Based on the much-praised The World's Major Languages, this is the first comprehensive guide in paperback to describe the development, grammar sound and writing

Based on Bernard Comrie's much praised The World's Major Languages, this is a key guide to an important language family. The areas covered include Chinese, Japa

The critical importance of past for the present--of music histories in local and global forms--asserts itself. The history of world music, as each chapter makes