Malay fishermen : their peasant economy

Bringing together the theoretical framework of the economoist and the field techniques of the antropologost, Raymond Firth describes here how a Malay fishing economy functions. Now in its second revised edition, Malay Fishermen is a pioneering analysis of production, marketing and distribution in a Malay fishing community, related to community structure and values.
As a general background, the first two chapters of teh book discuss characteristics of Malay rural society, especially in the coastal area, in Kelantan; the main features of Malay marine fishing; and the particular situasion of the fisheries in Kelantan and Terengganu. The body of the book then deals with what is in effect an historical case study in economic anthropology, a show more community of peasant fishermen analyzed in detail. Finally, Professor Firth gives an accuont on a comparative basic of recent developments in the same community, to bring out some of the underlying social and economic forces that have been at work during the past generation. show less