World musics in context : a comprehensive survey of the world's major musical cultures / Peter Fletcher.

Elemental features of music
Aspects of civilization
Early oligarchies in Mesopotamia and Egypt
Diverging traditions 1 : South and Central Asia
Diverging traditions 2 : Europe
Africa
West Asia
The Indian subcontinent
South East Asia
East Asia
New horizons
Enlightenment
Disintegration
Cultural mix in Latin America
Europeans north of Mexico
Africans north of Mexico
Tradition and change
Westernization and national musical identity in Africa and Asia
The postmodern West.