Macassan history and heritage : journeys, encounters and influences

Macassan history and heritage : journeys, encounters and influences /

This book presents inter-disciplinary perspectives on the maritime journeys of the Macassan trepangers who sailed in fleets of wooden sailing vessels known as praus from the port city of Makassar in southern Sulawesi to the northern Australian coastline.

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Other Authors: Clark, Marshall Alexander (Editor), May, Sally K. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Makasar (Indonesian people) > Australia, Northern > History.
Fishers > Indonesia > History.
Aboriginal Australians > Australia, Northern > Foreign influences.
Aboriginal Australians > History.
Australasian and Pacific history.
History.
Humanities.
Regional and national history.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australians > Foreign influences
Discoveries in geography
Fishers
Makasar (Indonesian people)
Australia > Discovery and exploration.
Australie > Découverte et exploration.
Australia
Indonesia
Northern Australia
indonesia, fishing.
resource management.
indonesian history.
History
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