Dangdut Stories: A Social and Musical History of Indonesia's Most Popular Music

1. Introduction 2. Mythologizing Melayu: Discourse, Practice, and the Stakes of Authenticity 3. A Doll from India: Mr. Mahmud, and the Elvis of Indonesia 4. Music and Rakyat: Constructing "the people" in Dangdut 5. "Suffering" and "Surrender": Dangdut and the Spectacle of Excess 6. Dangdut Nation: "We bring the Happiness of Dangdut" 7. "Dance Drills, Faith Spills": Islam, Body Politics, and Popular Music 8. "Dangdut Daerah": Going Local in Post-Suharto and Indonesia 9. Conclusion: Why Dangdut?