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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.
Paperback, 188 pages
Published
February 1st 1969
by The Athlone Press
(first published 1960)
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Born 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 ...more
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In 1955, Leslie gained a Postdoctoral Fellowship from Princeton University, and wrote a book based on his PhD thesis. This was later ...more
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