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Malaysia's Original People: Past, Present and Future of the Orang Asli
Endicott
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Description for Malaysia's Original People: Past, Present and Future of the Orang Asli
Paperback. Editor(s): Endicott, Kirk. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; CF; HBTB; HD; HRKT; J; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
The Malay-language term used for indigenous minority peoples of Peninsular Malaysia, “Orang Asli”, covers at least 19 culturally and linguistically distinct subgroups. This volume is a comprehensive survey of current understandings of Malaysia's Orang Aslicommunities (including contributions from scholars within the Orang Asli community), looking at language, archaeology, history, religion and issues of education, health and social change, as well as questions of land rights and control of resources.
Until about 1960 most Orang Asli lived in small camps and villages in the coastal and interior forests, or in isolated rural areas, and made their living by various combinations ... Read more
The Malay-language term used for indigenous minority peoples of Peninsular Malaysia, “Orang Asli”, covers at least 19 culturally and linguistically distinct subgroups. This volume is a comprehensive survey of current understandings of Malaysia's Orang Aslicommunities (including contributions from scholars within the Orang Asli community), looking at language, archaeology, history, religion and issues of education, health and social change, as well as questions of land rights and control of resources.
Until about 1960 most Orang Asli lived in small camps and villages in the coastal and interior forests, or in isolated rural areas, and made their living by various combinations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971698614
SKU
V9789971698614
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Ref
99-1
About Endicott
Kirk Endicott is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at Dartmouth College, USA. He has been restructuring and writing on the Batek and other Orang Asli since 1971.
Reviews for Malaysia's Original People: Past, Present and Future of the Orang Asli
Malaysia’s Original People: Past, Present And Future Of The Orang Asli is a dense, far-reaching compendium of essays." - Star2.com