A thoroughly revised third edition of the classroom perennial and scholarly classic

Known affectionately as “The Red Book,” Bruno Nettl’sThe Study of Ethnomusicologybecame a classic upon its original publication in 1983. Scholars and students alike have hailed it not just for its insights but for a disarming, witty style able to engage and entertain even casual readers while providing essential grounding in the field. In this third edition, Nettl revises the text throughout, adding new chapters and discussions that take into account recent developments across the field and reflecting on how his thinking has changed or even reversed itself during his sixty-year career. An updated bibliography rounds out the volume.

A classroom perennial and a must-have for any scholar’s bookshelf, the third edition ofThe Study of Ethnomusicologyintroduces Nettl’s thought to a new generation.