Nusantara: Malaysia and the Geopolitics of the South China Sea

Nusantara: Malaysia and the Geopolitics of the South China Sea

Author: Hans-Dieter Evers (Pok Rafeah Chair Public Lecture)
Publisher: UKM Press
ISBN: 9789674124304
Pages: 43pp
Weight: 0.096kg
Year: 2016
Price: RM20

Nusantara: Malaysia and the Geopolitics of the South China Sea is the 11th Pok Rafeah Chair Public Lecture, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia delivered on 18 November 2016. Malaysia is a maritime nation, strategically placed between the South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca. The maritime space between the Indian and the Pacific Oceans has, since the 14th century been conceptualized as the “Nusantara”. First used to describe the sea space between the islands claimed by the Majapahit empire and its surrounding mostly Malay kerajaan, the term has taken on different meanings throughout history.