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Shifting Languages
A fascinating account of the role of language in radical social transformation in Javanese-Indonesian community.
Linguistics in a Colonial World
Drawing on both original texts and critical literature, Linguistics in a Colonial World surveys the methods, meanings, and uses of early linguistic projects around the world. Explores how early endeavours in linguistics were used to aid in overcoming practical and ideological difficulties of colonial rule Traces the uses and effects of colonial linguistic projects in the shaping of identities and communities that were under, or in opposition to, imperial regimes Examines enduring influences of colonial linguistics in contemporary thinking about language and cultural difference Brings new insight into post-colonial controversies including endangered languages and language rights in the globalized twenty-first century
A Coincidence of Desires
DIVAn anthropological examination of non-normative male sexuality outside of the "West," using Indonesia as a case study./div
Identifying with Freedom
Indonesia is one of the world's newest democracies. Yet little is known to outsiders about this country, the home of the world's largest Muslim community. This book provides appraisals of the leading issues facing Indonesians as they seek to build a democratic nation that is tolerant of multicultural diversity and free from imperial domination.
Structure and Style in Javanese
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
Consequences of Contact
The essays in this volume demonstrate that language and linguistic practices are linked to changing changing consciousness of self and community through notions of agency, morality, affect, authority, and authenticity.
Learning Latin and Greek from Antiquity to the Present
This volume provides a unique overview of the complete histories of Latin and Greek as second languages.
