Language, power, and ideology in Brunei Darussalam
By: Geoffrey C. Gunn.
Series: Monographs in international studies.; no. 99
Publisher: Ohio University Center for International Studies
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Athens, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Political culture -- Brunei.; Elite (Social sciences) -- Brunei.; Power (Social sciences) -- Brunei.; Language policy -- Brunei.; Literacy -- Brunei -- History.; Oral tradition -- Brunei -- History.; Written communication -- Brunei -- History.; Brunei -- Politics and government.
Other titles: Language, power & ideology in Brunei Darussalam
Description: 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.

Professor Gunn's comprehensive study, which assesses the state's efforts to implement national language policies, explores the aspects of the complex relationship between language and power including the oral tradition, the rise of Islamic literacy, print culture and mass literacy, and the electronic media and its effects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-258) and index.