A comprehensive ethnography of one of the few remaining hunting and gathering peoples of Southeast Asia, The Headman Was a Woman presents the gender concepts, roles, and relations of the highly egalitarian Batek of Peninsular Malaysia. Based on longtime fieldwork, the book describes the lives of Batek men and women in the tropical rainforest, and includes discussions of fieldwork, hunting and gathering, social organization, religion, gender, nonviolence, and cultural persistence in the face of a changing landscape. Rich in detail yet clearly written, The Headman Was a Woman introduces readers--from first-year anthropology students to hunter-gatherer specialists--to an egalitarian people whose way of life is both thought-provoking and rare. The text is accompanied by a 37-minute DVD, The Batek: Rainforest Foragers of Kelantan, Malaysia. Footage shows vivid highlights of camp life and social activities as well as all the important economic processes described in the book. Coverage aligns with topics featured in introductory texts, making this accessible yet authoritatively written ethnography an optimal supplement for classroom use.
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Titles of related interest also from Waveland Press: Mascia-Lees and Black, Gender and Anthropology (ISBN 9781577660668); Raybeck, Mad Dogs, Englishmen, and the Errant Anthropologist: Fieldwork in Malaysia (ISBN 9780881339062); and Townsend, Environmental Anthropology: From Pigs to Policies, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577665816).
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The Batek people of Malaysia are surviving members of the original prehistoric migration out of Africa. For thousands of years, they have lived in the forests, in a simple yet rich way of life that is practical and balanced. Kirk and Karen Endicott lived with them and learned from them. "The Headman Was a Woman" is a marvelous portrait of Batek society and of a particular woman who befriended and protected the foreign couple who came to her forest. This book reveals an equality between male and female that is far from the stereotypes of "primitive" society, and a flexibility in roles regarding who hunts and who gathers. A fascinating DVD of the daily lives of the Bateks is included. The book describes the effects of deforestation and forced assimilation in Malaysia, and it would be useful for classes in anthropology, gender studies, women's history, Asian studies, or environmental studies. I would also recommend it for general readers who are interested in the indigenous peoples of the world.
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