Victor T. King

Bio: Victor T. King is an academic researcher from Universiti Brunei Darussalam. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tourism & Tourism geography. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 118 publications receiving 1534 citations. Previous affiliations of Victor T. King include University of Hull & Lund University.

Tourism in South-East Asia

Abstract: 1. Tourism in South-East Asia - Introduction 2. Time and Tides in the Anthropology of Tourism 3. Tourism, Culture and Sociology of Development 4. "Cultural Tourism" in Bali - National Integration and Regional Differentiation 5. Tourism and Culture in Malaysia 6. Peter Pan in South-East Asia - Views from the Brochures 7. Packaging Dreams - Javanese Perceptions of Tourism and Performance 8. Open-Ended Prostitution as a Skilful Game of Luck - Opportunity, Risk and Security Among Tourist-Orientated Prostitution in a Bankok Soi 9. Tourism Policy-Making in South-East Asia 10. The Economics of Tourism in Asia and the Pacific 11. Tourism and Economic Development in ASEAN 12. Tourism and Rural Handicrafts in Thailand 13. Early Tourism in Malaya 14. Travellers in Borneo 15. Environmental Issues and Tourism in Thailand 16. Dragon Tourism in Komodo, Eastern Indonesia 17. Tourism and Conservation in Indonesia and Malaysia 18. Dialogue with the Hosts - An Educational Strategy Towards Sustainable Tourism.

The Peoples of Borneo

Abstract: Preface. List of Plates. List of Maps. List of Tables. 1. The Island of Borneo: General Perspectives. 2. The People. 3. Prehistory: Australoids and Mongoloids. 4. India, China and Islam. 5. Europeans and Borneo: From Early Trade to Independence. 6. Economic Systems. 7. Socio-Political Organization. 8. Worldview and Religion. 9. Material Culture. 10. Modernization and Development. References. Index.

The peoples of Borneo

Abstract: Preface. List of Plates. List of Maps. List of Tables. 1. The Island of Borneo: General Perspectives. 2. The People. 3. Prehistory: Australoids and Mongoloids. 4. India, China and Islam. 5. Europeans and Borneo: From Early Trade to Independence. 6. Economic Systems. 7. Socio-Political Organization. 8. Worldview and Religion. 9. Material Culture. 10. Modernization and Development. References. Index.

The Sociology of Southeast Asia: Transformations in a Developing Region

Abstract: One of the main problems faced by teachers and students who have a scholarly interest in South-East Asia is the lack of general, user-friendly texts in the social sciences. The absence of an introduction to the sociology of South-East Asia is especially unfortunate. It is the aim of this volume to meet these needs. This is, then, the first sole-authored introductory sociology text on South-East Asia that focuses on change and development in the region, provides an overview of the important sociological and political economy writings, and considers the key concepts and themes in the field since 1945. Some multi-authored works do exist but these either are outdated or focus on specialized topics. Aimed primarily at undergraduates up to the final year, it will also be a useful reference work for postgraduates and researchers who lack such a general work.

The Modern Anthropology of South-East Asia: An Introduction

Abstract: This is a comprehensive introduction to the social and cultural anthropology of South-East Asia It provides an overview of the major theoretical issues and themes which have emerged from the engagement of anthropologists with South-East Asian communities; a succinct historical survey and analysis of the peoples and cultures of the region Most importantly the volume reveals the vitally important role which the study of the area has occupied in the development of the concepts and methods of anthropology: from the perspectives of Edmund Leach to Clifford Geertz, Maurice Freedman to Claude Levi-Strauss; Lauriston Sharp to Melford Spiro

The Production of Space

Abstract: ‘The Production of Space’, in: Frans Jacobi, Imagine, Space Poetry, Copenhagen, 1996, unpaginated.

Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.

Abstract: Impatti, adattamento e vulnerabilita Le cause e le responsabilita dei cambiamenti climatici sono state trattate sul numero di ottobre della rivista Cda. Approfondiamo l’argomento presentando il documento: “Cambiamenti climatici 2007: impatti, adattamento e vulnerabilita” votato ad aprile 2007 dal secondo gruppo di lavoro del Comitato Intergovernativo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). Si tratta del secondo di tre documenti che compongono il quarto rapporto sui cambiamenti climatici.

Social and Ecological Resilience: Are They Related?

Abstract: This article defines social resilience as the ability of groups or communities to cope with external stresses and disturbances as a result of social, political and environmental change. This definition highlights social resilience in relation to the concept of ecological resilience which is a characteristic of ecosystems to maintain themselves in the face of disturbance. There is a clear link between social and ecological resilience, particularly for social groups or communities that are dependent on ecological and environmental resources for their livelihoods. But it is not clear whether resilient ecosystems enable resilient communities in such situations. This article examines whether resilience is a useful characteristic for describing the social and economic situation of social groups and explores potential links between social resilience and ecological resilience. The origins of this interdisciplinary study in human ecology, ecological economics and rural sociology are reviewed, and a study of the impacts of ecological change on a resource- dependent community in contemporary coastal Vietnam in terms of the resilience of its institu- tions is outlined. I Introduction The concept of resilience is widely used in ecology but its meaning and measurement are contested. This article argues that it is important to learn from this debate and to explore social resilience, both as an analogy of how societies work, drawing on the ecological concept, and through exploring the direct relationship between the two phenomena of social and ecological resilience. Social resilience is an important component of the circumstances under which individuals and social groups adapt to environmental change. Ecological and social resilience may be linked through the dependence on ecosystems of communities and their economic activities. The question is, then, whether societies dependent on resources and ecosystems are themselves less resilient. In addition, this analysis allows consideration of whether institutions

The art of not being governed : an anarchist history of upland Southeast Asia

Abstract: From the acclaimed author and scholar James C. Scott, the compelling tale of Asian peoples who until recently have stemmed the vast tide of state-making to live at arm's length from any organized state society For two thousand years the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia (a mountainous region the size of Europe that consists of portions of seven Asian countries) have fled the projects of the organized state societies that surround them-slavery, conscription, taxes, corvee labor, epidemics, and warfare. This book, essentially an "anarchist history," is the first-ever examination of the huge literature on state-making whose author evaluates why people would deliberately and reactively remain stateless. Among the strategies employed by the people of Zomia to remain stateless are physical dispersion in rugged terrain; agricultural practices that enhance mobility; pliable ethnic identities; devotion to prophetic, millenarian leaders; and maintenance of a largely oral culture that allows them to reinvent their histories and genealogies as they move between and around states. In accessible language, James Scott, recognized worldwide as an eminent authority in Southeast Asian, peasant, and agrarian studies, tells the story of the peoples of Zomia and their unlikely odyssey in search of self-determination. He redefines our views on Asian politics, history, demographics, and even our fundamental ideas about what constitutes civilization, and challenges us with a radically different approach to history that presents events from the perspective of stateless peoples and redefines state-making as a form of "internal colonialism." This new perspective requires a radical reevaluation of the civilizational narratives of the lowland states. Scott's work on Zomia represents a new way to think of area studies that will be applicable to other runaway, fugitive, and marooned communities, be they Gypsies, Cossacks, tribes fleeing slave raiders, Marsh Arabs, or San-Bushmen.