Description:
This book examines contemporary forms of rural resistance to agrarian reforms in Southeast Asia, adopting a multi-scalar approach. focusing on Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand.
Review Quotes:
'Unlike many edited collections, this book forms a well-integrated, coherent whole that can be read fruitfully from cover to cover'.
- Rob Cramb, The University of Queensland, USA
'Dominique Caouette and Sarah Turner have an ambitious agenda in this rich and insightful volume. [...] The chapters are well-edited and pithy, allowing inclusion of a solid range of cases and perspectives. The inclusion of images and maps adds to the sense of grounded context.'
- Meredith L. Weiss, State University of New York, USA
'This edited collection has been thoughtfully compiled and is an absorbing read for anyone who has spent time in rural Southeast Asia. [...] Agrarian Angst and Rural Resistance in Contemporary Southeast Asia should become a valuable resource not only for scholars of Southeast Asia but also for those with more general interests in understanding rural resistance in other regions of the Global South'.
- Adam Lukasiewicz, York University, Canada
'Highly informative and relevant in a time of major changes in the Southeast Asian landscape. Policymakers and academics trying to understand the intricate balance between economic growth and agragarian resistance should read this book'.
- Dr Roland Cheo, National University of Singapore
'The work of anthropologists, geographers, media analysts, political scientists, and sociologists who weave together both their engagement with social science debates and their deep knowledge of countries in Southeast Asia, this book enhances our knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of resistance not only in that region but among subordinate people around the globe'.
- Ben Kerkvliet, Emeritus Professor, The Australian National University
'Judging by the impressive quality of the essays assembled here, the study of agrarian resistance in Southeast Asia is in very good hands indeed. Thirty years of technical, political, demographic, and social change have been fully and coherently theorized in this new assessment. It's gratifying to see earlier work (including one's own!) superceded in such style'.
- James C. Scott, Sterling Professor of Political Science and Anthropology, Director, Program in Agrarian Studies, Yale University, USA