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Language and Power - Exploring Political Cultures in Indonesia (Paperback)
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Language and Power - Exploring Political Cultures in Indonesia (Paperback)
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In this lively book, Benedict R. O'G. Anderson explores the
cultural and political contradictions that have arisen from two
critical facts in Indonesian history: that while the Indonesian
nation is young, the Indonesian nation is ancient originating in
the early seventeenth-century Dutch conquests; and that
contemporary politics are conducted in a new language. Bahasa
Indonesia, by peoples (especially the Javanese) whose cultures are
rooted in medieval times. Analyzing a spectrum of examples from
classical poetry to public monuments and cartoons, Anderson deepens
our understanding of the interaction between modern and traditional
notions of power, the mediation of power by language, and the
development of national consciousness. Language and Power, now
republished as part of Equinox Publishing's Classic Indonesia
series, brings together eight of Anderson's most influential essays
over the past two decades and is essential reading for anyone
studying the Indonesian country, people or language. Benedict
Anderson is one of the world's leading authorities on Southeast
Asian nationalism and particularly on Indonesia. He is Professor of
International Studies and Director of the Modern Indonesia Project
at Cornell University, New York. His other works include Imagined
Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
and The Spectre of Comparisons: Nationalism, Southeast Asia, and
the World.
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