Harvest of the Palm: Ecological Change in Eastern Indonesia by James J. Fox - 1977-01-01

Harvard University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Harvard University Press, 1977-01-01. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 9x6x1. The dustjacket is in Very Good+ condition. Paradoxically, at a time when hunting and gathering societies are almost a thing of the past, a subsistence system based on gathering is not only persisting but actually gaining ground in southeastern Indonesia. The economy of the small islands of Roti and Savu is centered on the intensive use of the lontar palm tree, whose juice is the staple of the people’s diet and whose leaves, leafstalks, and trunks provide the wherewithal for their housing and most of their needs. This economy, marvelously stable and adaptive, is described in detail by James Fox, and is contrasted with that of the large neighboring islands, Timor and Sumba; there slash-and-burn agriculture has led to steady ecological deterioration, in the wake of which the lontar economy of the smaller islands has gained a foothold and is gradually expanding. How these developments came about is revealed by… Read More

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Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press , 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xv, 290 pages. Contents: Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. The Contrast of Economies -- CHAPTER TWO. The Clash of Economies -- CHAPTER THREE. The Intricate Background of Island Relations -- CHAPTER FOUR. Roti, Savu, and the Dutch East India Company -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Rotinese in the Nineteenth Century -- CHAPTER SIX. The Savunese in the Nineteenth Century -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Ethnic Relations in the Twentieth Century -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Introduction to the Borassus Palm -- CHAPTER NINE. Three Gase Studies of Borassus Utilization -- APPENDIXES -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Subjects: Economic anthropology; Lesser Sunda Islands. Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia) Economic conditions. Asia… Read More

Harvard University Press, 1977-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!