Jennifer L. Gaynor is Assistant Professor of History at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
Gaynor has provided an insightful consideration of the dynamics of
power, trade, and social relations that points historians to new
understandings of societies and ecosystems that usually fall beyond
the shore of the academic gaze.... Gaynor weaves a complex
depiction of histories and peoples that enlightens the reader not
only on this complex ecological land- and seascape, but also on
social dynamics that usually fall outside traditional categories of
the state and economics in world history.... Intertidal History in
Island Southeast Asia is an excellent book, as it is securely
rooted, or in this case anchored, in the littoral.... The result is
a work that provides a cogent example of the importance of
considering the contributions of a wide range of peoples to the
construction of the state, as well as of how this can be done by
thoroughly scouring the archives for sources in a variety of
languages, and by living among and appreciating those peoples'
cultures in order to hear the echoes of their pasts that still
resonate.
*The American Historical Review*
[Gaynor] provides a useful reminder that outsiders were not
necessarily the leading figures in the maritime life of this
region.... The product of extensive research and thought, this book
is valuable for scholars of Southeast Asia and its rich maritime
life. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, faculty,
specialists.
*Choice*
This wonderful book adds to Gaynor's contribution to approaching
encounters as alliances as well as confrontations, to highlight the
historical coherence and continuity that encounters offer in
addition to the fragmentation. Gaynor's intimate engagement with
the cultures of the Sulawesi seas, and Tiworo in particular, offers
a refreshing contrast to the common way of seeing Sama peoples.
*Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde*
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