| Description |
1 online resource (535 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
New Babylon, studies in the social sciences ; 43 |
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New Babylon, studies in the social sciences ; 43.
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| Contents |
Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Units of Measurement -- INTRODUCTION -- The Study -- Theory -- Methodology -- The People -- Political structure -- Social structure -- Belief system -- Economy -- The Place -- Climatic factors -- Edaphic factors -- Biotic factors -- Summary -- CHAPTER ONE � SELECTING -- Swidden Location -- Ownership of site -- Location of site -- Character of site -- Swidden Size -- Swidden Number -- Swidden Shape -- CHAPTER TWO � SLASHING -- Technology -- Labor |
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ChronologyCHAPTER THREE � FELLING -- Technology -- Felling proper -- Redressive and alternative techniques -- Labor -- Chronology -- CHAPTER FOUR � BURNING -- Technology -- Chronology -- Success of the Burn -- Causes of success/failure -- Redressive measures -- Labor -- CHAPTER FIVE � PLANTING -- Swidden Cultigens -- Rice -- Nonrice cultigens -- Technology -- Dry rice -- Swamp rice -- Nonrice cultigens -- Labor -- Chronology -- CHAPTER SIX � WEEDING -- Extent of the Weed Problem and Weeding -- Technology -- Labor |
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ChronologyCHAPTER SEVEN � GUARDING -- Insects -- Rice Sparrows -- Animals -- Deer and pigs -- Macaques -- Rats and squirrels -- Humans -- Labor -- CHAPTER EIGHT � HARVESTING -- Technology -- Harvesting immature rice -- Harvesting mature rice -- Harvesting late maturing rice -- Processing the harvest -- Rice Yields -- Measures of yields -- Causes of variation in yields -- Labor -- Labor rate -- Household labor -- Reciprocal labor -- Wage labor -- Guest labor -- Chronology -- Main harvest phase -- Subsidiary harvest phases |
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CHAPTER NINE � CARRYINGTechnology -- Labor -- Chronology -- CHAPTER TEN � HARVESTING NONRICE CULTIGENS -- Maturation -- Harvesting -- Alternative Relish Sources -- CHAPTER ELEVEN � HOUSE MAKING -- Slashing and Felling -- Burning and Planting -- Weeding -- Guarding -- Harvesting -- Carrying -- Perennial Factors -- CHAPTER TWELVE � TOOL MAKING -- Plaited Tools -- Forged Tools -- Hewn Tools -- Labor Summary -- CONCLUSION -- Labor -- Time -- Space -- Swidden Agriculture and Development -- NOTES -- Introduction |
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Chapter One � SelectingTwo � Slashing -- Three � Felling -- Four � Burning -- Five � Planting -- Six � Weeding -- Seven � Guarding -- Eight � Harvesting -- Nine � Carrying -- Ten � Harvesting Nonrice Cultigens -- Eleven � House Making -- Twelve � Tool Making -- Conclusion -- GLOSSARY OF KANTU� TERMS FOR FLORA AND FAUNA -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEXES -- I. Authors -- II. Ethnic and Geographic Names -- III. Flora and Fauna -- IV. Households -- V. Swiddens -- VI. General |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Kantu (Indonesian people) -- Economic conditions
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Shifting cultivation -- Indonesia -- Kalimantan Barat
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Shifting cultivation.
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Indonesia -- Kalimantan Barat.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783110870275 |
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3110870274 |
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