Book
The Ibans of Sarawak under Brooke rule, 1841-1941
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1968 • Pages:
By: Pringle, Robert Maxwell.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a detailed study of Iban history under Brooke rule from approximately 1841-1941 with particular emphasis on social change. The Brooke family, frequently referred to as the 'white rajahs' of Sarawak, served as British colonial administrators for nearly a century, excluding the final years of Japanese occupation during World War II. This document focuses primarily on the roles of the First Rajah, James Brooke, and his successor and nephew Charles Brooke (the Second Rajah) in establishing relative peace and bringing about social change in the region. Much of the material in this document centers around various alliances and political intrigues established between the Brooke government and members of the Iban society. Chapters 1 and 2 of this work provide background information on the land and people of the area and the political situation in Iban country as it existed prior to the eve of Brooke rule (ca. 1841).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Settlement patterns
- Status, role, and prestige
- Ethnic stratification
- Brawls, riots, and banditry
- Territorial hierarchy
- Administrative agencies
- External relations
- Public welfare
- Military organization
- Instigation of war
- Warfare
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Iban
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- 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.
- Historian
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1965-1966 (p. vii)
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- variable, 1841-1941 (title)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Baleh, Ulu Batung Ai, Katibas, and Saribas regions of Sarawak, Malaysia
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Robert Maxwell Pringle
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Cornell University, 1967
- UM-68-4636
- Bibliography: p. 624-653
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ibans (Bornean people)