For the Sake of Forests and Gods: Governing Life and Livelihood in the Philippine Uplands by Dressler, Wolfram H.
For the Sake of Forests and Gods: Governing Life and Livelihood in the Philippine Uplands by Dressler, Wolfram H.

For the Sake of Forests and Gods: Governing Life and Livelihood in the Philippine Uplands

For the Sake of Forests and Gods documents the consequences of nonstate actors impinging on the existence...
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Author: Wolfram H. Dressler
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Language: English
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For the Sake of Forests and Gods: Governing Life and Livelihood in the Philippine Uplands by Dressler, Wolfram H.

For the Sake of Forests and Gods: Governing Life and Livelihood in the Philippine Uplands

$146.46
For the Sake of Forests and Gods: Governing Life and Livelihood in the Philippine Uplands by Dressler, Wolfram H.

For the Sake of Forests and Gods: Governing Life and Livelihood in the Philippine Uplands

$146.46
Author: Wolfram H. Dressler
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

For the Sake of Forests and Gods documents the consequences of nonstate actors impinging on the existence of Indigenous peoples in the remote highlands of Palawan Island, the Philippines. Nimble, focused, and well-funded, religious and environmental organizations increasingly assume governmental authority over the lives and livelihoods of the Pala'wan people within their ancestral territories.

Wolfram H. Dressler traces these actors' history and contemporary practices, revealing how they bypass the state to govern the less governed. In the highlands, environmental NGOs valorize customary objects and practices to suppress swidden and support forest conservation, while evangelical missionaries regulate Pala'wan beliefs, health, and hygiene.

Bridging material studies and biopolitics, For the Sake of Forests and Gods explores how these nonstate actors use customary objects for comprehensive reforms of Pala'wan bodies and souls, centering on how the unique properties of the Tingkep basket mediate nonstate biopower. These reforms impact highlanders differently: some adopt biopolitical ideals willingly, others for political and economic gain. Yet others resist interventions, prioritizing family livelihoods. Ultimately, Dressler argues that Indigenous sovereignty matters more than ever as nonstate biopower intensifies in Southeast Asia's uplands.



Author: Wolfram H. Dressler
Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications
Published: 02/15/2025
Pages: 246
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781501779268

About the Author

Wolfram H. Dressler is Professor at the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Melbourne. He is the author of Old Thoughts in New Ideas, and coeditor of Nature(TM) Inc.


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