Böcker av James T. Siegel

Concerns the role of language in the Indonesian revolution. This book traces the beginnings of the Indonesian revolution, which occurred from 1945 through 1949 and which ended Dutch colonial rule, to the last part of the nineteenth century.

An ethnography of contemporary Java. It analyzes how language operates to organize and to order an Indonesian people. It exposes the ways a culture reconstitutes itself. It leads to insights into the 'accidents' that precede the formulations of culture as such.

The major contribution of anthropology to the intellectual and the political world has been to show the worthiness of attending to the people and cultures of the world. But, due to the modification of the treatment of differences, the emphasis has then been put on recognizing similarities. This title features essays that are against this trend.

Examining the links between the concept of criminality and scandal, rumour, fear, and the state, this book analyses daily life in Jakarta through the seemingly disparate and strongly connected elements of family life, gossip, and sensationalist journalism.