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Climate, Science, and Colonization [[electronic resource] ] : Histories from Australia and New Zealand / / by Emily O'Gorman, Matthew Henry ; edited by J. Beattie
| Climate, Science, and Colonization [[electronic resource] ] : Histories from Australia and New Zealand / / by Emily O'Gorman, Matthew Henry ; edited by J. Beattie |
| Autore | O'Gorman Emily |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2/50994 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Social history
Geography History Environmental geography Asia—History Southeast Asia—History Social History Geography, general History of Science Environmental Geography Asian History History of Southeast Asia |
| ISBN |
1-349-46245-4
1-137-33394-4 1-137-33393-6 |
| Classificazione | HIS004000HIS048000HIS052000HIS054000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Introduction Climate, Science, and Colonization: Histories from Australia and New Zealand; Part I Frames, Events, and Responses; Chapter 1 Australasia: An Overview of Modern Climate and Paleoclimate during the Last Glacial Maximum; Chapter 2 "The usual weather in New South Wales is uncommonly bright and clear.......equal to the finest summer day in England"
Chapter 3 Extreme Weather and ENSO: Their Social and Cultural Ramifications in New Zealand and Australia in the 1890sChapter 4 Pioneer Settlers Recognizing and Responding to the Climatic Challenges of Southern New Zealand; Part II Debating Human Effects; Chapter 5 "For the sake of a little grass": A Comparative History of Settler Science and Environmental Limits in South Austr; Chapter 6 Debating the Climatological Role of Forests in Australia, 1827-1949: ; Chapter 7 Science, Religion, and Drought: Rainmaking Experiments and Prayers in North Otago, 1889-1911*; Part III Climate Understandings Chapter 8 Farming on the Fringe: Agriculture and Climate Variability in the Western Australian Wheat Belt, 1890s to 1980s*Chapter 9 "Soothsaying" or "Science?": H. C. Russell, Meteorology, and Environmental Knowledge of Rivers in Colonial Australi; Chapter 10 Imported Understandings: Calendars, Weather, and Climate in Tropical Australia, 1870s-1940s; Chapter 11 Destabilizing Narratives of the "Triumph of the White Man over the Tropics"*: Scientific Knowledge and the Manage; Chapter 12 Australasian Airspace: Meteorology, and the Practical Geopolitics of Australasian Airspace, 1935-1940 Epilogue: Future Research DirectionsIndex |
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| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014 | ||
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Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia : An Introduction to Governments and Political Regimes / / by Aurel Croissant, Philip Lorenz
| Comparative Politics of Southeast Asia : An Introduction to Governments and Political Regimes / / by Aurel Croissant, Philip Lorenz |
| Autore | Croissant |
| Edizione | [1st ed.. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XX, 442 p. 40 illus., 1 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 959.053 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Aurel |
| Soggetto topico |
Comparative government
Asia—Politics and government Democracy Elections Ethnology—Asia Southeast Asia—History Comparative Politics Asian Politics Electoral Politics Asian Culture History of Southeast Asia |
| ISBN | 3-319-68182-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Government and Political Regimes in Southeast Asia: An Introduction -- Brunei Darussalam: Malay Islamic Monarchy and Rentier State -- Cambodia: From UN-Led Peace-Building to Post-genocidal Authoritarianism -- Indonesia: Challenges of Conflict and Consensus in the Era of Reformasi -- Laos: The Transformation of Periphery Socialism -- Malaysia: Competitive Authoritarianism in a Plural Society -- Myanmar: The Challenging Transition from Military to Democratic Government -- Philippines: People's Power and Defective Elite Democracy -- Singapore: Contradicting Conventional Wisdom About Authoritarianism, State and Development -- Timor-Leste: Challenges of Creating a Democratic and Effective State -- Vietnam: The Socialist Party State -- Conclusions: Comparing Governments and Political Institutions in Southeast Asia. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300508803321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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Exploring the History of Southeast Asian Astronomy : A Review of Current Projects and Future Prospects and Possibilities / / edited by Wayne Orchiston, Mayank N. Vahia
| Exploring the History of Southeast Asian Astronomy : A Review of Current Projects and Future Prospects and Possibilities / / edited by Wayne Orchiston, Mayank N. Vahia |
| Autore | Orchiston D. Wayne |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (820 pages) |
