Book
Indigenous political systems of western Malaya
Athlone Press, University of London • (17) • Published In 1958 • Pages: viii, 151
By: Gullick, J. M..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The expressed purpose of this work is to describe and analyze Malayan political institutions as part of a working social system adapted to the needs of the community in which they occur. The author chose to present conditions of about 1870, the time of the height of indigenous political development before British administration was predominant; the material reflects practices throughout the Malay states but cites examples from Perak, Sealngor, and Negri Sembilan with some references to Pahang and Kedah. Geographical, historical, and foreign influences are first presented, then political institutions at various levels are discussed with due consideration of their functions with regard to the class structure, economic factors, land and war requirements, religious organization and many other aspects. In short, this is a complex analysis indicating the thorough integration of Malayan political institutions with other parts of the culture.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Citizenship
- Form and rules of government
- Chief executive
- Status, role, and prestige
- External relations
- Norms
- Settlement patterns
- Real property
- Territorial hierarchy
- Lineages
- Clans
- Localized kin groups
- Judicial authority
- Classes
- Ethnic stratification
- Community heads
- Community structure
- Districts
- Inter-community relations
- Military organization
- Taxation and public income
- Accumulation of wealth
- Revolution
- History
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Malays
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Social Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- George R. Bedell ; 1964
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- No date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1870-1956
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Malaysia
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] J. M. Gullick
- 'Submitted and accepted as a thesis for the academic postgraduate diploma in anthropology of the University of London. Some minor alterations … have been made.'
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-148)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 58003735
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Negeri Sembilan--Politics and government
- Perak--Politics and government
- Selangor--Politics and government