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The government, economy, and taxes of a central Javanese villageBook 1959 • Nitisastro, Widjojo et al.
Javanese • Asia > Southeast Asia
The government, economic organization, and taxes of the Central Javanese village of Djabres are the subjects of this study. In the course of the study, information on the tile industry of Djabres is presented, along with estimates of untapped taxable...The Gilyak, Orochi, Goldi, Negidal, Ainubook chapter 1933 • Shternberg, Lev IAkovlevich et al.
Nivkh • Asia > North Asia
Shternberg's work is the most valuable ethnographical account on the Gilyak available. It describes religion, economy, and material culture - the latter somewhat sketchily - as well as changes due to Chinese trading activity and Russian colonisation....