Author: Nørlund, Irene ; Cederroth, Sven ; & Gerdin, Ingela ; editors :
Title: Rice Societies : Asian Problems and Prospects
Description: London, Curzon Press, 1986. orig. wrappers. 22x14cm, x,321 pp. Series: Scandinavian Institute for Asian Studies, Studies on Asian Topics, no. 10.. ISBN: 0700701753. Minor wear. VG. ¶ Contains 13 papers. Includes: Wet rice cultivation: some reasons why; Ritual technology in Mong Gar swidden agriculture; Irrigation development ¢ral control: some features of Sri Lankan development; Lack of maintenance of irrigtation facilities: experiences from southern Sri Lanka;The decline in paddy cultivation in a dry zone village of Sri Lanka; Cultivating poverty: the case of the green revolution in Lombok; Tradition & transition: harvest & social change in rural Java; Social & economic studies on Vietnam: an overview; Rice production in colonial Vietnam, 1900-1930; Java & the world; On the problem of early rice in Southeast Asia; On the systematic character of the Thai state; The need of central water management in irrigation systems.

Keywords: 0700701753 Asian Rice Agriculture, South Asia, Agricultural, Economic History, Sri Lanka, Development, Irrigation, ,