Rightless Resistance : Postcolonial Citizenship, Palm Oil, and Land Grabs in Indonesia - Daniel Peterson Pages:306 pages, 10 illustrations - 7 b&w halftones, 1 map, 2 graphs - 2 Graphs - 7 Halftones, black and w and blessing

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Rightless Resistance : Postcolonial Citizenship, Palm Oil, and Land Grabs in Indonesia - Daniel Peterson Pages:306 pages, 10 illustrations - 7 b&w halftones, 1 map, 2 graphs - 2 Graphs - 7 Halftones, black and w and blessingRightless Resistance investigates why resistance to land grabbing so often fails. The rapid expansion of oil palm plantations has triggered widespread conflict across rural Indonesia as communities lose their land with little compensation. Based on an unprecedented study of 150 such conflicts, this book uncovers how villagers fight back against palm oil companies, and what their struggles reveal about power, law, and citizenship in postcolonial