Book

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

Lexington Books • Lanham • Published In 2004 • Pages:

By: Lye, Tuck-Po.

Abstract
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.
Subjects
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
culture
Semang
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Asia
Sub Region
Southeast Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2006
Field Date
1995-1996
Coverage Date
1878-2002
Coverage Place
Malaysia
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
LCCN
2004013922
LCSH
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)