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A world of water: Rain, rivers and seas in Southeast Asian histories

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Books have their fortunes. This book started life as a workshop organised from
14-16 June 2001 as one of the features of the KITLV 150-year jubilee. Upon the
request of the board of KITLV, the topic of the workshop was prepared by a
small committee consisting of Franz von Benda Beckmann, Willem Wolters
and myself. The idea behind it was that the theme of the workshop should
reflect both the various disciplines represented by the members of the KITLV
and the two geographical areas covered by the Institute’s charter – Southeast
Asia and the Caribbean. However, as not all the speakers invited to deal with
the Caribbean could make it to the workshop, it was decided not to include
that region in the book.

The theme chosen was ‘water’, a topic of great importance everywhere,
but perhaps particularly in Maritime Southeast Asia, with its long shorelines
in relation to its landmass, and with the enormous expanses of sea surrounding
Island Southeast Asia and abutting the shores of Mainland Southeast Asia.

This is a theme that, according to the committee, could be addressed fruitfully
by scholars specialized in disciplines as far apart as cultural anthropology,
economy, fisheries studies, geography, history, and medicine. Water, in several
respects a necessity of life, is at the same time a very dangerous element,
and it was thought that it should be possible to present these facets of water
under the various disciplinary angles, thus constituting a kaleidoscopic image
of water in Southeast Asia. It is, of course, up to the reader to judge whether
this collection of studies succeeds in presenting such an image.

One of the disadvantages of such a collection is that it never can be complete,
and that some people will be disappointed because their pet aspect is
lacking. Another drawback is that such a book by its very nature cannot have
a conclusion. However, it is hoped that the advantages of the novel approach
chosen here outweigh the disadvantages.

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Judul Seri

A world of water

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

Netherlands : KITLV Press., 2007

Deskripsi Fisik

vii, 368 Hlm.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

90 6718 294 X

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

A world of water 240

Subjek

ILMU LINGKUNGAN

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