Malay peasant women and the land / Maila Stivens ... [et al.]
- Bib ID:
- 309601
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Stivens, Maila
- Description:
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- London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Zed Books, c1994
- 122 p. : map ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1856490874
- Full contents:
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- Map: Peninsular Malaysia - Location of Areas Studied
- 1. Malay Peasant Women. The pre-colonial period. The colonial impact: the origins of new subordination. Malay peasant women in post-colonial rural development
- 2. Land Inheritance and Gender in Baling, Kedah. Land development. Adat, far' aid and land inheritance. Hebah. Inheritance. Unclaimed land. Effects on women
- 3. Land Tenure and Female Subordination in Semanggol, Perak, and Pulau Tawar, Pahang. The village economies. Tenure relations. Socio-economic differentiation. Women and land. Implications
- 4. Matriliny and Women's Land Rights in Rembau. Feminism and the fate of matrilineal property relations in Negeri Sembilan. Historical perspectives. Acquired land, the inheritance of rubber land and feminization. The attacks on matriliny and women's land rights. The characterization of Rembau peasant economy
- 5. Conclusions. Women's legal and customary rights to land. Consequences of women's control of land.
- Impact of government schemes. Proposals.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p.[112]-119) and index.
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