| Disciplina | 520 |
| Collana | Historical & Cultural Astronomy |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy—Observations
Physics—Philosophy Southeast Asia—History Cultural property Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy History of Southeast Asia Cultural Heritage |
| ISBN | 3-030-62777-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part 1: Introductory Studies -- Chapter 1: Exploring the History of Southeast Asian Astronomy: A Checklist of Recent Research and Future Prospects and Possibilities -- Chapter 2: Exploring the History of Philippine Astronomy: Catholics, Comets, Eclipses and Ethnoastronomy -- Part 2: Southeast Asian Studies: Eclipses, Calendars, Time-keeping and Tropical Astronomy -- Chapter 3: A Brief History of Vietnamese Astronomy and Calendars during the Reign of the Royal Dynasties -- Chapter 4: Solar and Lunar Eclipse Records in Vietnam from Ancient Times through to the Nineteenth Century -- Chapter 5: Father Antoine Thomas and the Birth of ‘Modern Astronomy’ in Thailand -- Chapter 6: King Rama IV: Astronomer and ‘The Father of Thai Science’ -- Chapter 7: J.A.C. Oudemans and Nineteenth Century Astronomy in the Dutch East Indies -- Chapter 8: The 1875 British Solar Eclipse Expedition to Siam Led by Dr Arthur Schuster -- Chapter 9: Observations of the 6 April 1875 Total Solar Eclipse from the Grand Palace in Bangkok -- Chapter 10: The Total Solar Eclipse of 9 May 1929: British and German Expeditions to Pattani in Southern Siam -- Chapter 11: The Total Solar Eclipse of 9 May 1929: the British Expedition to Alor Star in the Unfederated Malay State of Kedah -- Chapter 12: Time Signals for Mariners in SE Asia: Time Balls, Discs, Bells, Guns and Lights -- Part 3: Southeast Asian Studies: Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy -- Chapter 13: An Archaeoastronomical Investigation of Vaastu Shastra Principles (Vedic Architecture) Implemented in the City Planning of Ancient Chiang Mai -- Chapter 14: Astronomical Aspects of the Prambanan Temple in Central Java, Indonesia -- Chapter 15: Astronomical Knowledge and Practices of the Orang Asli of Malaysia -- Chapter 16: The Linkage Between Asterisms and Local Ecological Systems among the Austronesian Speakers of Southeast Asia -- Chapter 17: Folk Astronomy of the Northern West Coast of Peninsula Malaysia -- Chapter 18: Star Patterns in Mandar Navigation -- Chapter 19: Ethnoastronomy in Madura, Indonesia: Observations of the Night Sky and Eclipses -- Chapter 20: The Pengalantaka Eka Sungsang Ka Paing System and a Diagram for Determining Purnama and Tilem in the Balinese Calendar -- Part 4: Southeast Asia in Regional Context -- Chapter 21: Possible Influences of India on Southeast Asian Astronomy: A Brief Review of the Archaeoastronomical Record -- Chapter 22: The Influence of India on Southeast Asian Astronomy: Of Calendars and Calculations -- Chapter 23: Investigating the Astronomical Histories of India and Southeast Asia: The Role of Stone Inscriptions -- Chapter 24: The Evolution of Local Southeast Asian Astronomy and the Influence of China, India, the Islamic World and the West -- The Authors -- Index. |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 | ||
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India-Thailand Cultural Interactions : Glimpses from the Past to Present / / edited by Lipi Ghosh
| India-Thailand Cultural Interactions : Glimpses from the Past to Present / / edited by Lipi Ghosh |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVIII, 225 p. 89 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 306 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cultural studies
Ethnology—Asia Southeast Asia—History Cultural Studies Asian Culture History of Southeast Asia |
| ISBN | 981-10-3854-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Brahmanical Divinities in Siam: From Ancient to Modern Era by Bhaswati Mukhopadhyay -- Chapter 2. Dvaravati Votive Tablets: Understanding Their Regional Variations and Indian Linkages by Suchandra Ghosh -- Chapter 3. Mandapas and Reclining Buddha of India and Thailand by Chotima Chaturawong -- Chapter 4. Refashioning Identity of Siamese Monarchs: The Hybridized Dress Styles of Siam and India by Pattaratorn Chirapravat and Greg Kim Ju -- Chapter 5. Understanding Thai Music through Indian Music by Rangsiphan Khaengkhan -- Chapter 6. From Indian Mind to Thai Heart. Buddhist Cult to Ganesh Puja by Kanopporn Wonggarasin -- Chapter 7. The World Kitchen and Food Security: A Paradox by Kriengsak Charoenwangsak -- Chapter 8. Suvannabhumi: The land of Gold- Facets of Linguistic and Cultural Literary Partnership between India and Thailand by Dipak Barua -- Chapter 9. Thai Language and Literature: Glimpses of Indian Influence by Kanokwan Jayadat and Lipi Ghosh -- Chapter 10. Interacting Cultural Diplomacy: A Study of Soft Power in India - Thailand Relations by Piyanat Soikham -- Chapter 11. Interactive nature of India and Thai Cultures: A Personal Experience by Ven. Dhammananda. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910252723703321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Maritime Defence of China [[electronic resource] ] : Ming General Qi Jiguang and Beyond / / edited by Y.H. Teddy Sim
