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Burling, Robbins was born on April 18, 1926 in Minneapolis. Son of Fred) Temple and Katherine (White) Burling.
(Hill Farms and Padi Fields portrays the peoples of Southe...)
Hill Farms and Padi Fields portrays the peoples of Southeast Asia their long, rich history and their ways of life today. Exploring the cultures of these peoples, the author, Robbins Burling, considers their varied ideas of family and community; their religions and economics; and, their languages, moral codes and social outlooks. In informal, yet informative, style, this book brings out the contrast between hill and plains peoples; the Chinese and Indian influence which stimulated Southeast Asian Civilization; and the conflicts between immigrant and native-born. These forces have not only directed the region's history, but continue to shape modern day Southeast Asia.
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(Learning a language is a major undertaking, but it does n...)
Learning a language is a major undertaking, but it does not have to be a daunting task. This concise, practical guide is written for motivated individuals planning to live among people who speak a different language, where there are no classes, textbooks, or trained teachers. Burling's straightforward approach assumes that learning a culture and learning a language go hand-in-hand, that the learner wishes to use the language as a tool, and that the language to be learned is not a widely spoken one. Burling emphasizes comprehension and vocabulary and offers useful techniques that make learning easier. His illuminating discussions help reduce the frustrations that often accompany a task of this magnitude. This small but powerful book can contribute to the personal joy of fieldwork as well as to the richer scholarship that comes from working in the language of the community under study.
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Prentice-Hall Spectrum, 1965, Very good., Light cover wear. 180 pages. Spectrum edition. Asian Studies, Southeast Asia, Social Studies Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.
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Burling, Robbins was born on April 18, 1926 in Minneapolis. Son of Fred) Temple and Katherine (White) Burling.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1958.
Burling received his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1950 and his Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology from Harvard University in 1958. His teaching career began as a teaching fellow in Anthropology at Harvard University in the fall of 1953, the spring of 1954 and the spring of 1957. Burling was an instructor at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania from 1957-1959.
He became an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania from 1959-1963.
From 1959-1963 he was the Assistant Curator of General Ethnology at the University Museum. From 1959-1960, Burling was a visiting lecturer, Fulbright Program, in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Rangoon, Burma.
He became an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Associate of the Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Michigan from 1966-1995. Currently, Doctor Burling is professor emeritus of Anthropology and Linguistics at the University of Michigan.
Burling specializes in language, human evolution and comprehension in communication.
He has researched extensively in Bangladesh and India.
(Hill Farms and Padi Fields portrays the peoples of Southe...)
(Examines ways in which one learns a second language and o...)
(Learning a language is a major undertaking, but it does n...)
(Prentice-Hall Spectrum, 1965, Very good., Light cover wea...)
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.
Married Sibyl Plesaunce Straub, July 29, 1951. Children: Stephen, Helen, Adele.