Land and longhouse agrarian transformation in the uplands of Sarawak
This book examines the role of community, market and state in the historic transformation of upland livelihoods in Southeast Asia. Focusing on the Saribas Iban of Sarawak, the book combines in-depth, generation-long village case studies with an account of changes in land use and tenure at the region...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Copenhagen
NIAS
2007
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| Series: | Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series
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| Summary: | This book examines the role of community, market and state in the historic transformation of upland livelihoods in Southeast Asia. Focusing on the Saribas Iban of Sarawak, the book combines in-depth, generation-long village case studies with an account of changes in land use and tenure at the regional level spanning a century and a half. The book offers a fascinating, empirically rich account of interest to scholars, development practitioners and the general reader alike. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 422 pages illustrations, maps, portraits 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9788776940102 (paperback) 8776940101 (paperback) |