Beyond Bali: subaltern citizens and post-colonial intimacy

This ethnography explores how Balinese citizens produce postcolonial intimacy-a complex interaction of claims to proximity and mutuality between themselves and the Dutch under colonialism that continues today. Such claims, Ana Dragojlovic explains, are crucial for the diasporic reconfiguration of ke...

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Main Author: Dragojlovic, Ana (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Amsterdam University Press 2016
Series:Asian heritages (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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Summary:This ethnography explores how Balinese citizens produce postcolonial intimacy-a complex interaction of claims to proximity and mutuality between themselves and the Dutch under colonialism that continues today. Such claims, Ana Dragojlovic explains, are crucial for the diasporic reconfiguration of kebalian, or Balinese-ness, a concept that encompasses the personal, social, and cultural complexities involved in Balinese identity in Dutch postcolonial society. This identity enables Balinese migrants to see themselves as carriers of unique cultural traditions both promoted by and in disagreement with Dutch cultural values
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Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (204 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048530038
DOI:10.1017/9789048530038

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