This is a comprehensive introduction to the social and cultural anthropology of South-East Asia. It provides an overview of the major theoretical issues and themes which have emerged from the engagement of anthropologists with South-East Asian communities; a succinct historical survey and analysis of the peoples and cultures of the region. Most importantly the volume reveals the vitally important role which the study of the area has occupied in the development of the concepts and methods of anthropology: from the perspectives of Edmund Leach to Clifford Geertz, Maurice Freedman to Claude Levi-Strauss; Lauriston Sharp to Melford Spiro.

The Modern Anthropology of South-East Asia: An Introduction

King, Victor

Wilder, William D.

Reference

Routledge

This is a comprehensive introduction to the social and cultural anthropology of South-East Asia. It provides an overview of the major theoretical issues and themes which have emerged from the engagement of anthropologists with South-East Asian communities; a succinct historical survey and analysis of the peoples and cultures of the region. Most importantly the volume reveals the vitally important role which the study of the area has occupied in the development of the concepts and methods of anthropology: from the perspectives of Edmund Leach to Clifford Geertz, Maurice Freedman to Claude Levi-Strauss; Lauriston Sharp to Melford Spiro.

Borneo, the third largest island in the world, is still sparsely populated, but it has a remarkable ethnic diversity. This book examines that diversity - in economic and social life, political organization, religion, worldview and material culture - and shows that, beneath these variations, there are common social and cultural features that can be traced back to the Austronesian-speaking migrants who first settled the island about 4,500 years ago. 
The processes of historical differentiation from these common roots are considered by describing local human adaptations to the environment, and the external influences on the Bornean peoples, from places as far away as China, India, the Middle East and Europe. Besides its cultural diversity and the historical reasons for it, there are two dominant themes in the literature on Borneo: first, European popular images of the island and its peoples, which tend to dwell on exotic customs and practices, such as headhunting and piracy; and, second, the pervasive influence of the rainforest on Bornean ways of life. The book provides a comprehensive view of traditional Bornean societies and cultures, setting its seemingly exotic institutions in their proper context, and documenting the recent challenge to traditional ways of life posed by modernization, the commercialization of agriculture, logging and forest clearance, resettlement and land development.

The Peoples of Borneo

History

Asia

Wiley/Blackwell

Written by Victor King, a Professor at the Dept. of South-East Asian Studies at the University of Hull, this book includes an introduction to the Malay language & honorific titles which must be used correctly for the smooth running of everyday life.

The Simple Guide to Malaysia: Customs & Etiquette (SIMPLE GUIDES CUSTOMS AND ETIQUETTE)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Paul Norbury

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The Modern Anthropology of South-East Asia: An Introduction

The Modern Anthropology of South-East Asia: An Introduction

The Modern Anthropology of South-East Asia: An Introduction

The Peoples of Borneo

The Simple Guide to Malaysia: Customs & Etiquette (SIMPLE GUIDES CUSTOMS AND ETIQUETTE)