This is Borneo

Junaidi Payne, Gerald Cubitt, Dennis Lau (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2005 | 3rd Revised edition
New Holland Publishers Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84330-963-5 (ISBN)

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This fully updated study, illustrated with over 250 colour photographs and historic prints, takes an informed look at a fascinating land that has long attracted explorers, scientists, traders and historians seeking to uncover its riches. Through the combination of its extended introductory profile and its photo essays on The Land, The People and The Wildlife, the story of Borneo is revealed. Its long and complex history from earliest civilisations through Asian and European influences to the present day is described. The Bornean peoples - hunters, nomads and farmers, merchants and modern business people - and their diverse lifestyles are depicted. The book also gives us an insight into the incredible diversity of the island's unique flora and fauna; the rivers, mountains, forests and tropical coasts that form the island's physical features; and Borneo's development and role today.

Junaidi Payne has written scientific papers on the ecology of Borneo and the conservation implications of changing land use. He is also the author of several popular reference books including Wild Malaysia, published by New Holland. He lives in Sabah, Malaysia. Gerald Cubitt's images of Africa, India and South-east Asia have received international acclaim, making him one of the world's leading nature photographers. His special interest in conservation is evident in his publications which include Wild Malaysia, Wild Indonesia and The National Parks and other Wild Places of Malaysia, all published by New Holland. He is based in Cape Town, South Africa. Dennis Lau has many years' experience in press photography. His fine photographic portraits of Bornean people are widely acknowledged to be of outstanding quality.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.6.2005
Zusatzinfo	236 colour photographs, 38 black and white photographs, 1 map
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	215 x 280 mm
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Asien
ISBN-10	1-84330-963-7 / 1843309637
ISBN-13	978-1-84330-963-5 / 9781843309635
Zustand	Neuware