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Media and Nation Building - How the Iban became Malaysian (Paperback, New)
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Media and Nation Building - How the Iban became Malaysian (Paperback, New)
Series: Asia-Pacific Studies: Past and Present
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"Postill's book will provide a stimulating read to anyone
interested in the broad field of nationalism studies.a breakthrough
attempt to bring nation building back on the agenda of media and
communication research, and a valuable contribution to the field of
media anthropology. Further comparative work in this area will
hopefully give rise to a revised theory of nation building, one
that acknowledges and theorizes the diversity of nation building
processes, and the associated diversity of modernization projects,
around the world." . H-Nation ..". very well written, lively,
incisive and clear. Students will learn a lot about anthropology
and media from this book... it should be recommended or essential
reading for students." . Andrew Beatty, Brunel University "The book
excellently traces the development of both print and electronic
media, which are central in making the Iban Malaysian. It]
contributes much to our understanding of the complex process of
change that has occurred among the Ibans." . Asian Anthropology
With the end of the Cold War and the proliferation of civil wars
and "regime changes," the question of nation building has acquired
great practical and theoretical urgency. From Eastern Europe to
East Timor, Afghanistan and recently Iraq, the United States and
its allies have often been accused of shirking their
nation-building responsibilities as their attention - and that of
the media -- turned to yet another regional crisis. While much has
been written about the growing influence of television and the
Internet on modern warfare, little is known about the relationship
between media and nation building. This book explores, for the
first time, this relationship by means of a paradigmatic case of
successful nation building: Malaysia. Based on extended fieldwork
and historical research, the author follows the diffusion,
adoption, and social uses of media among the Iban of Sarawak, in
Malaysian Borneo and demonstrates the wide-ranging process of
nation building that has accompanied the Iban adoption of radio,
clocks, print media, and television. In less than four decades,
Iban longhouses ('villages under one roof') have become media
organizations shaped by the official ideology of Malaysia, a
country hastily formed in 1963 by conjoining four disparate
territories. John Postill is a Research Fellow at the University of
Bremen. He is currently studying e-government and ethnicity in
Malaysia. Trained as an anthropologist at University College
London, he has published a range of articles on the anthropology of
media, with special reference to Malaysian Borneo.
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