The anthropology of the state and the state of anthropology in Brunei
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
Publication Date
2-1-2014
Abstract
This article provides a detailed account of the process of invention of a nationalist tradition for Brunei, the most tradition-conscious nation in Southeast Asia. It shows how Brunei's nationalist tradition emerged at the interface of colonial records, indigenous oral and written sources, ethnographic fieldwork, and anthropological theories. For this purpose the article traces the history of anthropological research in northern Borneo from its colonial beginnings to its postcolonial role in nation-building and shows how anthropology and anthropologists have - sometimes unknowingly, sometimes deliberately - played an active role in the shaping of Negara Brunei Darussalam. Copyright © The National University of Singapore 2014.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Volume
45
Issue
1
First Page
90
Last Page
112
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
anthropology, cultural tradition, historical perspective, state building, anthropology, cultural tradition, nationalism, social history, state building, Borneo, Brunei Darussalam, Borneo, Brunei Darussalam
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Recommended Citation
Fanselow, Frank, "The anthropology of the state and the state of anthropology in Brunei" (2014). All Works. 3340.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/3340
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yes
Open Access
no