book chapter
Land tenure and development among the Rungus of Sabah, Malaysia
Modernization and the emergence of a landless pesantry : essays on the integration of peripheries to socioeconomic centers • (33) • Published In 1985 • Pages: 110-155
By: Appell, George N..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this paper, Appell discusses the impact of modernization on Rungus economy and land tenure. The first part of the article is a review of Rungus social organization and economy. The second part looks at the impact of modernization. Appell discusses ethnic relations and the devaluation of the Rungus by English government officers, Chinese shopkeepers, and Muslim traders, who employ the usual epithets: 'dirty,' 'dumb,' and 'lazy.' According to Appell, the Rungus have not succumbed to this negative stereotyping, but have sought to take control of their economy and future. They realize the value of education and send their children off to schools. Conversion to Christianity is seen as an opportunity to distinguish themselves from the Chinese and Muslims. Politically they are active in the Dusun-speaking people's Kadazan Cultural Association. The government's implementation of permanent individual ownership of the land has resulted in a change from uxorilocal to virilocal residence and also to the erosion of the corporate nature of the village.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Economic planning and development
- Cultural participation
- Real property
- Ethnic stratification
- Political parties
- Religious denominations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Rungus Dusun
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- 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 chapter
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1959-1963, 1986
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1950-1986
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Kudat District, Sabah, Malaysia
- NotesAdditional notes
- G. N. Appell
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-155)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- sf 93010190
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Dusun (Bornean people)