Fluid Iron: State Formation in Southeast Asia 9780824862541

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Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
1. Studying the State in Southeast Asia: Definitions, Problems, Approaches
2. Ties That (Un)Bind
3. Cosmologies, Truth Regimes, and Invulnerability
4. Bureaucracy, Reason, and Ritual
5. Violence and Beauty
Conclusion: Alternative States, Incongruous Region
References
Index
About the Author

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