[Minorcompositions] Anarchy in Alifuru: The History of Stateless Societies in the Maluku Islands

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Anarchy in Ailifuru


*Anarchy in Alifuru: The History of Stateless Societies in the Maluku 
Islands <https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=1596> *
Bima Satria Putra

/In the sprawling seas of the Maluku Islands lies a forgotten history – 
not of kings and sultans, but of people who lived without them. /

/Anarchy in Alifuru/ reclaims the stories of the stateless societies of 
eastern Indonesia, revealing a world where political authority was 
earned, not inherited, and communities thrived through consensus rather 
than command. Drawing from early European travelogues, oral folklore, 
and anarchist anthropology, Bima Satria Putra invites us into a realm 
where power was shared, and hierarchy was optional. This groundbreaking 
work flips the script on conventional Indonesian historiography. Instead 
of focusing on sultanates like Ternate and Tidore, it explores the 
Alifuru World: a vibrant mosaic of decentralized island societies who 
chose autonomy over submission. Through vivid accounts of communal 
deliberations and egalitarian leadership, Putra illustrates how these 
societies resisted both Islamic state-building and European colonial 
conquest by refusing to be governed.

/Anarchy in Alifuru/ is a meditation on freedom and the human desire to 
live without domination. For readers of James C. Scott and David 
Graeber, this book offers a powerful testament to the ingenuity of 
societies often dismissed as primitive. In a world increasingly shaped 
by centralized power, the story of the Alifuru reminds us that another 
way of organizing life not only existed, but thrived.

*Bio:* Bima Satria Putra is a writer, researcher, and translator. 
Interested in the study of history, anthropology, and ecology. His works 
include: /Perang yang Tidak Akan Kita Menangkan: Anarkisme & 
Sindikalisme dalam Pergerakan Kolonial hingga Revolusi Indonesia 
(1908-1948)/ and /Dayak Mardaheka: Sejarah Masyarakat Tanpa Negara di 
Pedalaman Kalimantan./ He is currently conducting research on the Fire 
Tribes Project and remains committed to writing while serving a 
fifteen-year prison sentence.

PDF available freely online <https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=1596>.

Anyone who pre-orders the book directly from Minor Compositions will be 
sent a special barcode free version of the book. Pre-orders will ship in 
October.

Release to the book trade 1 February 2026

Minor Compositions is a series of interventions & provocations drawing 
from autonomous politics, avant-garde aesthetics, and the revolutions of 
everyday life. Minor Compositions is an imprint of Autonomedia.
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