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The Orang Suku Laut of Riau, Indonesia : the inalienable gift of territory /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chou, Cynthia, 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Series:Modern anthropology of South-East Asia.
Subjects:
Bajau (Southeast Asian people) > Land tenure > Indonesia > Riau (Province)
Bajau (Southeast Asian people) > Indonesia > Riau (Province) > Ethnic identity.
Bajau (Southeast Asian people) > Indonesia > Riau (Province) > Economic conditions.
Economic development > Indonesia > Riau (Province)
Riau (Indonesia : Province) > Ethnic relations.
Table of Contents:
  • Orang Laut : people of the sea
  • Social organization
  • History and culture change : the making of a marginal culture
  • The inalienable gift of territory
  • The fishing economy
  • Modernization and development : the Islamization process
  • The transformation of Orang Laut territories : the growth triangle
  • Conclusion.