Nettl's elephant
Subtitle: on the history of ethnomusicology
By: Bruno Nettl ; foreword by Anthony Seeger.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780252035524; 9780252077425
Subjects: Ethnomusicology -- History
Description: 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. 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. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.