Maritime social and economic developments in Southeast Asia

This book brings together the past and the future of maritime social and economic development in the region. The various authors identify current as well as past trends in maritime social and economic developments that have propelled the region to being one of the most dynamic expanses in the world...

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Corporate Authors: International Seminar on Maritime Culture and Geopolitics, Workshop on Bajau Laut Music and Dance
Other Authors: Hanizah Idris (Editor), Tan, Wan Hin (Editor), Mohammad Raduan Mohd Ariff (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) 4
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The importance of the maritime sector in socio-economic development : a Southeast Asian perspective
  • Island tourism development in Malaysia : blessing or blight?
  • Outrigger-canoe: a re-evaluation on the origin and cultural history in the archipelago from the perspective of Austronesian migration and cultural diffusion theory by Peter Bellwood
  • The impact of modernization on traditional perahu fleet in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan in the 20th century
  • The survival of Port of Singapore : adapting to technological change, 1819-1941
  • Port cities in Southeast Sulawesi 1906-1960 : change and continuity
  • The role of Chinese migrants in the fishery's industry at Bagan Siapi-Api. East Coast Sumatra, Indonesia 1871-1970