Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE vii
4. NOTE ON PLACE NAMES, PERSONAL NAMES, AND SPELLING xi
5. GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS xiii
6. Introduction: Situating Recurrent Mass Violence 1
7. 1. Contested Origins 23
8. 2. Maubara and the Dutch East India Company 42
9. 3. Vassalage and Violence, 1861–1887 61
10. 4. The Uprising and Devastation of 1893 79
11. 5. High Colonialism and New Forms of Oppression, 1894–1974 96
12. 6. The End of Empire and the Indonesian Occupation, 1974–1998 119
13. 7. Serious Crimes and the Politics of the Past, 1999–2012 143
14. Epilogue 167
15. Appendix: Lineages of Major Families in Maubara 173
16. Notes 183
17. Bibliography 213
18. Index 225
19. About the Author 233