by Geoffrey C. Gunn
Ohio University Press, 1996
Paper: 978-0-89680-192-9
Library of Congress Classification JQ1064.A91G85 1997
Dewey Decimal Classification 306.2095955

ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK
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.