Description
As a pioneering study of the Russian community, Networking the Russian Diaspora examines its musical activities and influence in Shanghai. While the focus of the book is on music, it also gives insight into the social dynamics between Russians and other Europeans on the one hand, and with the Chinese on the other. The volume, coauthored by Chinese music specialists, makes a significant contribution to studies of diaspora, cultural identity, and migration by casting light on a little-studied area of Sino-Russian cultural relations and Russian influence in modern China. The discoveries stretch the boundaries of music studies by addressing the relational aspects of Western music: how it has articulated national and cultural identities but also served to connect people of different origins and cultural backgrounds.
About the Author
Hon-Lun Helan Yang is professor of music at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Simo Mikkonen is senior researcher in the Department of History and Ethnology at the University of Jyvaskyla.
John Winzenburg is professor of music at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Frederick Lau is the chair and professor of ethnomusicology and director of the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Hawai'i at Ma noa.
Book Information
ISBN 9780824889784
Author Hon-Lun Helan Yang
Format Paperback
Page Count 286
Imprint University of Hawai'i Press
Publisher University of Hawai'i Press
Weight(grams) 450g