This companion guide to The Sulu Zone (reprinted by New Day, 1985) focuses on a fascinating geographical, cultural and historical 'border zone,' centered around the Sulu and the Celebes seas between 1768 and 1989, and its complex interactions with China and the West. Using freshly examined categories like 'piracy,' 'slavery,' 'culture,' and the 'state,' James Francis Warren analyses the dynamics of a Malayo-Muslim maritime state an its reactions to the world capitalist economy and the rapid advance of colonialism and modernity. How are entangled commodities and patterns of consumption ad desire linked to slavery and slave raiding, the manipulation of the ethnically diverse groups, the meaning and constitution of 'culture,' and state formation? Through a detailed study of the 'Sulu Zone' this book energetically enhances our critical understanding of historiographical methods and models.
Publisher : New Day Publishers Publication date : January 1, 2000 Edition : [Philippine ed.] Language : English Print length : 62 pages ISBN-10 : 9711010542 ISBN-13 : 978-9711010546 Item Weight : 1 pounds
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