Solo in the New Order: Language and Hierarchy in an Indonesian City

by James T. Siegel

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In this brilliant ethnography of contemporary Java, James Siegel analyzes how language operates to organize and to order an Indonesian people. Despite the imposition of Suharto's New Order, the inhabitants of the city of Solo continue to adhere to their own complex ideas of deference and hierarchy through translation between high and low Javanese speech styles. Siegel uncovers moments when translation fails and compulsive mimicry ensues. His examination...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691094276

ISBN13:9780691094274

Release Date:December 1986

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:350 Pages

Weight:1.31 lbs.

Dimensions:5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Humanities Language Arts Linguistics Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Words, Language & Grammar

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