| Anthropologists and political scientists interested in Indonesian politics, nationalism and the state, Indonesian martial arts, politics and the body, and theories of modernity and power.
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"Lee Wilson’s excellent new book is carefully crafted, ethnographically rich, historically grounded, politically savvy, and theoretically sophisticated. It provides an interesting, insightful, and important re-visiting of classic debates on Power in Southeast Asia. A must-read." - John Sidel, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
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"Abundant historical, ethnographic, and linguistic observations drive theoretical reflection in this innovative perspective on power in Indonesia. Anyone interested in the politics of bodily practice will find much to consider here." - Harri Englund, University of Cambridge |