TY  - BOOK
AU  - Eilenberg,Michael
TI  - At the edges of states: dynamics of state formation in the Indonesian borderlands 
T2  - Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde
SN  - 9789004253469
AV  - DS646.34.K37 E55 2012
U1  - 959.832 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Leiden
PB  - KITLV Press
KW  - Illegitimacy and crime
KW  - Indonesia
KW  - Kapuas Hulu
KW  - Patronage, Political
KW  - Lumber trade
KW  - Guerrilla warfare
KW  - fast
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Kapuas Hulu (Indonesia)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-337) and index; 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; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - 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)
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004253469
ER  -