Uma Politics: An Ethnography of Democratization in West Sumba, Indonesia, 1986-2006. This detailed ethnography of political process 1986-2006 in Sumba, South-West Indonesia, is based on the author's substantial involvement in local development work 1984-1990 and afterwards. After highlighting some particular characteristics of the 75km-long island and its 640,000 people, there is detailed discussion of the ever-changing patterns, motivations and strategies of those involved in leadership and/or political and social change. Details are given of personalities and village-level politics during the New Order and after its 1998 crash and the associated violence. Ongoing trends to democratisation are discussed and assessed. With glossary, bibliography and index.