In a state of flux
Water as a deadly and a life-giving force in Southeast Asia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23738317 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Boomgaard (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Pages | 1-23 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | A world of water (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004254015_002 |
| OpenAlex | W2122893892 |
| ISBN | 9789004254015 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 4 |
In the study of Southeast Asia, there has always been a strong emphasis on everything terrestrial with a concomitant neglect of aquatic aspects. As it was exposed to the sea, the area was more accessible to outside political, economic and cultural influences than many landlocked regions. This chapter explains whether one should conceive of the sea as a unifying rather than a dividing force. It also addresses the question: Does the sea keep people apart or does it facilitate their getting together? Ever since the late nineteenth century scholars have assumed that piracy in Southeast Asia was a response to colonialism and Western enterprise. Water control is a key feature of Southeast Asian civilizations. It has shaped the Southeast Asian landscape, and irrigation systems are visible records of labour, history and power relations. Irrigation and drainage systems have shaped social relations, cropping patterns, and cultural, economic and political behaviour. Keywords: aquatic resources; Southeast Asian landscape; water control
Archaeology · Colonialism · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Ethnology · Geography · Landlocked country · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Southeast asia · State (computer science) · Asian Studies and History · History · Law · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
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Introduction
| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0.47 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |