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Potent Landscapes

- Place and Mobility in Eastern Indonesia

About Potent Landscapes

This is an ethnographic investigation of the power of the landscape and the implications of that power for human needs, behaviour, and emotions. Based on two years of fieldwork in rural Flores, the book situates Manggarai place-making and mobility within the larger contexts of diverse human-environment interactions as well as adat revival in postcolonial Indonesia.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780824836320
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 248
  • Published:
  • April 9, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 229x152x17 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 499 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: April 24, 2025

Description of Potent Landscapes

This is an ethnographic investigation of the power of the landscape and the implications of that power for human needs, behaviour, and emotions. Based on two years of fieldwork in rural Flores, the book situates Manggarai place-making and mobility within the larger contexts of diverse human-environment interactions as well as adat revival in postcolonial Indonesia.

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