Guardians of the land in Kelimado : Louis Fontijne's study of a colonial district in eastern Indonesia

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Guardians of the land in Kelimado : Louis Fontijne's study of a colonial district in eastern Indonesia

L. Fontijne ; edited and translated by Gregory Forth ; with the assistance of Han F. Vermeulen

(Translation series, 27)

KITLV Press, 2004

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Bibliography: p. [255]-260

Includes index

At head of title: Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde

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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.

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  • NCID
    BA71110658
  • ISBN
    • 9067182230
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    dut
  • Place of Publication
    Leiden
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 266 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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