Modernity and Malaysia settling the Menraq forest nomads /

• Main Author: Gomes, Alberto G., 1954-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
• Series: Modern anthropology of South-East Asia.
• Subjects: Indigenous peoples > Land tenure > Malaysia > Kelantan.; Indigenous peoples > Social conditions. > Kelantan > Malaysia; Indigenous peoples > Government relations. > Kelantan > Malaysia; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Cultural. > Anthropology; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Cultural Policy. > Public Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.; Kelantan > Ethnic relations.; Kelantan > Social conditions.; Electronic books.
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Bringing together the results of over twenty-five years of research on the indigenous peoples of Malaysia, this fascinating book illustrates the experiences of modernity in indigenous communities through a detailed case study of the Rual Menraq of Malaysia.

Table of Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Social and cultural milieu; 3 Modernity, development, and tribal communities; 4 Rual Resettlement; 5 Menraq as foragers; 6 From foragers to commodity producers; 7 Social and cultural change; 8 Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index;