Socializing Land : Plantations, Dispossession, and Resistance in Laos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kenney-Lazar, Miles.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure.

Land use.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2025.

Summary:

This book explores the socio-political dynamics of land control and distribution in Laos during a period of heightened land investment and land grabbing. It examines the relationships between plantations, government policies, and local resistance, highlighting how land is not merely a physical resource but a complex web of social relationships. The author analyzes the historical and global contexts of land concessions, the impacts on local communities, and the evolving strategies of plantation companies in response to regulatory changes and community resistance. Targeted at academics, policymakers, and advocates of environmental justice, the book provides insights into land conflicts, land use policies, and their broader implications for economic development and social equity. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Illustrations

Preface and Acknowledgments

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Glossary of Non-English Terms

Note to the Reader

Maps

Introduction

Chapter 1. Landing Plantation Capital

Chapter 2. State Land?

Chapter 3. Socializing Nature

Chapter 4. Resisting with the State

Chapter 5. Solidarity in the Landed Village

Conclusion

Notes

References

Index

About the Author.

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Other Format:

Print version: Kenney-Lazar, Miles Socializing Land

ISBN:

9780824899028

OCLC:

1531318992