| The Maritime Defence of China [[electronic resource] ] : Ming General Qi Jiguang and Beyond / / edited by Y.H. Teddy Sim |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 623.1209564 |
| Soggetto topico |
Military history
Politics and war China—History Southeast Asia—History History of Military Military and Defence Studies History of China History of Southeast Asia |
| ISBN | 981-10-4163-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Section 1: Historiography, biography and ideas of Qi Jiguang -- Chapter 1 Brief introduction to Qi Jiguang and discussion of issues relating to China’s maritime defence and Qi’s ideas -- Chapter 2 Qi Jiguang and Hu Zongxian’s anti-wokou campaign -- Chapter 3 A terrible scourge: Chinese piracy, coastal defence in broad historical perspective -- Chapter 4 The martial arts in Qi Jiguang’s military training -- Chapter 5 The arquebus volley technique in China, c. 1560: Evidence from the writings of Qi Jiguang -- Chapter 6 Zeng Guofan’s application of Qi Jiguang’s doctrines in the Taiping Uprising -- Chapter 7 The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy and the history of coastal defence -- Section 2: Maritime and security environment during Qi Jiguang’s enterprise and beyond -- Chapter 8 Early Ming’s skirmishes with the Portuguese as an indication of Ming military developments and the military dimension of Luso-Ming interactions -- Chapter 9 The retrogression of overseas geographical knowledge during the mid-Ming period -- Chapter 10: Cutting dwarf pirates down to size: Amphibious warfare in sixteenth-century East Asia -- Chapter 11 Rebel with a cause: Chinese merchant-pirates in Southeast Asia in the sixteenth century -- Chapter 12 Naval technology, state power and the influence of Qi Jiguang in the late Ming -- Chapter 13 The rise of private maritime trading powers in Fujian and their inputs on the view of the sea during the Ming dynasty -- Chapter 14 The development of Ming-Qing coastal defence and navy. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910799490903321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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Opium and Empire in Southeast Asia [[electronic resource] ] : Regulating Consumption in British Burma / / by A. Wright
| Opium and Empire in Southeast Asia [[electronic resource] ] : Regulating Consumption in British Burma / / by A. Wright |
| Autore | Wright A |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (221 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.4/1375 |
| Collana | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Great Britain—History
Imperialism World politics History, Modern Asia—History Southeast Asia—History History of Britain and Ireland Imperialism and Colonialism Political History Modern History Asian History History of Southeast Asia |
| ISBN |
1-349-33362-X
1-137-31760-4 |
| Classificazione | HIS015000HIS037060HIS037070HIS048000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Fashioning of Colonial Opium Policy in Arakan and Tenasserim, 1826-1852; 2 Regulating Opium in British Burma, 1852-1885: Addiction, Ethnicity and Revenue; 3 "Lady Britannia, her Children, her Step-Children and her Neighbours": Race and the Regulation of Consumption in Colonial Burma, c.1890; 4 Burma as a "Special Case": Testimony about Burma at the Royal Commission on Opium of 1893-1895; 5 Opium and the Maintenance of Imperial Rule: The Royal Commission on Opium and the Rationale for British Opium Policy in Burma
6 The Expansion of the Opium Industry in Burma, and the Beginning of the Age of International Conferences, 1895-19147 Burma, the League of Nations and Transnational Opium Policy Networks; 8 Separation, Negotiation and Drug Diplomacy: 1935-1939; Epilogue; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790748903321 |
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| London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2014 | ||
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The Political Economy of Imperial Relations [[electronic resource] ] : Britain, the Sterling Area, and Malaya 1945-1960 / / by Alex Sutton
| The Political Economy of Imperial Relations [[electronic resource] ] : Britain, the Sterling Area, and Malaya 1945-1960 / / by Alex Sutton |
| Autore | Sutton Alex |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 500 |
| Collana | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Asia—History
