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"This book explores how, when, and why states nationalize their natural resources. Focusing on Indonesia, Eve Warburton shows that the Indonesian government took an increasingly nationalist approach to foreign ownership in its resource sectors, particularly after the global commodity boom of the twenty-first century."

Intro -- Contents -- The Man Who Asked Questions -- True Happiness -- We Know Nothing -- The Garden Path -- Learning Not to Care -- Who Is Pulling Our Strings? -- The Consolation of Philosophy -- The Perfect Island -- The Fox and the Lion -- Nasty, Brutish, and Short -- Could You Be Dreaming? -- Place Your Bets -- The Lens Grinder -- The Prince and the Cobbler -- The Elephant in the Room -- The Best of All Possible Worlds? -- The Imaginary Watchmaker -- Born Free -- Rose-Tinted Reality -- What if Everyone Did That? -- Practical Bliss -- The Owl of Minerva -- Glimpses of Reality -- Space to Grow -- Unintelligent Design -- Life's Sacrifices -- Workers of the World Unite -- So What? -- The Death of God -- Thoughts in Disguise -- Is the Present King of France Bald? -- Boo!/Hooray! -- The Anguish of Freedom -- Bewitched by Language -- The Man Who Didn't Ask Questions -- Learning from Mistakes -- The Runaway Train and the Unwanted Violinist -- Fairness through Ignorance -- Can Computers Think? -- A Modern Gadfly -- Index.