ISBN: 9780571107902 - How Musical is Man? (2 results)

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:0571107907.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Please note the dust jacket has some fading (from the sun) on the front, back and spine. There is also some foxing on the page edges and a name written in the front. Otherwise the book itself is in good condition. The pictures are of the book you will receive.This important study in ethnomusicology is an attempt by the author -- a musician who has become a social anthropologist -- to compare his experiences of music-making in different cultures. He is here presenting new information resulting from his research into African music, especially among the Venda. Venda music, he discovered is in its way no less complex in structure than European music. Literacy and the invention of nation may gene.…