Imperialism Great Britain—History Southeast Asia—History Economic history History, Modern Asian History Imperialism and Colonialism History of Britain and Ireland History of Southeast Asia Economic History Modern History |
| ISBN | 1-137-37398-9 |
| Classificazione | BUS023000HIS015000HIS037070HIS048000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover ; Contents ; Figures and Tables ; Acknowledgements ; Abbreviations ; Introduction ; 1 Conceptualising British Imperialism ; 2 British Relative Economic Decline ; 3 The Dollar Drain and Colonial Import Policy (1945-1950) ; 4 The Dollar Deficit Continues (1950-1955) ; 5 Malayan Independence and the Sterling Area (1955-1960) ; Concluding Remarks ; Appendices ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798047303321 |
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| London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2015 | ||
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Selected Topics on Archaeology, History and Culture in the Malay World / / edited by Mohd Rohaizat Abdul Wahab, Ros Mahwati Ahmad Zakaria, Muhlis Hadrawi, Zuliskandar Ramli
| Selected Topics on Archaeology, History and Culture in the Malay World / / edited by Mohd Rohaizat Abdul Wahab, Ros Mahwati Ahmad Zakaria, Muhlis Hadrawi, Zuliskandar Ramli |
| Edizione | [1st ed.. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XII, 243 p. 92 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 201.7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Culture
Ethnology—Asia Archaeology Southeast Asia—History Language and languages—Philosophy Sociology of Culture Asian Culture History of Southeast Asia Philosophy of Language |
| ISBN | 981-10-5669-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Archaeology, Culture and History: Concept and Potential as a Product of Heritage Tourism in Malaysia and Indonesia -- Islamic Archaeology: A Reassessment -- Archaeological research in Kedah: Discussion about the History of Prehistory and Proto -- Discovery of Loloda Historiography in West Halmahera Coastal, with the Local Language Approach of Non-Austronesian Clumps in the Twentieth Century -- Archaeological Survey of Prehistoric Settlements at Baling, Kedah -- Typology of 19th Century AD East Coast Red Quran Bindings -- The potential of heritage tourism development in Jugra, Selangor using SWOT analysis -- Malay-Muslim Assertion in Malaysia: The Development and Institutionalization -- Syed Alwi Alhadi: From UiTM (RIDA) to authorship -- Islamisation Policy In Malaysia: A Discourse From Policy Perspective -- Revi ew of Floods in Negeri Terengganu: Implications and Adaptation to Climate Variation -- The involvement of community and government for sustaining the Malay traditional boat in Southern Thailand -- Involvement of the private smallholders of palm oil planters and transfer of technology from TUNAS Centre -- Wanuwa Racism and System for Ancient Soppeng: Review by the Script -- Sinrilik: Makassar Oral Literature In The Context Of The Present -- Law of Ternate in XIX Century: Analysis Of Structure -- Patterns of Formation of Imam al-Qasidah Burda Būnīry. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300592403321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Semionauts of Tradition : Music, Culture and Identity in Contemporary Singapore / / by Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray, Chee-Hoo Lum
| Semionauts of Tradition : Music, Culture and Identity in Contemporary Singapore / / by Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray, Chee-Hoo Lum |
| Autore | Lizeray Juliette Yu-Ming |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 pages) |
| Disciplina | 781.59903 |
| Soggetto topico |
Music
Cultural studies Southeast Asia—History Cultural Studies History of Southeast Asia |
| ISBN | 981-13-1011-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: On Tradition, Youth and Music in Contemporary Singapore -- Chapter 2: Where got Singapore Sound? -- Chapter 3: Collaborative Creativity: Perspectives from a Contemporary Instrumental Group in Singapore -- Chapter 4: Strategic authenticity and the ‘new Malay’: an ethnomusicological case study of NADI Singapura -- Chapter 5: Creative Processes and Musical Analysis -- Chapter 6: Music, Chineseness and the Quest for the Cool -- Chapter 7: Musings about Education and Professional Development -- Chapter 8: ‘Identities’ in Context of Ethnomusicology in the Singapore Music Scene -- Chapter 9: Perspectives on fieldwork in Singapore’s music scene -- Chapter 10: Voice of the Musicians - Commentaries and Reflections -- Acknowledgements. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910309856103321 |
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| Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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