{"product_id":"minangkabau-social-formations-indonesian-peasants-and-the-world-economy-paperback-9780521040297","title":"Minangkabau Social Formations; Indonesian Peasants and the World-Economy (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521040297","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMinangkabau Social Formations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIndonesian Peasants and the World-Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn anthropological investigation of the nature of an underdeveloped peasant economy in Indonesia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoel S. Kahn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521040297, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 September 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 1.7 cm, 0.375 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this anthropological investigation of the nature of an underdeveloped peasant economy, Joel S. Kahn attempts to develop the insights generated by Marxist theorists, by means of a concrete case study of a peasant village in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. He accounts for the specific features of this regional economy, and, at the same time, examines the implications for it of the centuries-old European domination of Indonesia. The most striking feature of the Minangkabau economy is the predominance of petty commodity relations in agriculture, handicrafts and the local network of distribution. Dr Kahn illustrates this with material on local economic organization, which he collected in the field in the highland village of Sungai Puar, the site of a blacksmithing industry, and with published and unpublished data from other parts of Indonesia. Dr Kahn's book is unusual for its combination of a theoretical analysis of underdevelopment with a detailed regional study. It will appeal to those interested in South-east Asian studies, in development, and in neo-Marxist approaches in anthropology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of maps, figures and tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The internal and the external in a Minangkabau village: an introduction to the world of the concrete\u003cbr\u003e 3. Adat, kinship and marriage: the constitution of the subsistence community\u003cbr\u003e 4. Agriculture and subsistence: the reproduction of the subsistence community\u003cbr\u003e 5. Commodity production in the village economy: the case of blacksmithing\u003cbr\u003e 6. Occupation, class and the peasant economy\u003cbr\u003e 7. The structure of petty commodity production\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mercantilism and the evolution of 'traditional' society\u003cbr\u003e 9. The emergence of petty commodity production\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusions: the concept of a neo-colonial social formation\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Minangkabau terms\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006253125912,"sku":"9780521040297","price":29.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521040297i_1e18ba44-fc41-40df-a6b3-655d445bfc68.jpg?v=1694968570","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/minangkabau-social-formations-indonesian-peasants-and-the-world-economy-paperback-9780521040297","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}