James T. Siegel
Autore di Solo in the New Order: Language and Hierarchy in an Indonesian City
Sull'Autore
James T. Siegel is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Cornell University. His most recent books are Naming the Witch; A New Criminal Type in Jakarta: Counter-Revolution Today; Fetish, Recognition, Revolution; and Solo in the New Order: Language and Hierarchy in an Indonesian mostra altro City. mostra meno
Opere di James T. Siegel
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1937-02-10
- Sesso
- male
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This was a pretty disappointing book because it doesn't live up to its subtitle concerning "historical thought". The book is a textual analysis of two Sumatran epics. I suppose a charitable reading should allow that these epics may represent "historical thought", but the author's own analysis is certainly ahistorical. It was a struggle to stay awake while finishing this book.
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- Opere
- 9
- Utenti
- 63
- Popolarità
- #268,028
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 22
- Lingue
- 1
The mastermind Suharto conducts his murderous regime of nepotism with cunning and with a profound understanding of Indonesian history, its racial myths and violent obsessions. James Siegel’s amazing book thankfully appears when we need most of all to understand the mind of a dictator, the ruin he has brought upon his country’s democracy, and the further horrors of which he is capable, which may consume us all.”—Rickard Klein, Cornell University
From the Back Cover
"James T. Siegel tells the story of a nation not able to contain its revolution and makes us feel the pathos of its aftermath. This special book challenges any market-optimistic approach to the understanding of Indonesia and non-Western societies in general."--Rudolf Mrazek, University of Michigan
About the Author
James T. Siegel is Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Cornell University and author of numerous books, including Solo in the New Order: Language and Hierarchy in an Indonesian City and Fetish, Recognition, Revolution.… (altro)