Countering Dispossession, Reclaiming Land

A Social Movement Ethnography

David E. Gilbert

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University of California Press
17 May 2024

Sociology & anthropology

Two decades ago, a group of Indonesian agricultural workers began occupying the agribusiness plantation near their homes. In the years since, members of this remarkable movement have reclaimed collective control of their land and cultivated diverse agricultural forests on it, repairing the damage done over nearly a century of abuse. Countering Dispossession, Reclaiming Land is their story. David E. Gilbert offers an account of the ways these workers-turned-activists mobilized to move beyond industrial agriculture's exploitation of workers and the environment, illustrating how emancipatory and ecologically attuned ways of living with land are possible. At a time when capitalism has remade landscapes and reordered society, the Casiavera reclaiming movement stands as an inspiring example of what struggles for social and environmental justice can achieve.

By: David E. Gilbert
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780520397767
ISBN 10: 0520397762
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 17 May 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Dramatis Personae Introduction: Land Back Part I. Dispossession 1. Under the Gun 2. Primitive Enclosures 3. The Plantation Lifeworld Part II . Reclaiming 4. From Dissent to Occupation 5. Organizing the Movement 6. Diversifying the Land, 1998–2016 7. The Predatory Work That Remains 8. Reclaiming Solidarities Conclusion: Going Beyond Acknowledgments Appendix I. History of the Collective Land, 1997 Appendix II. Indonesian Peasant Union (Serikat Petani Indonesia) Charter Documents, 1998 Appendix III. Counter-Mapping Notes References Illustration Credits Index

David E. Gilbert is a postdoctoral researcher in society and environment at the University of California, Berkeley. He is active in protest movements across three continents.