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Batik cloths from Jambi, Sumatra (1997)
Thesis
Kerlogue, F. (1997). Batik cloths from Jambi, Sumatra. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215287

I set about exploring the history of Jambi batik with a view to establishing its nature, characteristics, methods of manufacture and function in its social context.

A central aim of the study was to establish an accurate description of batiks fro... Read More about Batik cloths from Jambi, Sumatra.

Nagas in the museum: an anthropological study of the material culture of the hill peoples of the Assam-Burma border (1992)
Thesis
West, A. C. (1992). Nagas in the museum: an anthropological study of the material culture of the hill peoples of the Assam-Burma border. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213949

In many ways this thesis is concerned with the meaning of the term 'Naga' especially when it is applied in the identification of historical material culture held in British museums. In the examination of the development and use of Naga collections in... Read More about Nagas in the museum: an anthropological study of the material culture of the hill peoples of the Assam-Burma border.

School leavers and rural development : case studies from Sarawak and Papua New Guinea (1979)
Thesis
Eaton, P. (1979). School leavers and rural development : case studies from Sarawak and Papua New Guinea. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219137

This thesis has its origins during a period from 1964 to 1969 when I was the headmaster of a rural secondary school in Sarawak, East Malaysia. Initially my students experienced little difficulty in finding work when they left school, but by the end o... Read More about School leavers and rural development : case studies from Sarawak and Papua New Guinea.

Buddhism and politics : the political roles, activities and involvement of the Thai Sangha (1979)
Thesis
Somboon, S. (1979). Buddhism and politics : the political roles, activities and involvement of the Thai Sangha. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4211326

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the interaction of politics with Buddhism and the Sangha (the community of monks) in Thailand. Buddhism is seen as having long served as one of the main socializing, acculturating, and unifying forces... Read More about Buddhism and politics : the political roles, activities and involvement of the Thai Sangha.

Migrants and modernisation : a study of change in Lao society (1979)
Thesis
Barber, M. (. J. P. (1979). Migrants and modernisation : a study of change in Lao society. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215113

This thesis focusses on the interaction between rural-to-urban migration on the one hand, and 'modernisation' on the other, in the fields of economic, political and social relations in Lao society.

The introduction presents the concepts and resear... Read More about Migrants and modernisation : a study of change in Lao society.

The boria : A study of a Malay theatre in its socio-cultural context (1977)
Thesis
Rahmah Azman. (1977). The boria : A study of a Malay theatre in its socio-cultural context. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213849

[From the introduction]:
This thesis is a study of the boria, a popular form of Malay theatrical entertainment. In it I attempt to distinguish significant elements in the boria and analyse them in the context of modern Malaysia. Central to the study... Read More about The boria : A study of a Malay theatre in its socio-cultural context.