Martial Arts and the Body Politic in Indonesia
Author:   Lee Wilson
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   299/7
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9789004287730


Pages:   244
Publication Date:   09 April 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Lee Wilson
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   299/7
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.527kg
ISBN:  

9789004287730


ISBN 10:   9004287736
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   09 April 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface I. From out of the Shadows II. Bodies of knowledge: the pedagogy of Pencak Silat III. Blessings, bone setting and the blood of the ancestors IV. The management of tradition V. From the Mystical to the Molecular VI. Sovereign bodies and the practicalities of power Bibliography

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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)


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) 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


Author Information

Lee Wilson, Ph.D. 2008 (Cambridge) is a research fellow in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland. He has published on political conflict and martial arts, and security, civil militarism, politics and power in Indonesia.

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