In the Shadow of the Palms
More-Than-Human Becomings in West Papua
1st Edition
Published on 2. May 2022
336 pages
978-1-4780-2285-5 (ISBN)
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Sophie Chao examines the multispecies entanglements of oil palm plantations in West Papua, Indonesia, showing how Indigenous Marind communities understand and navigate the social, political, and environmental demands of the oil palm plant.
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Sophie Chao is Discovery Early Career Research Award Fellow and Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Sydney and the editor and coeditor of several books, including Conflict or Consent? The Oil Palm Sector at a Crossroads and Oil Palm Expansion in Southeast Asia: Trends and Implications for Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples.
Content
Prologue ix
Introduction 1
1. Pressure Points 33
2. Living Maps 51
Interlude: Lost in the Plantation-The Dream of Yustinus Mahuze 75
3. Skin and Wetness 77
4. The Plastic Cassowary 95
Interlude: Metamorphosis-The Dream of Yosefus Samkakai 115
5. Sago Encounters 117
6. Oil Palm Counterpoint 143
Interlude: The Empty Sago Grove-The Dream of Agustinus Gebze 165
7. Time Has Come to Stop 167
8. Eaten by Oil Palm 183
Interlude: Black Waters of the Bian-The Dream of Elena Basik-Basik 201
Conclusions 203
Epilogue: Endings-The Author's Dream 219
Acknowledgments 221
Notes 227
References 269
Index 311
Introduction 1
1. Pressure Points 33
2. Living Maps 51
Interlude: Lost in the Plantation-The Dream of Yustinus Mahuze 75
3. Skin and Wetness 77
4. The Plastic Cassowary 95
Interlude: Metamorphosis-The Dream of Yosefus Samkakai 115
5. Sago Encounters 117
6. Oil Palm Counterpoint 143
Interlude: The Empty Sago Grove-The Dream of Agustinus Gebze 165
7. Time Has Come to Stop 167
8. Eaten by Oil Palm 183
Interlude: Black Waters of the Bian-The Dream of Elena Basik-Basik 201
Conclusions 203
Epilogue: Endings-The Author's Dream 219
Acknowledgments 221
Notes 227
References 269
Index 311
