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Selected Topics on Archaeology, History and Culture in the Malay World

  • Presents original research and perspectives on local heritage and issues

  • Challenges the sustainable development of culture and the arts in Southeast Asia

  • Raises cultural awareness of the Malay World

  • Promotes a better understanding and interpretation of the history of the Malay Civilisation

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Islamic Archeology: Reassessment

    • Muhamad Shafiq Bin Mohd Ali, Zuliskandar Ramli
    Pages 19-26
  3. Archaeological Research in Kedah: Prehistoric and Proto-historic Sites

    • Zuraidah Hassan, Zuliskandar Ramli
    Pages 87-98
  4. Syed Alwi Alhadi: From UiTM (RIDA) to the Editor’s Desk

    • Syed Mohammed Alhady B. Syed Ahmad Alhady, Azfahanee Zakaria
    Pages 139-143
  5. The Study of the Nineteenth-Century AD East Coast Red Qur’an Bindings

    • Ros Mahwati Ahmad Zakaria, Zuliskandar Ramli
    Pages 189-200
  6. Community and Government Involvement in Preserving the Buatan Barat Boat in Southern Thailand

    • Mohd Rohaizat Abdul Wahab, Zuliskandar Ramli, Nik Hassan Shuhaimi Nik Abdul Rahman, Mohammad Anis Abdul Samad, Ahmad Helmi Mohd Mokhtar
    Pages 201-210
  7. Independent Oil Palm Smallholder Participation and Technology Transfer

    • Izzurazlia Ibrahim, Abd Hair Awang, Khairuman Hashim, Zaimah Ramli, Novel Lyndon, Fatin Umaira Muhamad Azian et al.
    Pages 217-224

About this book

This book presents selected academic papers addressing five key research areas – archaeology, history, language, culture and arts – related to the Malay Civilisation. It outlines new findings, interpretations, policies, methodologies and theories that were presented at the International Seminar on Archaeology, History, and Language in the Malay Civilisation (ASBAM5) in 2016. Further, it provides new perspectives and serves as a vital point of reference for all researchers, students, policymakers and legislators who have an interest in the Malay Civilisation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Mathematical Research (INSPEM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Malaysia

    Mohd Rohaizat Abdul Wahab

  • Institute of the Malay World and Civilisation (ATMA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Malaysia

    Ros Mahwati Ahmad Zakaria, Zuliskandar Ramli

  • Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia

    Muhlis Hadrawi

About the editors

Zuliskandar Ramli is the Deputy Director of Institute of the Malay World and Civilization, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. A PhD holder in archaeology and ancient history, his research revolves around culture history, material culture and heritage tourism in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. He is involved in promoting cultural heritage for tourism and economic development.

Ros Mahwati Ahmad Zakaria is a lecturer in Islamic and Asia Civilization at the Islamic Science University of Malaysia. She was a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of the Malay World and Civilization, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia for a year after she received


her PhD in 2015 and majors in Islamic Art. She has 15 years of experience as a former Senior Curator at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia and an Islamic art columnist at one of the main stream newspaper. Recently, she worked on the revitalization of the East Coast Malay Qur’an Binding tradition as a main research interest.

Muhlis Hadrawi is a lecturer in philology, literature and Bugis language at the Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia. He conducted a research on philological and historical studies on the integration of Malay arrival in South Sulawesi in the 16th century and the 17th. He writes widely on various aspects of Bugis literature and his latest publication is the Book of Intercourse Assikalaibineng Bugis.

Mohd Rohaizat is a Ph.D. candidate in Malay Cultural studies. He is interested in maritime archaeology, ethnomathematics, art and culture. He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science from Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is currently working as a Science Officer at the Laboratory of Ethnomathematics and Didactics, Institute for Mathematical Research, UPM. He has been involved in many activities, seminars and academic publications, and actively participated as a speaker in various seminars and conferences.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Selected Topics on Archaeology, History and Culture in the Malay World

  • Editors: Mohd Rohaizat Abdul Wahab, Ros Mahwati Ahmad Zakaria, Muhlis Hadrawi, Zuliskandar Ramli

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5669-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5668-0Published: 08 March 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3858-8Published: 02 February 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5669-7Published: 07 March 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 243

  • Number of Illustrations: 92 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sociology of Culture, Asian Culture, Archaeology, History of Southeast Asia, Philosophy of Language

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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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