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Javanese Culture and the Meanings of Locality

Studies on the Arts, Urbanism, Polity, and Society
  • ISBN-13: 9781498533089
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
  • By Bagoes Wiryomartono
  • Price: AUD $188.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 13/09/2016
  • Format: Hardback 160 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Asian history [HBJF]
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Javanese Culture and the Meanings of Locality: Studies on the Arts, Urbanism, Polity, and Society is an examination of the social and cultural geography of Java. This book penetrates and surveys the Javanese world, and examines the traditions, customs, arts, urban habitation, polity, history, and belief systems of people who speak the Javanese language and live on Java Island in the Indonesian archipelago. A primary focus in these essays is to analyze the meanings of locality in the context of arts, architecture, polity, and society, with the hope of unveiling the potential of local culture in enriching and strengthening the diversity of the global world.
Chapter 1: Aesthetics in Javanese Culture and Tradition Chapter 2: Pra Kuta Negara: Pre-Islamic States and Formative Urbanism in Java Indonesia Chapter 3: Kuta Negara: The Javanese Idea of City/State and its Historical Evolution Chapter 4: Javanese Way of Living Chapter 5: Javanese Pride, Patronage, and Prophecy: Political Culture in Indonesia
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