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The Gay Archipelago : Sexuality and Nation in Indonesia by Tom Boellstorff is a social science available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Gay Archipelago : Sexuality and Nation in Indonesia about?
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 nationalism and globalization. Yet the case of gay and lesbian Indonesians also compels us to ask more fundamental questions about how we decide when two things are "the same" or "different." The book thus examine
Who reads The Gay Archipelago : Sexuality and Nation in Indonesia?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Tom Boellstorff
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780691123332
- Category
- social science
- Subjects
- Science, Anthropology, Sociology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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