“…Why does regional autonomy, as part of the national democratization program, promote socio-economic inequality in West Sumba? This book is written out of an intimate knowledge of Sumba’s social groupings. …”

Materias: “…Islam and the West…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction / Joshua A. Bell, Paige West and Colin Filer -- Wildlands, deserted bays and other bushy metaphors of Pacific place / Alexander Mawyer -- Non-pristine forests : a long-term history of land transformation in the western Solomons / Edvard Hviding -- Forests of gold : from mining to logging (and back again) / Jamon Alex Halvaksz -- The impact of mining development on settlement patterns, firewood availability and forest structure in Porgera / Jerry K. …”

“…Were they born and raised in the West? Or were they an “imported threat”, refugees and migrants? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The quest for dignity -- Dignity in the west -- Dignity’s omnipresence -- A very short history of dignity -- Immanuel kant’s concept of dignity -- Dignity in legal instruments -- Dignity in bioethics -- Disambiguating the main concepts of dignity -- What kind of concept is dignity? …”