Cynthia Chou is Associate Professor and Head of the Southeast Asian Studies programme at the University of Copenhagen. Her research interests focus on centre-periphery relations, indigenous communities and the relationship between movement and identity constructions in the Malay world.

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• 1. Orang Laut: People of the Sea 2. Social Organisation 3. History and Culture Change: The Making of a Marginal Culture 4. The Inalienable Gift of Territory 5. The Fishing Economy 6. Modernisation and Development: The Islamisation Process 7. The Transformation of Orang Laut Territories: The Growth Triangle 8. Conclusion Appendix: Orang Laut Fishing Gear

Cynthia Chou is Associate Professor and Head of the Southeast Asian Studies programme at the University of Copenhagen. Her research interests focus on centre-periphery relations, indigenous communities and the relationship between movement and identity constructions in the Malay world.

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• 1. Orang Laut: People of the Sea 2. Social Organisation 3. History and Culture Change: The Making of a Marginal Culture 4. The Inalienable Gift of Territory 5. The Fishing Economy 6. Modernisation and Development: The Islamisation Process 7. The Transformation of Orang Laut Territories: The Growth Triangle 8. Conclusion Appendix: Orang Laut Fishing Gear

Cynthia Chou is Associate Professor and Head of the Southeast Asian Studies programme at the University of Copenhagen. Her research interests focus on centre-periphery relations, indigenous communities and the relationship between movement and identity constructions in the Malay world.

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• 1. Orang Laut: People of the Sea 2. Social Organisation 3. History and Culture Change: The Making of a Marginal Culture 4. The Inalienable Gift of Territory 5. The Fishing Economy 6. Modernisation and Development: The Islamisation Process 7. The Transformation of Orang Laut Territories: The Growth Triangle 8. Conclusion Appendix: Orang Laut Fishing Gear