Nine-tenths of the law : enduring dispossession in Indonesia / Christian Lund.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lund, Christian, 1962- author.

Series:

Yale agrarian studies series.

Yale scholarship online.

Yale agrarian studies series

Yale scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--Indonesia.

Land tenure.

Right of property--Indonesia.

Right of property.

Eviction--Indonesia.

Eviction.

Indonesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2020]

Summary:

Here is an exploration of the relationship between possession and legalization across Indonesia, and how people navigate dispossession. The old aphorism 'possession is nine-tenths of the law' is particularly relevant in Indonesia, which has seen a string of regime changes and a shifting legal landscape for property claims. Ordinary people struggle to legalize their possessions and claim rights in competition with different branches of government, as well as police, army, and private gangs. This book explores the relationship between possession and legalization across Indonesia, examining the imaginative and improvisational interpretations of law by which Indonesians navigate dispossession.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Chronology

Map of Indonesia

One Possession Is Nine-Tenths of the Law

Two Ground Work

Three Indirect Recognition

Four Occupied!

Five Predatory Peace

Six On Track

Seven Another Fine Mess

Eight The Last Tenth

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-25556-X

9780300255560

OCLC:

1233041561