Cross-Cultural Exchange and the Colonial Imaginary
«“Bringing together ten case-studies from across Southeast Asia, this engaging and thought-provoking edited volume offers new perspectives and insights into the social and cultural history of colonial and post-colonial Southeast Asia…. This book will be of interest for scholars and students interested in Southeast Asian social history, cross-cultural exchanges and cultural appropriation, as well as colonial and postcolonial studies.” - Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society»
How can a controversy about forms of deference (show of respect to the elite) in Java reveal tensions around colonial policies and the rise of nationalism? What was VietNamese about the French colonial governor's palace in Hanoi, and how did the VietNamese design partially French rural houses? What can the circulation of jazz in Asia tell us about changing meanings of jazz, circuits of exchange, colonial culture, and its appropriation? How did scholarly societies' collaboration across imperial boundaries influence colonial policies? Such questions point us to the evolving meanings of objects, ideas, and practices that can be interpreted and resituated in numerous ways. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- NUS Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9789813250062
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
«“Bringing together ten case-studies from across Southeast Asia, this engaging and thought-provoking edited volume offers new perspectives and insights into the social and cultural history of colonial and post-colonial Southeast Asia…. This book will be of interest for scholars and students interested in Southeast Asian social history, cross-cultural exchanges and cultural appropriation, as well as colonial and postcolonial studies.” - Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society»