Borneo Studies in History, Society and Culture

Victor King has been involved in research and publication on Borneo across a range of subjects in anthropology, sociology, environmental studies, tourism studies, cultural studies and tourism and heritage. He has had considerable experience in editing books on Borneo and more widely in Southeast Asian Studies.Zawawi Ibrahim has published widely on Borneo, has edited and written books on Sarawak and Sabah, and is currently undertaking research in Brunei. He is a leading figure in the call for more attention to be paid to local scholarship and to record and understand the voices and perspectives of local communities.Noor Hasharina Hassan is an early career researcher who has recently completed doctoral research on Brunei and is developing important research projects for the future.

“The volume is about not only Borneo but also shifting concerns in anthropology as preoccupations with the primitive have given way to concerns with state-led development schemes, processes of urbanization, and religious conversion. Each chapter has an extensive bibliography, making the volume especially useful for scholars and students working in the region. As a resource, it will be most welcomed in institutions with teaching and research interests in Southeast Asia. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.” (A. Truitt, Choice, Vol. 54 (7), March, 2017)

• Contents.- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes.- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- 1: Introductory Remarks.- Part I: Borneo-Wide Perspectives.- 2: Some Preliminary Thoughts on Early Anthropology in Borneo.- 3: Towards a Critical Alternative Scholarship on the Discourse of Representation, Identity and Multiculturalism in Sarawak.- 4: Material Culture Studies and Ethnocultural Identity.- 5: Borneo and Beyond: Reflections on Borneo Studies, Anthropology and the Social Sciences.- 6: Devolved, Diverse, Distinct? Hunter-Gatherer Research in Borneo.- 7: Issues and Trends in Media and Communications in Borneo over the Past 30 Years.- 8: Identities in Borneo: Constructions and Transformations.- Part II: State-Specific Perspectives.- 9: The Real and the Ideal: Towards Culturally Appropriate and Collaborative Heritage Practice in Kalimantan.- 10: An Overview of Cultural Research in Sabah.- 11: Whither Gender Studies in Sarawak?.- 12: The Rise of Dayak Identities in Central Kalimantan.- 13: An Overview of Anthropological and Sociological Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.- 14: Borneo Research in the Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.- 15: Institut Dayakologi: The Challenges of an Information and Advocacy Centre of Dayak Culture in Kalimantan.- Part III: Case Studies.- 16: Kenyah-Badeng Displacement: Bakun Hydroelectric Project Resettlement.- 17: Community, River and Basin: Watersheds in Northern Sarawak as a Social Linkage.- 18: From Inclusion to Social Exclusion in Resource Stewardship among Members of Migrant Bilik Families in Pantu, Sri Aman.- 19: Stones and Power in the Kelapang: Indigeneity and Kelabit and Ngurek Narratives.- 20: Social Change and the Contributions of the Tionghoa, Dayak and Melayu (Tidayu) in West Kalimantan.- 21: ‘Wild Borneo’: A Study of Visitor Perception and Experience of Nature Tourism in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.- 22: Challenges in Indigenous Language Education: The Brunei Experience.- 23: Everyday Finance and Consumption in Brunei Darussalam.- 24: The Relevance of Contextual Components in the Religious Conversion Process: The Case of Dusun Muslims in Brunei Darussalam.- 25: Borneo Studies: Perspectives from a Jobbing Social Scientist.- Notes on Contributors.-