The Orang Suku Laut of Riau, Indonesia : the inalienable gift of territory /

The Orang Suku Laut of Riau, Indonesia : the inalienable gift of territory /

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When translated, the 'Orang Suku Laut' means a 'tribe of sea people'. The Orang Suku Laut in Riau traverse an archipelago encompassing over 3,200 islands, alongside many other races from Malays to the Javanese. They have been deemed a backward people by the Indonesian government...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chou, Cynthia, 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010
London ; New York : 2010
Series:Modern anthropology of South-East Asia
Subjects:
Bajau (Southeast Asian people) > Land tenure > Indonesia > Riau (Province)
Bajau (Southeast Asian people) > Indonesia > Riau (Province) > Economic conditions
Bajau (Southeast Asian people) > Indonesia > Riau (Province) > Ethnic identity
Economic development > Indonesia > Riau (Province)
Bajau (Southeast Asian people)
Bajau (Southeast Asian people) > Economic conditions
Economic conditions
Economic development
Ethnic relations
Ethnicity
Land tenure
Riau (Indonesia : Province) > Ethnic relations
Indonesia > Riau (Province)
Table of Contents:
  • Orang Laut : people of the sea
  • Social organization
  • History and culture change : the making of a marginal culture
  • The inalienable gift of territory
  • The fishing economy
  • Modernization and development : the Islamization process
  • The transformation of Orang Laut territories : the growth triangle
  • Conclusion
  • Orang Laut : people of the sea
  • Social organization
  • History and culture change : the making of a marginal culture
  • The inalienable gift of territory
  • The fishing economy
  • Modernization and development : the Islamization process
  • The transformation of Orang Laut territories : the growth triangle
  • Conclusion

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