| spelling |
oapen-20.500.12657-346622021-11-12T16:31:26Z A world of water: Rain, rivers and seas in Southeast Asian histories Boomgaard, Peter rain fishery regen geschiedenis indonesie ziektes zee visserij philippines history indonesia piraterij cosmologie southeast asia water irrigatie systemen philipijnen watervoorraad rivieren malaysia water supply rivers cosmology piracy sea water pollution water water irrigation systems diseases maleisie watervervuiling Indonesia Irrigation Southeast Asia Water, in its many guises, has always played a powerful role in shaping Southeast Asian histories, cultures, societies and economies. This volume, the rewritten results of an international workshop, with participants from eight countries, contains thirteen essays, representing a broad range of approaches to the study of Southeast Asia with water as the central theme. As it was exposed to the sea, the region was more accessible to outside political, economic and cultural influences than many landlocked areas. Easy access through sea routes also stimulated trade from an early age. However, the same easy access made Southeast Asia vulnerable to political control by strong outsiders. The sea is, moreover, a source of food, but also of many hazards. At the same time, Southeast Asian societies and cultures are confronted with and permeated by ‘water from heaven’ in the form of rain, flash floods, irrigation water, water in rivers, brooks and swaps, water-driven power plants, and pumped or piped water, in addition to water as a carrier of sewage and pollution. Finally, the volume deals with the role of water in classification systems, beliefs, myths, illness and healing. 2011-04-11 00:00:00 2020-04-01T15:22:33Z 2020-04-01T15:22:33Z 2007 book 376971 OCN: 1030814519 751149597 1572-2892;1572-1892 9789004254015 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/34662 eng Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde application/pdf n/a 376971.pdf http://www.brill.com/world-water Brill 10.26530/OAPEN_376971 10.26530/OAPEN_376971 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 9789004254015 240 368 Leiden - Boston open access
|
| description |
Water, in its many guises, has always played a powerful role in shaping Southeast Asian histories, cultures, societies and economies. This volume, the rewritten results of an international workshop, with participants from eight countries, contains thirteen essays, representing a broad range of approaches to the study of Southeast Asia with water as the central theme. As it was exposed to the sea, the region was more accessible to outside political, economic and cultural influences than many landlocked areas. Easy access through sea routes also stimulated trade from an early age. However, the same easy access made Southeast Asia vulnerable to political control by strong outsiders. The sea is, moreover, a source of food, but also of many hazards. At the same time, Southeast Asian societies and cultures are confronted with and permeated by ‘water from heaven’ in the form of rain, flash floods, irrigation water, water in rivers, brooks and swaps, water-driven power plants, and pumped or piped water, in addition to water as a carrier of sewage and pollution. Finally, the volume deals with the role of water in classification systems, beliefs, myths, illness and healing.
|
