The question of hunter-gatherer territoriality: The case of the Batek of Malaysia
Title | The question of hunter-gatherer territoriality: The case of the Batek of Malaysia |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 1986 |
Authors | Endicott, K, Endicott, KL |
Editor | Biesele, M, Gordon, R, Lee, R |
Book Title | The past and future of !Kung ethnography: Critical reflections and symbolic perspectives: Essays in honour of Lorna Marshall |
Secondary Title | Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung no. 4 |
Pagination | 137-162 |
Date Published | 1987 |
Publisher | Helmut Buske Verlag |
City | Hamburg |
Language | English |
Keywords | Batek; gatherer; hunter-gatherer; Kung; Malaysia; rainforests; rattan; territoriality; tropical; wild fruit |
Abstract | In this paper we hope to make a small additional contribution to the understanding of hunter-gatherer territoriality by describing the social organization, economic activities, and rights to land and resources among the Batek of peninsular Malaysia. The Batek provide an interesting complementary case to the !Kung because they live in a tropical rain forest, where food and water resources are relatively abundant, and because, unlike the !Kung, exchange with outsiders is an important part of their economy. The most striking contrast, however, is that the Batek are not territorial in any of the usual senses of the term. |
URL | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16967559 |
Short Title | The question of hunter-gatherer territoriality |