The first book-length study of gay men in Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous nation and home to more Muslims than any other country, which also examines lesbian lives. Boellstorff traces the history of homosexuality in Indonesia and how gay and lesbian identities are shaped by nationalism and globalization, looking at love, desire and romance, the places where gay men and lesbian women meet, and the roles of mass media, the state and marriage. Taking the nation rather than a single ethnic group as its subject, the book asks how we decide when two things are the same or different.
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| Title: The Gay Archipelago |
| Author: Tom Boellstorff |
| ISBN: 9781400000000 |
| Subtitle: Sexuality and Nation in Indonesia |
| Genre: Asian Interest; LGBT Studies/Social Sciences |
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| Publication Date: 38642 |
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| Publisher: Princeton University Press |
| Language: English |
| Format: Digital/E-Book |
| Pages: 304 |
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| Notes: Setting: Indonesia. |
| Book_ID: 118891 |