The Gay Archipelago : Sexuality and Nation in Indonesia.

The Gay Archipelago is the first book-length exploration of the lives of gay men in Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation and home to more Muslims than any other country. Based on a range of field methods, it explores how Indonesian gay and lesbian identities are shaped by national...

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Main Author: Boellstorff, Tom
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Indonesian Terms and Italicization; PART ONE The Indonesian Subject; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Historical Temptations; CHAPTER THREE: Dubbing Culture; PART TWO Opening to Gay and Lesbi Worlds; CHAPTER FOUR: Islands of Desire; CHAPTER FIVE: Geographies of Belonging; CHAPTER SIX: Practices of Self, Tests of Faith; PART THREE Sexuality and Nation; CHAPTER SEVEN: The Postcolonial State and Gay and Lesbi Subjectivities; CHAPTER EIGHT: The Gay Archipelago; Notes; Works Cited; Index.