The Malay-language term used for indigenous minority peoples of Peninsular Malaysia; “Orang Asliâ€; covers at least 19 culturally and linguistically distinct subgroups. Until about 1960 most Orang Asli lived in small camps and villages in the coastal and interior forests; or in isolated rural areas; and made their living by various combinations of hunting; gathering; fishing; agriculture; and trading forest products. By the end of the century; logging; economic development projects such as oil palm plantations; and resettlement programmes have displaced many Orang Asli communities and disrupted long-established social and cultural practices. The chapters in the present volume provide a comprehensive survey of current understandings of Malaysia’s Orang Asli communities; covering their origins and history; cultural similarities and differences; and they ways they are responding to the challenges posed by a rapidly changing world. The authors; a distinguished group of Malaysian (including Orang Asli) and international scholars with expertise in anthropology; archaeology; biology; education; therapy; geography and law; also show the importance of Orang Asli studies for the anthropological understanding of small-scale indigenous societies in general.
#1687787 in Books Yair Publications 2011-11-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.80 x .70 x 5.90l; .95 #File Name: 9659172400288 pages
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