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Minangkabau Social Formations: Indonesian Peasants and the WOrld-Economy

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In this anthropological investigation of the nature of an underdeveloped peasant economy, Joel S. Kahn attempts to develop the insights generated by Marxist theorists, by means of a concrete case study of a peasant village in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. He accounts for the specific features of this regional economy, and, at the same time, examines the implications for it of the centuries-old European domination of Indonesia. The most striking feature of the Minangkabau economy is the predominance of petty commodity relations in agriculture, handicrafts and the local network of distribution. Dr Kahn illustrates this with material on local economic organization, which he collected in the field in the highland village of Sungai Puar, the site of a blacksmithing industry, and with published and unpublished data from other parts of Indonesia. Dr Kahn's book is unusual for its combination of a theoretical analysis of underdevelopment with a detailed regional study. It will appeal to those interested in South-east Asian studies, in development, and in neo-Marxist approaches in anthropology.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

301.40095981 KAH m

Penerbit

London : Cambridge University Press., 1980

Deskripsi Fisik

xvi + 228 pgs.;

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-521-22993-6

Klasifikasi

301.40095981

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Tipe Media

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First Published

Subjek

Minangkabau (Indonesian People)
Social Structure - Indonesia - Sumatera Barat

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Joel S. Kahn

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