Browse: Ashgate Publishing (publisher), General Education

This is the first book to focus on the art (gei) of the geisha and to position musical skills at the center of geisha life and identity ... Much of the material about geisha repertoire and history... — Choice More…

Although aimed at college providers of music history courses, there is much practical teaching advice on a range of topics which the classroom teacher should find useful and interesting... A... — Music Teacher More…

Deft handling of abundant archive material, woven into a tight, instructive narrative, brings to the fore the two issues about music's identity and status that drive the author's principal themes:... — Fontes Artis Musicae More…