At the edges of states : dynamics of state formation in the Indonesian borderlands

At the edges of states dynamics of state formation in the Indonesian borderlands

Set in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, this study explores the shifting relationships between border communities and the state along the political border with East Malaysia. The book rests on the premise that remote border regions offer an exciting study arena that can tell us important things a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Eilenberg, Michael (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden - Boston Brill 2012
Leiden : 2012.
Colección:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 275/2.
Materias:
Illegitimacy and crime > Indonesia > Kapuas Hulu.
Patronage, Political > Indonesia > Kapuas Hulu.
Lumber trade > Indonesia > Kapuas Hulu.
Guerrilla warfare > Indonesia > Kapuas Hulu.
Guerrilla warfare.
Illegitimacy and crime.
Lumber trade.
Patronage, Political.
Politics and government.
Kapuas Hulu (Indonesia) > Politics and government.
Indonesia > Kapuas Hulu.
indonesia
kalimantan
local politics
borderland studies
Dutch language
Iban people
Lumber
Malaysia
Sarawak
West Kalimantan
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Sumario:Set in West Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, this study explores the shifting relationships between border communities and the state along the political border with East Malaysia. The book rests on the premise that remote border regions offer an exciting study arena that can tell us important things about how marginal citizens relate to their nation-state. The basic assumption is that central state authority in the Indonesian borderlands has never been absolute, but waxes and wanes, and state rules and laws are always up for local interpretation and negotiation. In its role as key symbol of state sovereignty, the borderland has become a place were central state authorities are often most eager to govern and exercise power. But as illustrated, the borderland is also a place were state authority is most likely to be challenged, questioned and manipulated as border communities often have multiple loyalties that transcend state borders and contradict imaginations of the state as guardians of national sovereignty and citizenship. Full text (Open Access)
Notas:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 355 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s)
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-337) and index.
ISBN:9789004253469
Acceso:Open access

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