ISBN:
0415368995
,
0415369002
,
0203029259
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (x, 245 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Cultural Governance and Resistance in Pacific Asia
DDC:
306.091823
Keywords:
Politics and culture
;
Pacific Area Cultural policy
Abstract:
Examines the politics of culture and the culture of politics in Pacific Asia through case studies on the South Pacific, China, South Korea, Thailand and Southeast Asia. This book covers the themes, such as: governmentality and cultural production; popular culture and resistance; East/West relations; gender, identity and democracy; and more
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Culture, the Military and the ""South Pacific""; 2.Beauty Queens, National Identity and Transnational Politics; 3. Gender, Democracy and Revolutionary Photo Albums; 4. Popular Politics, Civil Society and Social Movements; 5. Corruption, Political Reform and the Deferral of Democracy; 6. Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism and Diasporic Politics; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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