The History of Sulu
The History of Sulu

Author: Najeeb M. Saleeby

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2023-10-01

Total Pages: 605

ISBN-13:

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The History of Sulu by Najeeb M. Saleeby: Discover the history and culture of the Sulu Archipelago in the southern Philippines with this comprehensive study by Najeeb M. Saleeby. Covering various aspects of Sulu's past, including its political organization, trade, and social customs, this book provides valuable insights into the rich heritage of the region and its significance in Southeast Asian history. Key Aspects of the Book "The History of Sulu": Cultural Heritage: The book delves into the cultural traditions and practices of the Sulu Archipelago, shedding light on its diverse and vibrant heritage. Historical Events: Saleeby provides a detailed account of significant historical events that shaped the political and social landscape of Sulu. Southeast Asian Studies: "The History of Sulu" contributes to the understanding of the broader history and cultural connections within the Southeast Asian region. Najeeb M. Saleeby was a Filipino physician, writer, and scholar who made significant contributions to ethnology and anthropology in the Philippines. Born in 1870, Saleeby was of Lebanese and Filipino descent and dedicated much of his life to the study of indigenous peoples and their cultures. "The History of Sulu" is one of his seminal works that continues to be a valuable resource for researchers and enthusiasts interested in the history of the Sulu Archipelago.

Material Cultures
Material Cultures

Author: Daniel Miller

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-10

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1135361630

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This volume is an ethnographic study of material cultures. Incorporating local and global dimensions, a team of scholars explore the changing experiences of cultures in locations as disparate as the Philippines and Northern Ireland. Material culture and consumption studies have undergone something of a renaissance recently. This study provides an up-to-date analysis of a developing field in sociological and anthropological based courses.; This book is intended for undergraduate/MA courses on material culture and consumption within cultural studies and anthropology degree schemes.

Ukkil
Ukkil

Author: Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa

Publisher: Ateneo University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9789715504805

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This book shows, through painstaking research and documentation of artifacts and practices, how art pervades the everyday life of the people of the Sulu Archipelago, such that no divide exists between beauty and function, between artistry and utility.

Beauty and Power
Beauty and Power

Author: Mark Johnson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-05-25

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1000184579

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This compelling study of gender and sexual diversity in the Southern Philippines addresses general questions about the relationship between the making of gender and sexualities, the politics of national and ethnic identities and processes of cultural transformation in a world of contract labourers and transnational consumers. The book focuses, in particular, on the meaning and experience of local 'gays' -- transvestite/transgender-homosexual men -- who are at once celebrated as purveyors of beauty (defined in terms of a global American otherness) and valorized as impotent men and defiled women. In short, America functions both as a sign of their abjected status and as a space for imagining and reformulating various gendered identities. This innovative work -- one of the first ethnographic studies to be published in the aftermath of the region's civil unrest -- will be of interest to anyone working on gender, the body and sexuality. Not only does it extend the boundaries of cross-cultural studies of non-mainstream genders and sexualities by directly engaging the entanglement of local sensibilities with global images and discourse, but it also demonstrates that there is nothing ambiguous about ambiguity -- gendered, sexual or otherwise. Rather, this ambiguity is the specific product of different historical relations of power through which various cultural subjects are created and re-create themselves.