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Inventing the performing arts : modernity and tradition in colonial Indonesia /

Indonesia, with its mix of ethnic cultures, cosmopolitan ethos, and strong national ideology, offers a useful lens for examining the intertwining of tradition and modernity in globalized Asia. In 'Inventing the Performing Arts', Matthew Isaac Cohen explores the profound change in diverse a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cohen, Matthew Isaac (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2016]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Culture in common : intersecting European, Javanese, and Chinese art worlds
  • 2. Hybrid and popular entertainments
  • 3. Modern drama, spoken and sung
  • 4. Music on the market
  • 5. Ethnic "awakenings"
  • 6. Bali, cultural tourism, modernized arts
  • 7. The heyday of popular theater
  • 8. Performing the arts of nationalism
  • 9. Toward greater East Asian culture
  • 10. The cultural center
  • 11. Domination and resistance
  • Conclusion: performing arts after colonialism.