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href="https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=1596">Anarchy in
Alifuru: The History of Stateless Societies in the Maluku
Islands</a> </b><br>
Bima Satria Putra<br>
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<i>In the sprawling seas of the Maluku Islands lies a forgotten
history – not of kings and sultans, but of people who lived
without them. </i><br>
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<i>Anarchy in Alifuru</i> 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.<br>
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<i>Anarchy in Alifuru</i> 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.<br>
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<b>Bio:</b> Bima Satria Putra is a writer, researcher, and
translator. Interested in the study of history, anthropology, and
ecology. His works include: <i>Perang yang Tidak Akan Kita
Menangkan: Anarkisme & Sindikalisme dalam Pergerakan
Kolonial hingga Revolusi Indonesia (1908-1948)</i> and <i>Dayak
Mardaheka: Sejarah Masyarakat Tanpa Negara di Pedalaman
Kalimantan.</i> He is currently conducting research on the Fire
Tribes Project and remains committed to writing while serving a
fifteen-year prison sentence.<br>
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PDF available freely <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=1596">online</a>.<br>
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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.<br>
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Release to the book trade 1 February 2026<br>
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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.<br>
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