| Guardians of the Land in Kelimado: Louis Fontijne's Study of a Colonial District in Eastern Indonesia Contributor(s): Forth, Gregory L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9067182230 ISBN-13: 9789067182232 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 305.899 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.44" W x 9.46" (0.99 lbs) 226 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1940, a Dutch colonial officer named Louis Fontijne (1902-1968) was commissioned to conduct an investigation of indigenous land tenure and leadership in the Residency of Timor and Dependencies. Dealing specifically with Kelimado, a region included in the Nage district of central Flores, its main product was a remarkable study of society and culture and the effects of over three decades of Dutch administration and Christian proselytizing. In regard to ethnographic detail and analytical insight, the work, entitled Grondvoogden in Kelimado, resembles more an academic thesis than a government report; yet another interest is Fontijne's forthright critique of colonial policy and recommendations for administrative reform. |