Cramb, R. A. 1951-

Land and longhouse : agrarian transformation in the uplands of Sarawak / R.A. Cramb - Copenhagen : NIAS Press, 2007 - xxii, 422 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm. - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; 110 . - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies monograph series ; no. 110 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-412) and index

Agrarian transformation in the Southeast Asian uplands -- The Iban of Sarawak -- The pre-colonial agrarian system of the Saribas Iban -- The Brooke state and Iban land -- The struggle for land in the Brooke period -- The growth of commercial agriculture in the Brooke period -- The adaptation of land tenure to commercial agriculture -- Agrarian law and policy in the post-war period -- Public and private agents of agrarian development in the uplands -- Post-war transformation of smallholder agriculture in the Saribas district -- Land tenure and land development in the Saribas district -- The struggle for balanced development in the Southeast Asian uplands.

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Land use, Rural--Malaysia--Sarawak


Sarawak--Economic conditions
Sarawak--Social conditions