A History of Natural Resources in Asia pptx

[...]... natural resources to be harvested and exchanged in the realization of profit A more realistic indication of Asian attitudes toward nature can be inferred from a number of sources In the case of Southeast Asia, an extant pre–nineteenth century legal code from a Malay sultanate, the Laws of Johore, that deal fairly extensively with agriculture, distinguish between only two basic classifications of land:... physical and human capital and this natural capital, or what Edward Barbier calls the total capital stock, and whether it leads to sustainable development.4 Much concern now arises out of the realization that the current economic development may have led to the rapid accumulation of physical and human capital at the expense of the degradation and absolute depletion of natural capital In contrast to... of post-1500 trade flows and agriculture in Asia is that “exotic” or “alien” commodities and crops appear to play such a large role This applies not only to Asia as a whole—at least to that part dealt with in this book—but also to smaller regions within this area For instance, 6 G reg B ankoff and P eter B oomgaard coffee was an entirely new crop to this part of Asia around 1700, and tea spread gradually... Latham, A J H and Heita Kawakatsu, eds Japanese Industrialization and the Asian Economy London and New York: Routledge, 1994 Logan, James A Translation of the Malayan Laws of the Principality of Johore.” In Readings in Malay Adat Laws, edited by M Barry Hooker Singapore: University of Singapore Press, 1970 Marks, Robert B Tigers, Rice, Silk, and Silt: Environment and Economy in Late Imperial South China... differentiate between a nature tamed and manipulated for human interests (Thai: thammachaat, Malaysian/Indonesian: taman, and Burmese: thabawà) and one that connotes a wild, rustic and untamed space that is often associated with evil spirits and that should be entered only with care (Thai: pa thuan, Malaysian/Indonesia: hutan and Burmese: tàw) (Rigg 1997, 46–48) Moreover, Southeast Asia, as previously... Wealth of Nature: How Natural Resources Shaped Asian History, 1500–2000” held in May 2004 at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS) at Wassenaar, the Netherlands The workshop was the culmination of a very productive and memorable year spent at NIAS by a research nucleus consisting of Robert Aiken, Greg Bankoff, Peter Boomgaard, John Kleinen, and Baas... primarily agricultural—the productivity of the land And agricultural products certainly comprise an important aspect of natural resources While recognizing agriculture’s relative profitability and continuing ability to absorb capital, Smith realized that the availability of abundant mineral deposits and an expanding population would likely herald more intense industrial development and high profit in. .. good examples of crops that came from the Americas and became important Asian export commodities Tobacco was already a very successful crop in China and Southeast Asia at an early stage, while rubber became an important export in Malaysia and Indonesia after 1900 However, there were also introduced crops that remained almost invisible to Western observers for a long time as they were originally produced...This page intentionally left blank Contributors S Robert Aiken was educated in the UK, Canada, and the United States He is a cultural and historical geographer with a long-standing interest in tropical deforestation and environmental change in Southeast Asia, focusing mainly on Malaysia and Indonesia He is presently working on indigenous land rights issues in Malaysia Dr Aiken is coauthor (with... She has been conducting fieldwork in India since 1985; formerly codirector of the Vijayanagara Metropolitan Survey, she is now codirector of the Early Historic Landscapes of the Tungabhadra Corridor project Baas Terwiel has been professor for languages and cultures of Thailand and Laos at Hamburg University since 1992 Previous positions include an extraordinary chair for Mainland Southeast Asia at the . Bankoff and Peter Boomgaard Historians of Southeast Asia have often ignored the question of natural resources, mainly accepting them as a given and passing. historical geographer with a long-standing interest in tropical deforestation and environmental change in Southeast Asia, focusing mainly on Malaysia and Indonesia.