‘State of the art’ surveys of Asian studies: geography and literature

Dr Percy Philip Courtenay (20 November 1931 to 15 April 2023)

“…Given his time in the Federation of Malaya, Philip maintained an interest in Malaysia. He published several works on aspects of the country's agricultural sector and trading patterns (Courtenay, 1972a(Courtenay, , 1984(Courtenay, , 1986b(Courtenay, , 1994(Courtenay, , 1995a. As his stature as an authority on South-East Asia grew, Philip also completed book reviews on publications about Malaysia (see, for example, Courtenay, 1980bCourtenay, , 1985bCourtenay, , 1987bCourtenay, , 1995c).…”

“…Beyond 1990, Philip did not teach, concentrating on managing the affairs of the campus, including planning for the move to the permanent home of the campus at Smithfield (northern suburb of Cairns). However, he still found time to publish journal articles and to finish a book on the rice sector of peninsular Malaysia, started before he went to Cairns (Courtenay, 1993(Courtenay, , 1994(Courtenay, , 1995a(Courtenay, , 1995b.…”