Expressive Genres and Historical Change: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Taiwan

by Andrew J. Strathern

This collection of essays, edited by leading scholars in the field, focuses on how expressive genres such as music, dance and poetry are of enduring significance to social organization. Research from New Guinea, Indonesia and Taiwan is used to assess how historical changes modify these forms of expression to adjust to the social and political needs of the moment. The volume is unique in exploring the significance of expressive genres for the social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367887878
• ISBN13: 9780367887872
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"