Nenek Moyangku Seorang Anarkis

by Bima Satria Putra

Buku ini merangkum berbagai tulisan yang mempelopori kajian masyarakat tanpa negara di Nusantara. Diterjemahkan dan disunting oleh Bima Satria Putra, dari Proyek Suku Api, buku ini isa jadi pembuka yang mengantar ataupun melengkapi penelitian antropologi, etnografi dan sejarah lanjutan yang serupa.

358 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2025

Reviews

[Ulfah · Rating 4 out of 5]

We just finished a short workshop with focus on etnography approaches, and it's a great timing to read and finish this book. Before this country become a country, we were many different entities, and I'm grateful that they decide to publish this because we should not forget our history. It tells about concept of people without a country particularly Indonesia before 1945. I'm half Minang and Mandailing, so it's quite interesting to know that my ancestors are both societies without country/centralized gov, and this book tells about how the social system work, respectively.

The book consisted of several essays from different etnographers, and it explores different social context from west to east of Indonesia. The Samin was interesting - who is the VOC gov to be forcing them to pay taxes? Or the desperation of VOC to held the different groups in Maluku, it's just so laughable. And the justice system that can be found in Papua Nugini and how the Australians are confused on how to implement their judicial system? I'm just terribly sad bcs today we heard the gov is extending the contract for more exploitation on the island. How do the locals with their set of values have to deal with the hungry appetite of boundless capitalism? I'm every day sad but don't know what to do.

The translation in the first few chapters were a bit hard to understand, but as the chapters go by, it got better somehow. An important book for Indonesians who'd like to understand their history. There are things I can't write out but I understand why naturally rich provinces pengen meminta mer....