Language, Power, and Ideology in Brunei Darussalam

Summary

A title that assesses the state's efforts to implement national language policies, explores the aspects of the complex relationship between language and power including the oral tradition, the rise of Islamic literacy, print culture and mass literacy, and the electronic media and its effects.

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey C. Gunn
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.1997
• EAN: 9780896801929
• ISBN: 978-0-89680-192-9
• No. of pages: 332
• Weight: 440 g
• Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series; Southeast Asia; Research in International Studies, Southeast Asia Series; Research in International Studies, Southeast Asia Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system