the Author:

 

Bruno Nettl is professor emeritus of music and anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the author of The Study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-One Issues and Concepts and many other books.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0252077423
• ISBN 13: 9780252077425
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288