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Calling Back the Spirit: Music, Dance, and Cultural Politics in Lowland South Sulawesi

ISBN13: 9780195112368
ISBN10: 0195112369
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Calling Back the Spirit describes how, in the face of Indonesian and foreign cultural pressures, the Makassarese people of South Sulawesi are defending their local spirit through music and dance. The book examines the ways performers in this corner of Indonesia seek to empower local music and dance in a changing environment.

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ISBN:: 9780195112368
Subtitle:: Music, Dance, and Cultural Politics in Lowland South Sulawesi
Publisher:: Oxford University Press, USA
Author:: Sutton, R. Anderson
Author:: null, R. Anderson
Location:: New York
Subject:: Ethnomusicology
Subject:: Music | World Music, Ethnomusicology
Edition Description:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Volume:: no. 315
Publication Date:: 20020905
Binding:: Hardback
Grade Level:: Professional and scholarly
Language:: English
Illustrations:: 37 b/w halftones and line illus
Pages:: 296
Dimensions:: 6.3 x 9.3 x 1.1 in 1.25 lb

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