| Padi Landscapes of Malaya (Volumes 6 & 10 of the Malayan Journal of Tropical Geography) The two surveys arose out a response to worries about declining padi (rice) cultivation at a time when other cash crops, such as rubber and oil palm, were becoming more attracive to cultivators. The purpose of the studies was to determine who worked the fields and how. Because it was felt the first report was a bit rushed, a second more intensive survey,covering more varied rice growing areas, was undertaken.Vol 6 94 pages of text followed by 57 pages of an atlas of the fields covered. Vol 10 143 pages with numerous tables. Weight:1.1.kg. * Post free within Malaysia. Published by: University of Malay Press, Singapore 1955 & 1957. . First editions. Condition: Very Good. Paperbacks. Both volumes have a bit of curling at the corners of the covers, which have slightly dsicoloured with age. Otherwise the text has mild tanning and the binding is tight. The plates of the atlas in volume 6 have a blue crayon mark on the top right corner of each plate.These marks do not touch the plates themselves. | 
