governing maritime space: the south china sea as a mediterranean cultural area
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The South China Sea is a contested area, but it can also be seen as a mediterranean cultural area, connected by migration, air and sea traffic, science coopereation and popular culture. Lecture at the Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, 23-02-2014 http://www.cityu.edu.hk/searc/TRANSCRIPT
• A look from the South:
Three Mediterranean Seas
South China Sea (3462km)
Baltic Sea (1347km)
Mediterranean Sea (3255km)
Total coastline lengthCountries bordering South China Sea
Country borders (km) coast (km) coast (%)Cambodia 3015 443 14.7Brunei 542 161 29.7Thailand 8082 3219 39.8Vietnam 8083 3444 42.6Malaysia 7344 4675 63.7China 22117 14500 65.6Indonesia 57546 54716 95.1Philippines 36289 36289 100.0Singapore 193 193 100.0Taiwan 1566 1566 100.0
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Sejarah Melayu (1650s?): "Terlalu besar kerajaannya pada zaman itu, segala seluruh Jawa semuanya dalam hukumnya, segala raja-raja Nusantara pula, setengah takluk kepada baginda".
Javanese Map of Java and Sumatra, ca 1965
Manguin, Pierre‐Yves‐, 1979, "Note surl'origine nautique du mot 'jam'", Archipel, 18, p. 95‐103.
(Bellwood 2006, Nothofer 2013)
Connectivity:Science Cooperation1990‐2000
Connectivity:Science Cooperation2000‐2014
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