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Social Status and Power in Java
Features an anthropological study of life in two small Javanese towns. This work provides an analysis on sociological lines of some key characteristics of contemporary Javanese society. It also presents an examination of the manner in which a pre-existing authoritarian system is adapted to republican institutions grounded in democratic ideas.
188 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1960
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About the author
Leslie H. Palmier
13 booksBorn in 1924, Leslie grew up in Cairo, Egypt, where he studied at the English School. After volunteering for the RAF from 1942 until 1946, he continued his studies at the London School of Economics where he achieved a BSc in Sociology and a PhD in Social Anthropology.
In 1955, Leslie gained a Postdoctoral Fellowship from Princeton University, and wrote a book based on his PhD thesis. This was later published by London University and has since become a definitive work on social status and power in Java, Indonesia. Indonesia became a significant area of interest and research for Leslie and he subsequently published several further well received books and many articles on the country.
Following his time at Princeton, Leslie crossed the globe to Victoria University, New Zealand where he established its Department of South Asian Studies. He remained at the University until he became a Senior Researcher for the UN in the early sixties.
Leslie finally joined the University of Bath in 1969. He stayed for two decades and became Founder Director of the Centre for Development Studies. He also took a serious interest in teaching and assessment, publishing a paper on “Examination Averages and the Balance of Papers”.
Following his retirement Leslie continued to research and lecture on Indonesia up until his stroke in 2006. After a long and fruitful career Leslie will be remembered as a colleague of firm opinions, wide interests and good conversation.
Leslie passed away on 10 October 2012.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/2012/12/19...
In 1955, Leslie gained a Postdoctoral Fellowship from Princeton University, and wrote a book based on his PhD thesis. This was later published by London University and has since become a definitive work on social status and power in Java, Indonesia. Indonesia became a significant area of interest and research for Leslie and he subsequently published several further well received books and many articles on the country.
Following his time at Princeton, Leslie crossed the globe to Victoria University, New Zealand where he established its Department of South Asian Studies. He remained at the University until he became a Senior Researcher for the UN in the early sixties.
Leslie finally joined the University of Bath in 1969. He stayed for two decades and became Founder Director of the Centre for Development Studies. He also took a serious interest in teaching and assessment, publishing a paper on “Examination Averages and the Balance of Papers”.
Following his retirement Leslie continued to research and lecture on Indonesia up until his stroke in 2006. After a long and fruitful career Leslie will be remembered as a colleague of firm opinions, wide interests and good conversation.
Leslie passed away on 10 October 2012.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/2012/12/19...
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