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Rice, Rupees, and Ritual: Economy and Society Among the Samosir Batak of Sumatra D. George Sherman 1st edition
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Rice, Rupees, and Ritual: Economy and Society Among the Samosir Batak of Sumatra
D. George Sherman
This is an ethnographic study of the small mountain village of Huta Ginjang in the Samosir area of northern Sumatra. The author explores the themes of the role of rice in the Batak economy of feasting, and the cultural ecology of dry and flooded-field rice growing.
384 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 1, 1990 |
| ISBN13 | 9780804716666 |
| Publishers | Stanford University Press |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 30 mm · 616 g |
| Language | English |
