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acknowledgments vii introduction 1 Part One: Traditional Forms Chapter One The Built Environment of the Interior: An Overview 19 Chapter Two The Longhouse 49 Chapter Three The Architectural Symbolism of Life and Death 79 Part Two: Modern Transformations Chapter Four The Development of Bidayuh Architecture 109 Chapter Five Two Patterns of Change 128 Chapter Six Modern Uses and the Future of Indigenous Architecture 154 notes 183 bibliography 192 list of sources and credits 199 index 201 CONTENTS ...

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