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- Myth and reality in Minahasan history: The Waworuntu-Gallois confrontationPublication . Schouten, Maria Johanna ChristinaDiscussion of Dutch colonial policy in Minahasa (northern Sulawesi) in the 19th century. The focus is on a troubled episode around 1890 which not only revealed the harsh conditions of the indigenous population but also the Dutch attitude of superiority towards the regional elite.
- Saving for taxes or saving for pigs? A case of local-level authority in IndonesiaPublication . Schouten, Maria Johanna ChristinaDiscussion of the intermediary role of village chiefs in Minahasa (Indonesia), between the national government and the villagers, in issues such as tax collection and participation in community projects. A comparison is made between two villages where the author carried out anthropological fieldwork.
- Heads for force: on the headhunting complex in Southeast Asia and MelanésiaPublication . Schouten, Maria Johanna ChristinaCross-cultural exploration of the practice of headhunting in various tribal societies in insular Southeast Asia and in South Melanesia, as described by ethnographers since the nineteenth century. Various motives for this practice, as well as beliefs and rituals attached to it nd the gende role involved, are discussed. With data from fieldwork among the inhabitants of Minahasa in northern Sulawesi.
- Old and New Élite in a Village of SonderPublication . Schouten, Maria Johanna ChristinaAn analysis of reputation and status in Minahasa (Indonesia) in relation to socio-economic development. Two periods in the economic history of the region of Sonder are distinguished. In the colonial era, it was among the poorest in Minahasa, while after the independence of Indonesia it developed into a «dollar region» thanks to the lucrative clove cultivation. In a case study of a Sonder village, it is shown how in Dutch colonial times the few wealthy villagers were connected with the local administration and school system to become the village élite. Many of their descendants were in the 1980s still well-to-do, but have been matched by some of the «new rich», that is, entrepreneurs of humble descent.
- Eras and areas: export crops and subsistence in Minahasa, 1817-1985Publication . Schouten, Maria Johanna ChristinaDiscussion of the economic and social history of Minahasa (northern Sulawesi), focusing on the cultivation and marketing of cash crops in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Coffee, coconut (copra) and clove were the dominant export agricultural products, each in a different period. Also, there was variety in the areas within Minahasa in which these respective crops thrived, thus bringing about regional variation of social and economic conditions. Related with the main topic, attention is paid to the Dutch colonial rule, the fluctuations in the world market, the relationship between commercial and subsistence agriculture, and the trade networks before export.
- Wa'ilan and bos: status seeking in MinahasaPublication . Schouten, Maria Johanna ChristinaDiscussion of the various expressions of authority in rural Minahasa (North Sulawesi, Indonesia) and the underlying beliefs. Data on the history of the region and episodes of the author’s fieldwork are provided. Particular attention is paid to the status attributes, the festivities and the burial customs for persons with great authority.
- Gender and the sexes in the Indonesian ArchipelagoPublication . Schouten, Maria Johanna ChristinaReview of book discussing gender in various regions of the Southeast Asian culture area
- Gender and the sexes in the Indonesian ArchipelagoPublication . Schouten, Maria Johanna ChristinaReview of collection of studies regarding gender in several regions of Southeast Asia. The articles in this volume, first presented as papers at a conference of the Association for South-East Asian Studies in the United Kingdom, add to the literature on gender in Southeast Asia. Although that literature may seem extensive by now, this publication is certainly not repetitive or redundant. On the contrary, besides presenting awealth of data, it attests to how useful and refreshing an approach which focuses on gender and gender relations can be, even when examining seemingly well-known facts.
- Programa, Conteúdos e Métodos de Ensino da disciplina de Antropologia Cultural I da Licenciatura em SociologiaPublication . Schouten, Maria Johanna ChristinaPrograma da unidade curricular Antropologia Cultural 1 integrada no curso da licenciatura de Sociologia, Universidade da Beira Interior 1997-1998.Documento submetido para efeitos do concurso documental a Professor Associado da área disciplinar de Sociologia e Comunicação Social (Sociologia). Contém o enquadramento desta disciplina no curso, bem como introduções às áreas de Antropologia Económica e Antropologia Política. Document submitted in the recruitment process of associate professor in sociology, at the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, 1998.
- Review of: Monika Schlicher, Portugal in Ost-Timor, Eine kritische Untersuchung zur portugiesischen Kolonialgeschichte in Ost-Timor 1850 bis 1912.Publication . Schouten, Maria Johanna ChristinaReview of book on history of eastern Timor in the period of implementation of the Portuguese colonial regime. With attention for the political history of Portugal in that period.