Description
Book SynopsisJavanese 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.
Trade ReviewThis illuminating study—which is one of few works published in English from a native point of view—offers new insights into understanding Javanese concepts of aesthetics, and is a profound contribution to the fields of cultural studies, philosophy, political science, architecture, and urban design. -- Gunawan Tjahjono, University of Indonesia
Table of ContentsChapter 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
