| Description |
xvi, 306 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Princeton studies in culture/power/history |
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Princeton studies in culture/power/history.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Hanging without a rope : narrative experience in Colonial and postcolonial Karoland / Mary Margaret Steedly. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- List of Illustrations ix -- Acknowledgments xi -- Some Notes on Language, Translation, and Orthography xv -- Prologue 3 -- CHAPTER ONE. Narrative Experience 12 -- CHAPTER TWO. The Karo Social World 44 -- CHAPTER THREE. Markets and Money 77 -- CHAPTER FOUR On Mount Sibayak 119 -- CHAPTER FIVE. Signs of Habitation 144 -- CHAPTER SIX. Someone Else Speaking 174 -- CHAPTER SEVEN. A Storyteller 203 -- CHAPTER EIGHT. An Uncertain Death 224 -- Notes 241 -- Glossary 269 -- Bibliography 275 -- Index 297 -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Karo-Batak (Indonesian people) Karo-Batak (Indonesian people) Religion, Karo-Batak (Indonesian people) Folklore |
| Analysis |
Ethnic groups |
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Sumatra (Indonesia) |
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Ethnic groups |
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Sumatra (Indonesia) |
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Ethnic groups |
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Sumatra (Indonesia) |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-296) and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Karo-Batak (Indonesian people)
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Karo-Batak (Indonesian people) -- Folklore.
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Karo-Batak (Indonesian people) -- Religion.
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| Author |
American Council of Learned Societies.
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| LC no. |
93003779 |
| ISBN |
069100045X (paperback: acid-free paper) |
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0691094616 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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