Media And Nation Building : How the Iban became Malaysian

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Postill, John.

Series:

Asia-Pacific Studies: Past and Present

Asia-Pacific Studies: Past and Present ; v.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iban (Bornean people)--Malaysia--Politics and government.

Iban (Bornean people).

Mass media policy--Malaysia.

Mass media policy.

Nationalism--Malaysia.

Nationalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2008.

Summary:

With the end of the Cold War and the proliferation of civil wars and ""regime changes,"" the question of nation building has acquired great practical and theoretical urgency. From Eastern Europe to East Timor, Afghanistan and recently Iraq, the United States and its allies have often been accused of shirking their nation-building responsibilities as their attention - and that of the media -- turned to yet another regional crisis. While much has been written about the growing influence of television and the Internet on modern warfare, little is known about the relationship between media and

Contents:

Title Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction: Media Anthropology in a World of States; Chapter 2 What Became of the Iban?; Chapter 3 Propagating the State, Phase I; Appendixes; Chapter 4 Propagating the State, Phase II; Chapter 5 Sustainable Propaganda; Chapter 6 Writing Media: From Wet Womb to Dry Tomb; Chapter 7 Media Exchanges; Chapter 8 Clock Time; Chapter 9 Calendar Time; Chapter 10 Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780857456878

0857456873

OCLC:

873806623