About the Author

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations and Acronyms xii
5. Prologue: Paris, France, 1848 1
6. Chapter 1. Land of the Nine Rivers 7
7. Chapter 2. Reformasi in South Sumatra 28
8. Chapter 3. Who Owns the Land? 53
9. Chapter 4. No Forests, No Future 77
10. Chapter 5. Struggling for Workers’ Rights 98
11. Chapter 6. “Where’s My Cut?”: The State and Corruption 116
12. Chapter 7. Local Autonomy: Democracy in Name Only? 134
13. Chapter 8. Islam and the Quest for Justice 152
14. Chapter 9. Indonesia in Global Context: Development, Free-Market Capitalism, and Democracy 171
15. Chronology: The New Order and Post-Suharto Era, 1965–2004 193
16. Notes 195
17. Glossary 217
18. Bibliography 219
19. Index 255
20. About the Author 267