Swidden Agriculture in Indonesia
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Swidden Agriculture in Indonesia

The Subsistence Strategies of the Kalimantan Kant

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  2. English
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Swidden Agriculture in Indonesia

The Subsistence Strategies of the Kalimantan Kant

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Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9783110095920
eBook ISBN
9783110870275
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. List of Illustrations
  2. List of Tables
  3. Preface
  4. Units of Measurement
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. The Study
  7. Theory
  8. Methodology
  9. The People
  10. Political structure
  11. Social structure
  12. Belief system
  13. Economy
  14. The Place
  15. Climatic factors
  16. Edaphic factors
  17. Biotic factors
  18. Summary
  19. CHAPTER ONE – SELECTING
  20. Swidden Location
  21. Ownership of site
  22. Location of site
  23. Character of site
  24. Swidden Size
  25. Swidden Number
  26. Swidden Shape
  27. CHAPTER TWO – SLASHING
  28. Technology
  29. Labor
  30. Chronology
  31. CHAPTER THREE – FELLING
  32. Technology
  33. Felling proper
  34. Redressive and alternative techniques
  35. Labor
  36. Chronology
  37. CHAPTER FOUR – BURNING
  38. Technology
  39. Chronology
  40. Success of the Burn
  41. Causes of success/failure
  42. Redressive measures
  43. Labor
  44. CHAPTER FIVE – PLANTING
  45. Swidden Cultigens
  46. Rice
  47. Nonrice cultigens
  48. Technology
  49. Dry rice
  50. Swamp rice
  51. Nonrice cultigens
  52. Labor
  53. Chronology
  54. CHAPTER SIX – WEEDING
  55. Extent of the Weed Problem and Weeding
  56. Technology
  57. Labor
  58. Chronology
  59. CHAPTER SEVEN – GUARDING
  60. Insects
  61. Rice Sparrows
  62. Animals
  63. Deer and pigs
  64. Macaques
  65. Rats and squirrels
  66. Humans
  67. Labor
  68. CHAPTER EIGHT – HARVESTING
  69. Technology
  70. Harvesting immature rice
  71. Harvesting mature rice
  72. Harvesting late maturing rice
  73. Processing the harvest
  74. Rice Yields
  75. Measures of yields
  76. Causes of variation in yields
  77. Labor
  78. Labor rate
  79. Household labor
  80. Reciprocal labor
  81. Wage labor
  82. Guest labor
  83. Chronology
  84. Main harvest phase
  85. Subsidiary harvest phases
  86. CHAPTER NINE – CARRYING
  87. Technology
  88. Labor
  89. Chronology
  90. CHAPTER TEN – HARVESTING NONRICE CULTIGENS
  91. Maturation
  92. Harvesting
  93. Alternative Relish Sources
  94. CHAPTER ELEVEN – HOUSE MAKING
  95. Slashing and Felling
  96. Burning and Planting
  97. Weeding
  98. Guarding
  99. Harvesting
  100. Carrying
  101. Perennial Factors
  102. CHAPTER TWELVE – TOOL MAKING
  103. Plaited Tools
  104. Forged Tools
  105. Hewn Tools
  106. Labor Summary
  107. CONCLUSION
  108. Labor
  109. Time
  110. Space
  111. Swidden Agriculture and Development
  112. NOTES
  113. Introduction
  114. Chapter One – Selecting
  115. Two – Slashing
  116. Three – Felling
  117. Four – Burning
  118. Five – Planting
  119. Six – Weeding
  120. Seven – Guarding
  121. Eight – Harvesting
  122. Nine – Carrying
  123. Ten – Harvesting Nonrice Cultigens
  124. Eleven – House Making
  125. Twelve – Tool Making
  126. Conclusion
  127. GLOSSARY OF KANTU’ TERMS FOR FLORA AND FAUNA
  128. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  129. INDEXES
  130. I. Authors
  131. II. Ethnic and Geographic Names
  132. III. Flora and Fauna
  133. IV. Households
  134. V. Swiddens
  135. VI. General