A geography of the Malay Peninsula, Indo-China, the Eastern Archipelago, the Philippines and New Guinea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23530737 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A H Keane |
| Year | 1887 |
| Publication date | 1887-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Publisher | E. Stanford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5962/bhl.title.96928 |
| OpenAlex | W2502081598 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
A glnnco at the Contents, which by a process of double pagination havo boon so disposed as to dispense with on index, will at oneo reveal the general arrangement of tho subject iii;T.Lt*'rH Here, cleanies.-* ami uniformity have been the main consideration*, while in tho treatment especially of the physical and biological sections an attempt has been mode to break away from tho crude methods still lingering in our schools, and to bring tho matter more into harmony with tho views of tho liitt-rs, Poschels, Reelus ond the other illustrious exponents of tho true scientific method* Thu* the present conditions are, us far as possible, treated in the light of tho past, eo that a relation between cause and effect takes the place of a bald statement of facts. In this way the slow decay of the marvellous Cainbojan culture becomes intimately associated with tiro slow subsidence of the waters, or tho upheaval of the land, which converted a former mari no inlet into a mere fishing-pond (p. 102-3)* So also the lo&il phenomenon of the " Sumatras " is brought into direct connection with tho climatic, and thews arpiin with the geological conditions of North Sumatra (p. 141), ami BO on.
Ancient history · Archaeology · Archipelago · China · Ethnology · Geography · Linguistics · Malay · Malay peninsula · New guinea · Peninsula · Asian Studies and History · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |