Contributions

  • K. May, Sally - Contributor

Publication

ANU Press, Canberra, No place, unknown, or undetermined

Language

English

Word Count

0 words, Guess

Page Count

0 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781922144966
  • ISBN-101922144967
  • Library of Congress Control Number2013481553
  • Open LibraryOL28359970M

Classifications

  • LCCDU123.4 .C53 2013

Description

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. These voyages date back to at least the 1700s and there is new evidence to suggest that the Macassan praus were visiting northern Australia even earlier. This book examines the Macassan journeys to and from Australia, their encounters with Indigenous communities in the north, as well as the ongoing social and cultural impact of these connections, both in Indonesia and Australia.

Subjects

Topics

FishersHistoryForeign influencesAboriginal AustraliansDiscovery and explorationMakasar (Indonesian people)Australasian & Pacific history

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Other Editions

  • Macassan History and HeritageANU Press

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