Malay peasant society in Jelebu / by M.G. Swift
1965, 1st edition. [London] New York : Athlone Press ; Humanities Press. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Minor library marks remain (internally). Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #388070
Physical description; 181 pp., map ; 22 cm. Contents; Introduction -- The traditional political system -- The nature of the economy -- The major products : rice -- The major products : rubber and fruit -- Saving and capital -- The decline of the traditional political organization -- Some recent adat disputes -- Family and domestic groups (1) -- Family and domestic groups (2) -- The village, status and social stratification -- Economy and society -- Glossary. Subjects; Ethnology Malaysia Daerah Jelebu (Negeri Sembilan). Peasants Malaysia. Rural conditions. Social organization. Ethnology Malaysia Kampong Jelebu (Negeri Sembilan)
population. Agricultural product. Indigenous people.
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