Rich forests, poor people : resource control and resistance in Java /
Millions of Javanese peasants live alongside state-controlled forest lands in one of the world's most densely populated agricultural regions. Because their legal access and customary rights to the forest have been severely limited, these peasants have been pushed toward illegal use of forest re...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1992.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=10079 |
| Summary: | Millions of Javanese peasants live alongside state-controlled forest lands in one of the world's most densely populated agricultural regions. Because their legal access and customary rights to the forest have been severely limited, these peasants have been pushed toward illegal use of forest resources. 'Rich forests, poor people' untangles the complex of peasant and state politics that has developed in Java over three centuries. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 321 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-310) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520915534 0520915534 058513152X 9780585131528 0520089316 0520073770 |