Borneo Studies in History, Society and Culture

This edited book is the first major review of what has been achieved in Borneo Studies to date. Chapters in this book situate research on Borneo within the general disciplinary fields of the social sciences, with the weight of attention devoted to anthrop

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Victor T. King Zawawi Ibrahim Noor Hasharina Hassan Editors

Borneo Studies in History, Society and Culture

Asia in Transition Volume 4

Editor-in-chief Chee Kiong Tong, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam Series editors Kathrina Haji Mohd Daud, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam Zawawi Ibrahim, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam Jeremy Jammes, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam

This book series is an initiative in conjunction with Springer under the auspices of the Universiti Brunei Darussalam—Institute of Asian Studies (http://ias.ubd.edu. bn/). It addresses the interplay of local, national, regional and global influences in Southeast, South and East Asia and the processes of translation and exchange across boundaries and borders. The series explores a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives.

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13611

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Editors Victor T. King Institute of Asian Studies Universiti Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam

Noor Hasharina Hassan Institute of Asian Studies University Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam

Zawawi Ibrahim Institute of Asian Studies Universiti Brunei Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam

ISSN 2364-8252 Asia in Transition ISBN 978-981-10-0671-5 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-0672-2

ISSN 2364-8260

(electronic)

ISBN 978-981-10-0672-2

(eBook)

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Preface and Acknowledgements

This volume has had a rather long chequered history. As is often the case a project emerges from chance me