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Wet rice cultivation in Indonesia Table of contents
Table of contents
PREFACE..............................................................................................................................................vi
SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................... vii
LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES........................................................................................................ix
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 10
CHAPTER TWO – WET RICE CULTIVATION IN INDONESIA ......................................................... 12
2.1 Introduction........................................................................................................12
2.2 General aspects of rice cultivation .....................................................................12
2.2.1 Two main forms of rice cultivation......................................................................12
2.2.2 Global aspects of rice production.......................................................................13
2.3 The development of wet rice cultivation .............................................................13
2.3.1 Historical perspective.........................................................................................13
2.3.2 Characteristics of wet rice cultivation .................................................................15
2.3.3 Modernisation and innovation in wet rice cultivation...........................................16
2.4 Social aspects around wet rice cultivation..........................................................17
2.4.1 Labour and organisation in relation to wet rice cultivation ..................................17
2.4.2 Community driven irrigation systems .................................................................18
2.4.3 The development of public irrigation systems ....................................................19
2.5 Conclusion.........................................................................................................21
CHAPTER THREE – CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK........................................................................ 23
3.1 Introduction........................................................................................................23
3.2 The meaning of identity, tradition and adat in wet rice cultivation.......................23
3.2.1 Identifying the concept of identity.......................................................................23
3.2.2 Specifying identity with the concept of tradition..................................................24
3.2.3 Specifying tradition with the concept of adat ......................................................25
3.2.4 Integrating the concepts of identity, tradition and adat .......................................26
3.3 Symbolic aspects within wet rice cultivation.......................................................26
3.3.1 Explaining the holistic view with cosmology .......................................................26
3.3.2 Myths and rituals................................................................................................28
3.4 Authority and its legitimacy in traditional rural communities................................32
3.4.1 Introduction........................................................................................................32
3.4.2 Traditional authority in rural communities...........................................................33
3.4.3 Accepting traditional authority – the concept of legitimacy .................................33
3.5 Linking the theoretical concepts.........................................................................35
3.6 Conclusion.........................................................................................................35
CHAPTER FOUR – METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF THE RESEARCH ..................................... 37
4.1 Introduction........................................................................................................37
4.2 Statement of the problem and research questions.............................................37
4.3 Approach of the research...................................................................................38
4.4 The research location ........................................................................................38
4.5 Observations .....................................................................................................39
4.6 Interviews ..........................................................................................................40
4.7 Sampling............................................................................................................41
4.8 Conclusion.........................................................................................................41