Swamp Rice Farming - The Indigenous Pahang Malay Agricultural System

This first detailed ethnographic account of the Pahang Malay people of peninsular Malaysia focuses on the society's traditional agricultural system, particularly on its specialization in the production of rice on largely unmodified natural swampland.

List of contents

Preface -- Introduction: Indigenous Agriculture— Survival in a Modern Age -- Pahang and Pesagi History -- The Natural Setting and Making a Living -- Rice Varieties -- Making a Living— Swamp Rice Agriculture -- Prospects and Conclusions: Diversified Farming— An Adaptive System -- Frequently Cited Measures and Currency -- General Habitat of Selected Pesagi Plants--Page 1 -- Plants Common to Pesagi by Family and Local Use--Page 1 -- River Fish Common to Pesagi -- Paya Fish Common to Pesagi -- Common Wild Animals at Pesagi -- Singapore Rubber Prices for Past 70 Years

About the author

Donald H. Lambert is a teaching associate in anthropology and political economy at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Summary

This first detailed ethnographic account of the Pahang Malay people of peninsular Malaysia focuses on the society's traditional agricultural system, particularly on its specialization in the production of rice on largely unmodified natural swampland.

Product details

• Authors: Donald H Lambert
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2024
• EAN: 9780367304799
• ISBN: 978-0-367-30479-9
• No. of pages: 172
• Weight: 320 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, Agricultural science