From subsistence to simple commodity production: economic relations in two Semai settlements
This study documents and analyzes the changes occurring in the Semai settlements of Kampung Kuala Tual and Kampung Sungei Buntu since the early 1950s. In particular, the focus is on the transformation of their economies from one which was subsistence-oriented to d ominated by production for exc...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English English |
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1985
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8796/1/FEP_1985_1%20IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | This study documents and analyzes the changes occurring
in the Semai settlements of Kampung Kuala Tual and Kampung
Sungei Buntu since the early 1950s. In particular, the
focus is on the transformation of their economies from one
which was subsistence-oriented to
d ominated by production for exchange.
another which was
Information and data pertaining to the change in the
form of Semai production -- gathered by the participantobservation
method -- are analyzed within a theoretical
framework which emphasizes the struggle for the effective
control of their production. |
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