A Javanese Cultural and Historical Tour
A claim from an author that a book is the fruit of 30 years of research and has taken her 10 years to write will naturally swell the reader’s expectations of what is between the covers.
October 7, 2008
Javanese Performances on an Indonesian Stage; Contesting Culture, Embracing Change
Author: Barbara Hatley
Published by: ASAA Southeast Asia Publication Series, NUS Press, Singapore 2008
FORTUNATELY, Barbara Hatley does not disappoint. Javanese Performances on an Indonesian Stage; Contesting Culture, Embracing Change, takes us on a cultural and historical guided tour, simultaneously informing and entertaining. And all through the book, Hatleyâ€
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