The Dalang Behind the Wayang. The Role of the Surakarta and the Yogyakarta Dalang in Indonesian-Javanese Society. [first edition]

Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, viii + 242pp, index, notes, bibliography, appendices, covers mild shelf wear, upper and fore-edge trifle foxed, otherwise a very good paperback copy. Chapter headings include: The Dalang's Training; The Importance of the Dalang's Genealogy; Styles and Stylistic Variants in the Dalang Tradition; The Court Dalang; The Arrangements between the Dalang and his Sponsor; The New Elite and the Dalang; The Performance.