| Malay Fishermen: Their Peasant Economy Contributor(s): Firth, Raymond William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393007758 ISBN-13: 9780393007756 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1975 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Dewey: 306.309 |
| LCCN: 75008523 |
| Series: Norton Library (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.1" W x 7.68" (0.87 lbs) 444 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As a general background, the first two chapters of the book discuss characteristics of Malay rural society, especially in the coastal area, in Kelantan; the main features of Malay marine fishing; and the particular situation of the fisheries in Kelantan and Trengganu. The body of the book then deals with what is in effect an historical case study in economic anthropology, a community of peasant fishermen analyzed in detail. Finally, Professor Firth gives an account on a comparative basis of recent developments in the same community, to bring out some of the underlying social and economic forces that have been at work during the past generation. |