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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums
Author: The Negritos of Malaya
Author: Ivor EvansPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429590474
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Published in 1937. This book, written by the well-known authority on the ethnology and archaeology of the Malay Peninsula, presents a compact and detailed account of the Negritos, one of the three paga races of the Peninsula. It brings up to date much of the previous work on this subject, and deals with all aspects of their character and environment. By way of introduction, there is a general description of the geography and development of the Peninsula, together with a discussion of statistics concerning the tribe's distribution, their health, habitat, and territories. The author then examines the various aspects of their everyday life, including social and domestic customs, hunting, agriculture, dress, ornamentation, musical instruments, and art, as well as their religious beliefs and superstitions. The chapters on their weapons are particularly detailed and informative, and the book is supported throughout by useful illustrations. Although many further studies of this area and its people have been made since the first publication of this book in 1937, its methodical and careful documentation has yet to be superseded, and it remains indispensable to all students of anthropology and sociology.
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
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Museum Publication
Author: The Indian Forester
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 918
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The Racial History of Man
Author: Roland Burrage DixonPublisher: New York, Scribner
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Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 696
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Communication, Social Structure and Development in Rural Malaysia
Author: William WilderPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000324400
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This is an important innovative analysis of communication and society in Pahang, West Malaysia, based on fieldwork carried out in Kampung Kuala Bera. Dr Wilder is concerned with communication networks of all kinds as found in a long-established Malay village, including the uses of language, small-scale (kinship and village-based) networks, and higher-level systems (the district and the nation as a whole). Dr Wilder lays particular emphasis on the role of communication in the process of economic development and on administration during a period of rapid and induced social change. His study is prefaced by a detailed historical account of Pahang and a thorough sociological analysis of Kampung Kuala Bera. The ethnography is meticulously detailed; its special contribution includes the first-ever publication of a Malay village genealogy, a systematic account of birth-order names (a major feature of the kinship system), complete figures on marital breakdowns for the whole village population, and an intensive analysis of leadership in its local context. This work will be of value to students of Southeast Asian societies, rural sociology, network studies, economic development, political education and the mass media in third world countries.
Journal of the Thailand Research Society, Natural History Supplement
Author: Siam SocietyPublisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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Report of the Museum Committee
Author: Manchester Museum (University of Manchester)Publisher:
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Category : Museums
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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The Hope Reports
Author: University of Oxford. Hope Dept. of ZoologyPublisher:
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Category : Entomology
Languages : en
Pages : 742
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