Near fine copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 304 pages. Contents: Introduction: Dance, culture and embodiment -- Before the nation: the heyday of court dance -- From colony to nation: dance in the reign of Ham ngkubuwana IX (1940-1988) -- Embodying culture: dance as education -- Performance and symbolism: B dhaya and the poetics of power -- The art of dancing: Joged Mataram -- Changing styles of patronage: tourism and commoditization -- Conclusion: Embodied communities in the nation state. Subjects: Dance Indonesia Java. Court dancing Indonesia Java.Social change Indonesia Java. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 355076

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Title: Embodied communities: dance traditions and ...

Publisher: New York: Berghahn Books

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition.

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