Echoes of History: Naxi Music in Modern China
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Echoes of History: Naxi Music in Modern China

SKU: 9780195129502

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Explore the intricate world of Naxi music and its role in shaping Chinese culture. Delve into the rich history of Dongjing music in Lijiang County, Yunnan, through extensive fieldwork. Understand how this classical repertoire, borrowed from Han traditions, influenced Naxi social status and cultural refinement over two centuries. This compelling study also examines the political dimension of ethnic minority music within a socialist state. Essential reading for students of ethnomusicology, cultural anthropology, and Chinese studies, as well as enthusiasts of world music and historical ethnography.

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