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Changing pathways: forest degradation and the Batek of Pahang, Malaysia

Lexington BooksLanhamPublished In 2004 • Pages:

By: Lye, Tuck-Po.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an anthropological account of the Batek people, a less known hunter and gatherer people who live in the forests of Peniinsular Malaysia. It is concerned with the Batek's increasing aprehension over the continuous degradation of the forests from which they take their identity and modes of life.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Drives and emotions
Modification of behavior
Cultural goals
Cultural identity and pride
Annual cycle
Collecting
Hunting and trapping
Diet
Forest products
Environmental quality
Settlement patterns
Ingroup antagonisms
Spirits and gods
Avoidance and taboo
Ethnogeography
Ethnosociology
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Semang
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
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.
Ethnologist
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
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2006
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1995-1996
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1878-2002
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Malaysia
NotesAdditional notes
Lye Tuck-Po
Introduction -- Communicating degradation -- The world of the forest -- In the beginning -- A sense of place -- Gathering in the forest -- To see, to hear, to walk, and to know -- Changing pathways
Includes bibliographical references ([210]-219) and index
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
2004013922
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Batek (Malaysian people)--Social conditions/Batek (Malaysian people)--Government relations/Batek (Malaysian people)--Politics and government/Indigenous peoples--Ecology--Malaysia--Pahang/Forest ecology--Malaysia--Pahang/Forest degradation--Malaysia--Pahang/Forest conservation--Malaysia--Pahang/Pahang--Social conditions/Pahang--Environmental conditions/Semang (Malaysian people)