| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Mythologizing Melayu : discourse, practice, and the stakes of authenticity -- A doll from India, Mr. Mahmud, and the Elvis of Indonesia -- Music and Rakyat : constructing "the people" in Dangdut -- "Suffering" and "surrender" : Dangdut and the spectacle of excess -- Dangdut nation : "we bring the happiness of Dangdut" -- "Dance drills, faith spills": Islam, body politics, and Dangdut in post-Suharto Indonesia -- "Dangdut daerah" : going local in post-Suharto Indonesia -- Conclusion : why Dangdut? |
| Summary |
A keen critic of culture in modern Indonesia, Andrew N. Weintraub shows how a genre of Indonesian music called dangdut evolved from a debased form of urban popular music to a prominent role in Indonesian cultural politics and the commercial music industry |
| Notes |
"Oxford scholarship online." |
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Title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Dangdut -- History and criticism
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Popular music -- Social aspects -- Indonesia
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- International.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Pop Vocal.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- New Age.
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Dangdut
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Popular music -- Social aspects
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Indonesia
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780195395662 |
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0195395662 |
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9780199780235 |
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0199780234 |
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9780199863549 |
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0199863547 |
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