Memory and knowledge of the sea in Southeast Asia

In the Southeast Asian region, various communities have been closely associated with the sea. Many have, over the years, acquired special memory and, sometimes, intimate knowledge of the sea. Even as much of this information and knowledge was passed from generation to generation, it provided maritim...

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Corporate Author: Seminar on Maritime Culture and Geopolitics
Other Authors: Wong, Danny Tze-Ken (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Kuala Lumpur Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Malaya 2008
Series:Monograph series (Universiti Malaya. Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences) 3
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