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Author:   Felicia Hughes-Freeland
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.413kg
ISBN:  

9781845452384

ISBN 10:   1845452380
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures and tables Preface and Acknowledgements A Note on Spelling and Other Matters Abbreviations Chapter 1. Introduction: Dance, Culture, and Embodiment Chapter 2. Before the Nation: The Heyday of Court Dance Chapter 3. From Colony to Nation: Dance in the Reign of Haengkubuwana IX Chapter 4. Embodying Culture: Dance as Education Chapter 5. Performance and Symbolism: Bedhaya and the Poetics of Power Chapter 6. The Art of Dancing: Joged Matatam Chapter 7. Changing Styles of Patronage: Tourism and Commoditization Chapter 8. Conclusion: Embodies Communities in the Nation State Appendices I Appendices II Appendices II Glossary Bibliography Index

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This is a valuable addition to the literature on performance in Southeast Asia, on dance history, and on culture change in general - a very timely and important work - the quality of its prose, the depth of research involved make it a unique contribution to dance scholarship. * Helene Bouvier, CNRS, Paris

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Felicia Hughes-Freeland is an anthropologist and filmmaker. She is a Reader in Anthropology, Dept of Geography, School of the Environment and Society, Swansea University. She has done extensive research in Indonesia on Javanese dance over a period of nearly thirty years and her articles have been widely published. Her edited books and ethnographic films include Ritual, Performance, Media and The Dancer and the Dance.

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