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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eilenberg, Michael (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden - Boston Brill 2012
Leiden : 2012.
Series:Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 275/2.
Subjects:
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
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009419786206719
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: Borders of engagement
  • 3: Evading state authority
  • 4: Guerrilla warfare and resource extraction
  • 5: Patronage and power
  • 6: Intersecting spheres of legality and illegality
  • 7: Sovereignty and security
  • 8: Borderland autonomy and local politics
  • 9: Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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