World of Water Rain, Rivers and Seas in Southeast Asian Histories

Name: World of Water Rain, Rivers and Seas in Southeast Asian Histories
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ISBN: 9789067182942

ISBN-10: 906718294X

ISBN-13: 9789067182942

Edition: 2007

Authors: P. Boomgaard

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Book details

List price: $88.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: BRILL
Publication date: 1/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.49" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Peter Boomgaard is a senior researcher at KITLV and professor of environmental history of Southeast Asia at the University of Amsterdam.



Preface


In a state of flux: Water as a deadly and a life-giving force in Southeast Asia




Waterscapes


Geography as destiny?: The role of water in Southeast Asian history



Of gods and monsters: Indigenous sea cosmologies, promiscuous geographies and the depths of local sovereignty



A toothy tale: A short history of shark fisheries and trade in shark products in twentieth-century Indonesia




Hazards of sea and water


A tale of two centuries: The globalization of maritime raiding and piracy in Southeast Asia at the end of the eighteenth and twentieth centuries



Storms of history: Water, hazard and society in the Philippines, 1565-1930




Water for agriculture


Communal irrigation: A comparative perspective



Geographical explanations for the distribution of irrigation institutions: Cases from Southeast Asia



Water and rice in early Java and Bali



Contestation over a life-giving force: Water rights and conflicts, with special reference to Indonesia




Pure and impure water; Health and disease


The role of waterborne diseases in Malaysia



Privatizing water: The Jakarta concession and the limits of contract



The politics of environmental and water pollution in East Java



About the authors


Index