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This edited book is the first major review of what has been
achieved in Borneo Studies to date. Chapters in this book situate
research on Borneo within the general disciplinary fields of the
social sciences, with the weight of attention devoted to
anthropological research and related fields such as development
studies, gender studies, environmental studies, social policy
studies and cultural studies. Some of the chapters in this book are
extended versions of presentations at the Borneo Research Council's
international conference hosted by Universiti Brunei Darussalam in
June 2012 and a Borneo Studies workshop organised in Brunei in
2012. The volume examines some of the major debates and
controversies in Borneo Studies, including those which have served
to connect post-war research on Borneo to wider scholarship. It
also assesses some of the more recent contributions and interests
of locally based researchers in universities and other institutions
in Borneo itself. The major strength of the book is the inclusion
of a substantial amount of research undertaken by scholars working
and teaching within the Southeast Asian region. In particular there
is an examination of research materials published in the
vernacular, notably the outpouring of work published in Indonesian
by the Institut Dayakologi in Pontianak. In doing so, the book also
addresses the urgent matters which have not received the attention
they deserve, specifically subjects, themes and issues that have
already been covered but require further contemplation, elaboration
and research, and the scope for disciplinary and multidisciplinary
collaboration in Borneo Studies. The book is a valuable resource
and reference work for students and researchers interested in
social science scholarship on Borneo, and for those with wider
interests in Indonesia and Malaysia, and in the Southeast Asian
region.
This edited book is the first major review of what has been
achieved in Borneo Studies to date. Chapters in this book situate
research on Borneo within the general disciplinary fields of the
social sciences, with the weight of attention devoted to
anthropological research and related fields such as development
studies, gender studies, environmental studies, social policy
studies and cultural studies. Some of the chapters in this book are
extended versions of presentations at the Borneo Research Council's
international conference hosted by Universiti Brunei Darussalam in
June 2012 and a Borneo Studies workshop organised in Brunei in
2012. The volume examines some of the major debates and
controversies in Borneo Studies, including those which have served
to connect post-war research on Borneo to wider scholarship. It
also assesses some of the more recent contributions and interests
of locally based researchers in universities and other institutions
in Borneo itself. The major strength of the book is the inclusion
of a substantial amount of research undertaken by scholars working
and teaching within the Southeast Asian region. In particular there
is an examination of research materials published in the
vernacular, notably the outpouring of work published in Indonesian
by the Institut Dayakologi in Pontianak. In doing so, the book also
addresses the urgent matters which have not received the attention
they deserve, specifically subjects, themes and issues that have
already been covered but require further contemplation, elaboration
and research, and the scope for disciplinary and multidisciplinary
collaboration in Borneo Studies. The book is a valuable resource
and reference work for students and researchers interested in
social science scholarship on Borneo, and for those with wider
interests in Indonesia and Malaysia, and in the Southeast Asian
region.
This thoughtful and wide-ranging open access volume explores the
forces and issues shaping and defining contemporary identities and
everyday life in Brunei Darussalam. It is a subject that until now
has received comparatively limited attention from mainstream social
scientists working on Southeast Asian societies. The volume helps
remedy that deficit by detailing the ways in which religion,
gender, place, ethnicity, nation-state formation, migration and
economic activity work their way into and reflect in the lives of
ordinary Bruneians. In a first of its kind, all the lead authors of
the chapter contributions are local Bruneian scholars, and the
editors skilfully bring the study of Brunei into the fold of the
sociology of everyday life from multiple disciplinary directions.
By engaging local scholars to document everyday concerns that
matter to them, the volume presents a collage of distinct but
interrelated case studies that have been previously undocumented or
relatively underappreciated. These interior portrayals render new
angles of vision, scale and nuance to our understandings of Brunei
often overlooked by mainstream inquiry. Each in its own way speaks
to how structures and institutions express themselves through
complex processes to influence the lives of inhabitants. Academic
scholars, university students and others interested in the study of
contemporary Brunei Darussalam will find this volume an invaluable
resource for unravelling its diversity and textures. At the same
time, it hopefully stimulates critical reflection on positionality,
hierarchies of knowledge production, cultural diversity and the
ways in which we approach the social science study of Brunei. 'I
wish to commend the editors for bringing this volume to fruition.
It is an important book in the context of Southeast Asian sociology
and even more important for the development of our social,
geographical, cultural and historical knowledge of Brunei.' -Victor
T. King, University of Leeds
This thoughtful and wide-ranging open access volume explores the
forces and issues shaping and defining contemporary identities and
everyday life in Brunei Darussalam. It is a subject that until now
has received comparatively limited attention from mainstream social
scientists working on Southeast Asian societies. The volume helps
remedy that deficit by detailing the ways in which religion,
gender, place, ethnicity, nation-state formation, migration and
economic activity work their way into and reflect in the lives of
ordinary Bruneians. In a first of its kind, all the lead authors of
the chapter contributions are local Bruneian scholars, and the
editors skilfully bring the study of Brunei into the fold of the
sociology of everyday life from multiple disciplinary directions.
By engaging local scholars to document everyday concerns that
matter to them, the volume presents a collage of distinct but
interrelated case studies that have been previously undocumented or
relatively underappreciated. These interior portrayals render new
angles of vision, scale and nuance to our understandings of Brunei
often overlooked by mainstream inquiry. Each in its own way speaks
to how structures and institutions express themselves through
complex processes to influence the lives of inhabitants. Academic
scholars, university students and others interested in the study of
contemporary Brunei Darussalam will find this volume an invaluable
resource for unravelling its diversity and textures. At the same
time, it hopefully stimulates critical reflection on positionality,
hierarchies of knowledge production, cultural diversity and the
ways in which we approach the social science study of Brunei. 'I
wish to commend the editors for bringing this volume to fruition.
It is an important book in the context of Southeast Asian sociology
and even more important for the development of our social,
geographical, cultural and historical knowledge of Brunei.' -Victor
T. King, University of Leeds
This open access book demonstrates the linkages between local
languages, traditional knowledge, and biodiversity at the landscape
level in Asia, providing a fresh approach to discussions on Asia's
biocultural diversity. The book carries forward earlier analyses
but importantly focuses on 'traditional ecological calendars,'
'folk medicine,' and 'folk names' in the context of the vital
importance of maintaining biological, cultural, and linguistic
diversity. It does this by addressing a range of cases and issues
in relation to Southeast Asia: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines, and North-East India. The several
chapters demonstrate the ways in which the various forms of
knowledge of the environment and its categorizations are important
in areas such as landscape and resource management and
conservation. They also demonstrate that environmental knowledge
and the practical skills which accompany it are not necessarily
widely shared. This book sends important messages to those who care
about the sustainability of our environment, the maintenance of its
biocultural diversity, or at least the maintenance of what remains
of it because much has changed. This interdisciplinary collection
draws from a wide range of disciplines and is of appeal to students
and scholars in anthropology, environmental studies, geography,
biodiversity, and linguistics.
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