Skott, Christina
Interpreting Diversity: Europe and the Malay World
- ISBN 13:
- 9780367028831
- author:
- Skott, Christina
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 182
- Dimensions:
- 24.6 x 17.4 centimetres (0.36 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Customs & Traditions,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Interpreting Diversity: Europe and the Malay World by Christina Skott explores how European observers and scholars interpreted the cultural diversity of Southeast Asia from the 18th to the early 20th century. This volume examines the complex origins of knowledge about the region, including local agency and metropolitan scientific ideas. The book discusses how European scholarship in areas like Enlightenment science, anthropology, philological theory, ethnomusicology, and theories of race was influenced by knowledge of the Malay world. It also contributes to ongoing debates within the region by examining ideas about the Malay language and definitions of 'Malayness'. The last chapters consider how local cultural forms were reshaped through encounters with cosmopolitanism and perceived modernity. This book presents a nuanced understanding of the ways in which European presence in Southeast Asia shaped knowledge and interpretation of the region's diversity.
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