Description

Robert Knox Dentan (2008)

Published by Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD)

277 + xiii pp.
15.2 cm x 22.8 cm
Softcover

ISBN 978-983-3782-70-3


This powerful ethnography of the Semai, the indigenous minority of Peninsular Malaysia believed to be the least violent in the world, explores how they maintain peaceful relations even under the most dire circumstance.

Robert Knox Dentan, the world's foremost scholar of Semai, brings its members vividly to life.

This book includes translations of their poetry, dramatized accounts of particular vents, and narratives in their own words. Throughout, the author highlights the mechanism and costst of peace, underscoring their relevance to everyday life in all societies. Students and scholars of peace studies, conflict resolution, ethnography and Southeast Asia will find this unique work an invaluable and compelling study.

About the Author

Robert Knox Dentan is professor emeritus of anthropology at State University of New York at Buffalo.