Malay Fishermen: Their Peasant Economy
Raymond Firth
Firth, at the time Professor of Anthropology at the University of London, produces a detailed study of the fishing industry in Kelantan state just before the Japanese invasion of Malaysia. Amongst the 398 pages are included a map of the area of study, more than 30 black and white plates, a set of 7 appendices at the end of the book and numerous statistical tables. Contents include - 1 - Fishing Economy and Rural Malay Society, 2 - Economics of the Industry in Two Malay States (Kelantan and Trengganu), 3 - Structure of A Sample Fishing Community, 4 - Planning and Organisation of Fishing Activities, 5 - Ownership and Management of Capital, 6 - The Credit System in Financing Production, 7 - Marketing Organisation, 8 - The System of Distributing Earnings, 9 - Output and Levels of Income, 10 - Fishermen in the General Peasant Economy and 11 - Modern Developments - A Re-Study after Twenty-Three Years. Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Reprint of the Revised and Enlarged 1966 edition 398 pages with an index, figures, tables. There are two large fold-out maps and Illustrated with 17 pages of plates, nine appendices (one of which is a glossary), a bibliography and an index.
Weight: 1.1 kg. Post free within Malaysia
Condition: There is a dust jacket in a good condition except for the top right-hand corner of the front where a price sticker had been removed and some staining on the front and spine. The edges are slightly foxed. New, but shows its shelf life. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is minimal tanning throughout.
