Malaysia and the "original people" : a case study of the impact of development on indigenous peoples

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Malaysia and the "original people" : a case study of the impact of development on indigenous peoples / Robert Knox Dentan [and others].

General Note:: Map on inside front cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-175).
Formatted Contents Note:: Preface: "This Book Told Me More About Penguins Than I Wanted to Know" -- Introduction. Advancing Rapidly to Wealth and Greatness. Orang Asli in the Malayan Ethnic Mosaic. Claims to Indigenous Status -- Orang Asli Before Development. Batek: Forager-Traders of the Lowland Rainforest (1975-1976). East Semai: Upland Swidden Farmers (1962). West Semai: Trader-horticulturists of the Foothills (1963-1993). Temuan: Lowland Rice Farmers and Traders (1978) -- Government Intervention. A History of Orang Asli Relations with the Outside World. The Legal Position of the Orang Asli Today. The Government's Goal for Orang Asli -- Development, Destruction, and Encroachment. The Impact of Orang Asli on the Environment. Malaysian Views of Development. Malaysian Development in Practice. Effects of Development on Orang Asli -- Regroupment and Islamization. Regroupment. Islamization Program -- The Future of the Orang Asli. Who Speaks for the Orang Asli? Orang Asli Aspirations.