This book provides a new answer to the old question of the 'rise of the west': why did some countries embark on a path of sustained economic growth while others

This collection investigates the concept of modernity in music and its multiple interpretations in Europe and East Asia. Through contributions by both European

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Gender, Continuity, and the Shaping of Modernity in the Arts of East Asia, 16th–20th Centuries explores women’s and men’s contributions to the arts and ge