Housekeeping among Malay Peasants

Rosemary Firth

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781000323474
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Sciences sociales
• Subtopic: Anthropologie

Initially published in 1966. A study of the social and economic conditions of a small fishing village in Kelantan, on the north-east coast of Malay. The study, from August 1939 to July 1940 is based on collaborations with the author's husband's investigations explores how the Kelantan people use their money, manage resources, their behaviour, how religion affects theie day to day lives, and their standard of living.

APPENDIX IV

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TABLE XII Family, Lijo: 2 adults, one child. Weight, 2.43.

Week ending	Rice	Potatoes.	Fish	Meat, Eggs	Veg. Fruit	Snacks	Spice Sugar	Total Food	Sireh Cig.	Oil Matches	Total Housekeeping	Ceremonial.	Clothes	Other Extras	Grand Total	Comments
Jan.19	.49	Nil	.13	Nil	.01	.19	Nil	0.82	.15½	.02	0.99½	.44^1	Nil	Nil	1.43½	1(.39 for ketupa (0.5 for men
Jan.1	.55½	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	.09	.02	.66½	.11½	.05½	.83½	Nil	Nil	Nil	.83½
Feb.2	.58	.05	.10	Nil	.05	.18	.07	1.03	.19	.03½	1.25½	Nil	Nil	Nil	1.25½
Feb. 9	.28	Nil	Nil	Nil	.08	.21	.02	.59	.14½	.03½	.77	Nil	Nil	Nil	.77
Monthly Total	$1.90½	.05	.23	Nil	.14	.67	.11	$3.10½	.60½	.14½	$3.85½	.44	Nil	Nil	$4.29½
Feb. 16	.50	Nil

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• I Conditions of Housekeeping
• II The Position of Women
• III The Importance of Rice in the Economy
• IV How Money is Spent Daily
• V The Child’s Place in the Household
• VI Shopping and Marketing
• VII Planning on a Larger Scale
• Conclusion
• Appendix I Case History of a Polygamous Establishment
• Appendix II Cooking and Recipes
• Appendix III Snack Making and Selling
• Appendix IV Detailed weekly Budgets of ten Families
• Index