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  Southeast Asia (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music,
Volume 4)
ISBN: 0824060407
The fourth volume of the gargantuan compendium includes the first complete music reference for the
Southeast Asia region. This volume covers all
the nations of modern Southeast Asia: Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, Thailand,
Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines in 35 articles,
written by 27 expert contributors.
It presents an overview of the region's
music; focuses on prominent themes; discusses fundamental questions facing
researchers, including the impact of armed conflict, mass media and
technology; examines the current state of musical scholarship in the region;
and documents the music traditions of each country and ethnic group,
including the first-ever comprehensive treatment of minority mountain tribes
and the eastern Indonesian islands.
Southeast Asia (Garland Encyclopedia of World Music,
Volume 4) has 1024 pages and includes a Glossary, Bibliography, Discography, Filmography,
and an Index.
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