Dangdut Stories
| Author | : Andrew N. Weintraub |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 269 |
| Release | : 2010-09-21 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199889594 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199889597 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dangdut Stories by : Andrew N. Weintraub
Download or read book Dangdut Stories written by Andrew N. Weintraub and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Dangdut Stories is a social and musical history of dangdut within a range of broader narratives about class, gender, ethnicity, and nation in post-independence Indonesia (1945-present).
