Book

Malay fishermen: their peasant economy

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. • London • Published In 1946 • Pages: ix, 354

By: Firth, Raymond.

Abstract

This study is based on a general survey in 1939-1940 covering nearly all the fishing communities in the states of Kelantan and Trengganu and some villages in the north of Pahang. Firth carried out eight months of intensive work in fishing villages and associated communities near Perupok in the Bachok district of Kelantan. The organization and financing of production, ownership of equipment, marketing, output, and the distribution of proceeds from fishing are described, based on daily records for a six months' period of the value of catch in the area under study. Individual income from fishing and the relationships of individuals in the community are also covered.

HRAF PubDate

2010

Region

Asia

Sub Region

Southeast Asia

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

B. P. Emerson ; 1955

Field Date

1939-1940

Coverage Date

1939-1946

Coverage Place

The states of Kelantan and Trengganu; some villages in the north of Pahang; villages and associated communities near Perupok in the Bachok district of Kelantan

Notes

by Raymond Firth

'Issued in cooperation with the Royal Institute of International Affairs and the Institute of Pacific Relations.'

Includes bibliographical references (p. 348)

LCCN

46005465

LCSH

Fish trade--Malay Peninsula

Fishers--Malay Peninsula