At the edges of states

Dynamics of state formation in the Indonesian borderlands

Eilenberg, Michael

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 premises 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 abso... more

At the edges of states

Dynamics of state formation in the Indonesian borderlands

Eilenberg, Michael