Language, Power and Ideology in Brunei Darussalam, Paperback by Gunn, Geoffrey C., ISBN 0896801926, ISBN-13 9780896801929, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US A study of the state’s efforts to implement language policies in a developing nation with a very high rate of literacy where the traditional elite retains absolute political power. Explores aspects including oral tradition, the rise of Islamic literacy, print culture and mass literacy, and the electronic media, with chapters on the historical origins of power in the country, the rise of bureaucratic literacy, the wartime legacy, development of media, and transitions from authoritarianism. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Language, Power, and Ideology in Brunei Darussalam
Contrary to modern theories of developing nations, Brunei Darussalam, which has a very high rate of literacy, is also one of the few countries where the traditional elite retains absolute political power.