One or Two Words: Language and Politics in the Toraja Highlands of Indonesia
Author:   Aurora Donzelli
Publisher:   NUS Press
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9789813251144


Pages:   328
Publication Date:   30 August 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Aurora Donzelli
Publisher:   NUS Press
Imprint:   NUS Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9789813251144


ISBN 10:   981325114
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   30 August 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Maps List of Photographs List of Tables Acknowledgements A Note on Orthography and Transcriptions Introduction Part I: The Politics of Language 1. Subjects of Discourse 2. Narratives of Distinction 3. Grammars of Exchange Part II: The Language of Politics 4. Hierarchies of Language 5. Modes of Power 6. Global Frictions and Local Crossovers Bibliography Index

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"""Alongside its rich historical and ethnographic accounts of relevance to Indonesianists–for example, of Toraja landholding disputes and post-Suharto regional autonomy reforms–One or Two Words is a valuable contribution to the linguistic anthropological study of sociality constituted through a politics of representation.” * Discourse and Society *"


Alongside its rich historical and ethnographic accounts of relevance to Indonesianists-for example, of Toraja landholding disputes and post-Suharto regional autonomy reforms-One or Two Words is a valuable contribution to the linguistic anthropological study of sociality constituted through a politics of representation. * Discourse and Society *


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Aurora Donzelli is a linguistic and sociocultural anthropologist with an expertise in Southeast Asia, she teaches at Sarah Lawrence College in New York.

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