Maps of Sorrow: Migration and Music in the Construction of Pre-Colonial Afroasia

by Ari Sitas

This book takes readers across the polycentric world of the pre-colonial period in AfroAsia, which involved systems, processes and interactions that were interconnected through long-distance trade, slavery and migration. It was also punctuated by the movement of symbolic forms like music that were in deep interaction with local and regional contexts. Music and musicality are primary entry points into uncovering the connections. The book weaves the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8195055990
• ISBN13: 9788195055999
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Tulika Books
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"