In the Shadow of the Palms: More-Than-Human Becomings in West Papua by Chao

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Book Title
In the Shadow of the Palms: More-Than-Human Becomings in West Pa,
Narrative Type
Environmental Science
Genre
N/A
Topic
Environmental Science
Intended Audience
N/A
ISBN
9781478018247
Subject Area
Social Science, Science, Business & Economics
Publication Name
In the Shadow of the Palms : More-Than-Human Becomings in West Papua
Publisher
Duke University Press
Item Length
9 in
Subject
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Economics / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Sophie Chao
Item Weight
16.9 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
277 Pages
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Publisher
Duke University Press
ISBN-10
1478018240
ISBN-13
9781478018247
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15057254187

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
277 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
In the Shadow of the Palms : More-Than-Human Becomings in West Papua
Subject
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Economics / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Science, Business & Economics
Author
Sophie Chao
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2021-031629
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
In the Shadow of the Palms is a brave, compelling piece of ethnographic work, cleverly structured and delightful in its elegant yet accessible prose, offering a new, powerful take on the longstanding issue of agribusiness expansion in Indonesia., [ In the Shadow of the Palms ] is a beautiful read, a brilliantly executed thesis. . . . [Chao's] explanations of the Marind life-worlds are grounded thoroughly in lived-experience shared through cohabitation, active-listening, and situated entangled interaction., In the Shadow of the Palms is a wonderful book that will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and activists. This includes those whose work is specifically focused on the necrobiopolitics of the Plantationocene, as well as anyone who might be having trouble finding possibilities for hope in this moment of planetary undoing., In sum, this book is beautifully written, deeply researched, and deserves to be read widely. Not only by students and scholars of Indonesia, but for all those interested in Southeast Asia and environmental politics. I n the Shadow of the Palms may well become a classic in both anthropological studies and studies of Southeast Asia. No mean feat for a first book., In the Shadow of the Palms represents, above all, a deeply ethical project--in the sense of giving voice to otherwise marginalised and silenced people; and ethical in its broader existential ambitions. This is a book we all need to read: it speaks to the current predicaments facing all of us., Chao notes that she is still haunted by everything she experienced, and I am still haunted by her writing. It is an exceptional book on all counts--theoretically astute, ethnographically rigorous, and above all profoundly moving., Chao has a superpower -- her writing. ... You'd have to search long and hard for a book that better captures the ineluctable violence of our times, that makes the damage feel so poignant, so inexorable, so real., This is a brilliant book--beautifully written--based on rigorous and sensitive ethnography and sharp theoretical analysis that seamlessly blends ethnography with theory. Chao's respect and admiration for her interlocutors shines through the text and brings to life Marinds kinship with sago and more-than-human becomings--and how this is under threat by the oil palm as an actor of multispecies violence. In the Shadow of the Palms is an important contribution to environmental anthropology and will be of interest to those interested in extractive agriculture, posthumanism, indigenous studies and settler colonialism, decolonising anthropology, political ecology and development studies--both within and beyond Southeast Asia and Papuan Oceania., This was a story that needed to be told. A counter-narrative to the development agenda that promises a rosy future, without elaborating on the destruction and loss that it entails. . . . Chao's deeply thought-provoking and riveting tome is both theoretical and real, development economics and the anthropology of slow violence. It is a homage to an indigenous community with their own means of resistance--until they too finally fall prey to oil palm., As a reader, I laud Chao's caring analysis and description; her eye for trouble-- abu-abu --and her unrelenting commitment to thinking with rather than for the Marind. This accessible yet in-depth account of Marind ontologies, their fracturing, and their tentative remaking in the face of the oil palm is an important volume for diverse scholars and students in different fields, for instance those engaged with plantation ecologies, multispecies thought, and indigenous ontologies., [ In the Shadow of the Palms ] is ethnographically rich, analytically incisive, and politically engaged. . . . Chao brings people, plants, and animals into a muddled assemblage to explore relationships, interdependencies, oppression, and generation with great effect. . . . This book will appeal greatly to scholars of more-than-human worlds and global capitalism., In the Shadow of the Palms offers a haunting and novel perspective on themes of dispossession and alienation wrought by the expansion of oil palm agribusiness in Indonesia. . . . In the Shadow of the Palms stands out for its courageous attempt to apprehend and translate the internal experience of the Marind community. Meticulous descriptions of interactions with various animal and plant species evidence a profound intersubjectivity of human and environment in the Marind world.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
331.763385109951
Table Of 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
Synopsis
With In the Shadow of the Palms , 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. As Chao notes, it is no secret that the palm oil sector has destructive environmental impacts: it greatly contributes to tropical deforestation and is a major driver of global warming. Situating the plant and the transformations it has brought within the context of West Papua's volatile history of colonization, ethnic domination, and capitalist incursion, Chao traces how Marind attribute environmental destruction not just to humans, technologies, and capitalism but also to the volition and actions of the oil palm plant itself. By approaching cash crops as both drivers of destruction and subjects of human exploitation, Chao rethinks capitalist violence as a multispecies act. In the process, Chao centers how Marind fashion their own changing worlds and foreground Indigenous creativity and decolonial approaches to anthropology., 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.
LC Classification Number
HD9490.5.P343I5 2022

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