Laughing at Leviathan: Sovereignty and Audience in West Papua (Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning)

For West Papua And Its People, The Promise Of Sovereignty Has Never Been Realized, Despite A Long And Fraught Struggle For Independence From Indonesia. In Laughing At Leviathan, Danilyn Rutherford Examines This Struggle Through A Series Of Interlocking Essays That Drive At The Core Meaning Of Sovereignty Itself—how It Is Fueled, Formed, And Even Thwarted By Pivotal But Often Overlooked Players: Those That Make Up An Audience. Whether These Players Are Citizens, Missionaries, Competing Governmental Powers, Nongovernmental Organizations, Or The International Community At Large, Rutherford Shows How A Complex Interplay Of Various Observers Is Key To The Establishment And Understanding Of The Sovereign Nation-state. --publisher Description. Machine Generated Contents Note: Ch. 1 Looking Like A Fool -- Pt. I Geographies Of Sovereignty -- Ch. 2 Laughing At Leviathan -- Ch. 3 Trekking To New Guinea -- Ch. 4 Waiting For The End In Biak -- Pt. Ii Signs Of Sovereignty In Motion -- Ch. 5 Frontiers Of The Lingua Franca -- Ch. 6 Institutional Power And Interpretive Practice -- Ch. 7 Third-person Nationalism -- Ch. 8 Appeal Of Slippery Pronouns -- Epilogue -- Ch. 9 Beasts And Sovereigns. Danilyn Rutherford. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.