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by Henry Ling Roth (Author)
A rare, vivid window on late 19th-century Borneo, drawn chiefly from the manuscripts of the late Hugh Brooke Low. Rich in observation and detail. Meticulous yet humane, Volume II assembles close ethnographic work on the native tribes of Sarawak and British North Borneo, documenting social structures, ritual life, material culture and oral traditions as observed or reported to Low. As an ethnographic study of Borneo it sits squarely within colonial-era anthropology while offering texture often absent from bureaucratic dispatches: kinship practices, craft techniques and the cultural customs of communities later described under the map of modern Malaysia. The writing balances scholarly exactitude with plain clarity, making complex local customs accessible to non-specialists while remaining an academic research resource for more demanding study. Of lasting historical and literary significance, this volume has enduring value as a reference for historians of the Southeast Asia colonial period and students of British North Borneo history. Within the studies of Ling Roth it clarifies the contact dynamics and daily life that shaped late 19th century Borneo, and it richly rewards anyone assembling an indigenous cultures collection or exploring the anthropology classics collection. Accessible to curious lay readers and prized by classic-literature collectors alike, the book functions equally as a readable archive and as a sourcebook for comparative work on colonial encounter. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. For libraries, university reading lists and personal shelves alike, Volume II functions as both a baseline text and an evocative record. Graduate students and independent researchers will find primary material that complements archival study, while curious travellers and those tracing regional histories will be rewarded by the plain, descriptive accounts. As a work in the anthropology classics collection, it continues to inform modern conversations about identity, custom and colonial governance in Southeast Asia.
