M G Swift

Malay Peasant Society in Jelebu

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1939 and long out of print, this book remains unique as the only full and detailed account by a social anthropologist of a complete pagan Polynesian ritual cycle.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 137mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9780367716998
• ISBN-10: 0367716992
• Artikelnr.: 69891360

Autorenporträt

M.G. Swift

Inhaltsangabe

I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. THE TRADITIONAL POLITICAL SYSTEM 8 III. THE NATURE OF
THE ECONOMY 26 IV. THE MAJOR PRODUCTS: RICE 35 V. THE MAJOR PRODUCTS:
RUBBER AND FRUIT 53 VI. SAVING AND CAPITAL 74 VII. THE DECLINE OF THE
TRADITIONAL POLITICAL ORGANIZATION 78 VIII. SOME RECENT ADAT DISPUTES 92
IX. FAMILY AND DOMESTIC GROUPS (I) 102 X. FAMILY AND DOMESTIC GROUPS (2)
135 Xl. THE VILLAGE, STATUS AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION 143 XII. ECONOMY AND
SOCIETY 167 GLOSSARY 175 BIBLIOGRAPHY 177 INDEX 179