Sea Nomads of Southeast Asia: From the Past to the Present

Abstract

and Moklen ( sic ), two Austronesian groups of sea nomads; an ethno-archeological study of sea nomads in the Andaman Sea and their “cultural resilience”; an examination of how sea nomad culture can influence local cultures, looking at areas of East Timor; a linguistic and historical study of the Bajau diaspora; and a research piece – with a series of engaging maps – on the distribution of Bajau communities from the Philippines southward. A chapter by the linguist and anthropol-ogist Roger Blench will be of particular interest to readers of Terrae Incognitae