Title Shadows of empire : colonial discourse and Javanese tales / Laurie J. Sears.

Publication Info.

Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 1996.

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Location	Call No.	Status
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	791.53 S439S	Check Shelf

Description	xxi, 349 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents	Introduction: Histories, Mythologies, and Javanese Tales -- 1. Hearing Islamic Voices in "Hindu-Javanese" Tales -- 2. Colonial Discourse and Javanese Shadow Theatre -- 3. Failed Narratives of the Nation or the New "Essence" of Java? -- 4. Javanese Storytellers, Colonial Categories, Mahabharata Tales -- 5. Revolutionary Rhetoric and Postcolonial Performance Domains -- 6. Fictions, Images, and Allegories.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-334) and index.
Form	Also issued online.
Subject	Wayang.
	Wayang plays -- History and criticism.
	Tales -- Indonesia -- Java -- History and criticism.
	Java (Indonesia) -- History.
	Tales. (OCoLC)fst01142246
	Wayang. (OCoLC)fst01172951
	Wayang plays. (OCoLC)fst01172955
	Indonesia -- Java. (OCoLC)fst01244461
	Wajang.
	Kolonialisme.
	Schattenspiel.
	Java.
	Geschichte. (DE-588)4020517-4
	Kolonialismus. (DE-588)4073624-6
	Volksliteratur. (DE-588)4135284-1
	Java. (DE-588)4028527-3
Genre/Form	Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form:	Online version: Sears, Laurie J. (Laurie Jo). Shadows of empire. Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 1996 (OCoLC)619515417
ISBN	0822316854 (cl : alk. paper)
	9780822316855 (cl : alk. paper)
	0822316978 (pa : alk. paper)
	9780822316978 (pa : alk. paper)

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