Book
Migration and its alternatives among the Iban of Sarawak
M. Nijhoff • The Hague • Published In 1982 • Pages: x, 126
By: Padoch, Christine.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
As alternatives to migration, this monograph describes some of the technological, demographic and other adjustments made by groups of shifting Iban cultivators in response to changing environmental conditions (p. 3). These changes are neither sudden, nor do they indicate a 'breakdown' of the existing cultural system as the result of overpowering economic or political forces. The data presented here relate to several communities, notably in the Engkari (Nanga Jela), Ensebang, Baleh River, and Kemena (Bintulu) areas. The primary changes discussed in this work deal with the Iban system of resource use, particularly in regard to agriculture. This document also contains data on the history of migrations, land use and land tenure, human fertility and population growth, agricultural methods (primarily in reference to padi cultivation), and trade and sources of income.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Birth statistics
- Internal migration
- Traditional history
- Cultural participation
- Cereal agriculture
- Land use
- Settlement patterns
- Real property
- External trade
- Travel
- Arranging a marriage
- Nuptials
- Termination of marriage
- Conception
- Abortion and infanticide
- 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.
- 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
- John Beierle
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date -- the author was in the field but is not very explicit about where or when, it looks like possibly 1973-1975
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Engkari (Nanga Jela), Ensebang, Baleh River, Kemena (Bintulu) areas, Sarawak, Malaysia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Christine Padoch
- Bibliography: p. [119]-126
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Ibans (Bornean people)