I'm still wending my way through IN SEARCH OF THE DIAMOND QUEEN, but I
don't recall any mention of electrification, TV, roads, etc. I was
surprised, though, how ubiquitous TV (inc. MTV, CNN, etc.) was even in
the most out of the way places in West Kalimantan that I visited a
year and a half ago. The consumer culture message is so strong.
And then there is "integrated rural development": roads, "new" villages,
schools, electrification, industrialization ... Not only do they disrupt
traditional ways of life, where they have been surviving, but the
cultural infusion of monetarized social relations is very powerful...
Sortof a one-two punch.
I'll look forward to seeing the syllabus.