Cultural Specificity in Indonesian Film : Diversity in Unity

La 4e de couverture indique : "This book explores ways in which diverse regional cultures in Indonesia and their histories have been expressed in film since the early 1950s. It also explores underlying cultural dominants within the new nation, established at the end of 1949 with the achievement of independence from Dutch colonialism. It sees these dominants-for example forms of group body language and forms of consultation-not simply as a product of the nation, but as related to unique and long standing formations and traditions in the numerous societies in the Indonesian archipelago, on which the nation is based. Nevertheless, the book is not concerned only with past traditions, but explores ways in which Indonesian filmmakers have addressed, critically, distinctive aspects of their traditional societies in their feature films (including at times the social position of women), linking past to the present, where relevant, in dynamic ways." Front Matter....Pages i-xix Introduction....Pages 1-21 Indonesia: An Emerging Nation....Pages 23-51 Intermittent Industries: Film Production in Indonesia over Nine Decades....Pages 53-90 Regions and Regional Societies and Cultures in the Indonesian Cinema....Pages 91-157 Group Body Language in Performance Art, Films and Dance by the Indonesian Avant-Garde....Pages 159-191 Body Language: From Wall Reliefs and Painting to Popular Narrative Film....Pages 193-235 Women in a Context of Cultural Difference....Pages 237-295 Back Matter....Pages 297-331 David Hanan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.