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"Världen räcker inte till": En militärhistorisk analys av sydostasiatiska folkgrupper i Boxerkodexen
Swedish Defence University.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Denna uppsats undersöker hur Boxerkodexen speglar den spanska kolonialmaktens legitimering av sitt koloniala projekt i Asien. Kodexen, ett manuskript från 1500-talet, innehåller illustrationer och beskrivningar av asiatiska och stillahavsfolk under den spanska kolonialtiden. Tidigare forskning har främst fokuserat på dess visuella och etnografiska innehåll, men textens skildringar har analyserats i begränsad omfattning. Genom att använda Patrick Porters teori om militärorientalism och analysera teknologiska och kulturella aspekter av de militära framställningarna undersöker uppsatsen hur sydostasiatiska folkgruppers militära kapacitet och taktik framställs. Dessa beskrivningar visar hur Spanien legitimerade sitt koloniala militära projekt och konstruerade en berättelse om militär och kulturell överlägsenhet. Uppsatsen bidrar med nya insikter om hur koloniala narrativ formades och legitimerades, samtidigt som den erbjuder en djupare förståelse av samspelet mellan text, historia och imperialistisk ideologi.

Abstract [en]

This thesis examines how the Boxer Codex reflects the Spanish colonial power's justification of its colonial project in Asia. The Codex, a 16th-century manuscript, contains illustrations and descriptions of Asian and Pacific peoples during the Spanish colonial period. Previous research has primarily focused on its visual and ethnographic content while the textual depictions have been analyzed to a limited extent. By applying Patrick Porter's theory of Military Orientalism and analyzing the technological and cultural aspects of the military depictions, the thesis explores how the military capacities and tactics of Southeast Asian peoples are portrayed. These descriptions reveal how Spain legitimized its colonial military project and constructed a narrative of military and cultural superiority. The thesis provides new insights into how colonial narratives were shaped and legitimized, while offering a deeper understanding of the interplay between text, history, and imperialist ideology.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 63
Keywords [en]
16th-century, Boxer Codex, Miliary Orientalism, Spanish colonialism, Southeast Asia
Keywords [sv]
1500-talet, Boxerkodexen, militärorientalism, spansk kolonialism, Sydostasien
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History
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URN: urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-13476OAI: oai:DiVA.org:fhs-13476DiVA, id: diva2:1936498
Subject / course
Militärhistoria
Educational program
Swedish Defence University’s Bachelor Program
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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Available from: 2025-03-21 Created: 2025-02-11 Last updated: 2025-03-21Bibliographically approved

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