Historical Fiction (GR)

"Contrary to this book's title, Musings of a Common Man, Khong Kim Hoang is no common man. Nor is the book merely of his musings. Instead, most of this volume consists of his memoirs, organised by periods, occasionally highlighting significant episodes. He belongs to the one per cent of his...

书介： 萧海金，1941年9月17日出生於马来西亚雪兰莪甲洞 （Kepong）。《故园风雨——甲洞历史事件》是萧海金先生以自身经历为基础的深刻记录，展现了甲洞地区的重要历史事件和社会变迁。作为1941年出生的老甲洞，萧海金真实见证并亲身参与了甲洞的建设和发展，尤其是“林顺成烈士牺牲”和“甲洞木屋区迫迁风波”等两大历史事件。作者通过回顾这些重大历史瞬间，详细描绘了甲洞从开埠到繁荣的历程，呈现出这片土地的成长与变革。此书不仅是一部个人记忆的记录，更是地方历史的集体见证，展现了甲洞在时代洪流中的重要转折和演变，极具历史与文化的深远价值。 书评： 成千上万的贫苦农民涌进甲洞及附近的锡矿场和橡胶园。有些成为头家，大部分成为经济窘迫的劳动阶级。他们经历了1930年代的经济大萧条，1940年代恐怖的日据时期，1950年代紧急法令时期。萧海金著作里劳动阶级历史的故事和事件就发生在这样的背景下。 黄永宝 新纪元大学学院客座教授 萧海金先生是名副其实的“老甲洞”。这位耄耋老人不仅见证这座城镇的成长、壮大和变迁，他和家人甚至亲身领导参与了这地方的“历史事件”，为的是争取这块土地上一个居住者的基本权益。时移物换，甲洞湖光山色仍那么妩媚迷人，我们这一代人且得以安居乐业，这无疑是老甲洞萧海金和他们那一代人努力的成果。 伍燕翎 新纪元大学学院中文系教授

Since becoming Thailand’s capital in 1782, Bangkok has grown into a vast metropolis. Amid the busy streets and towering modern skyline is a wealth of historic architectural gems waiting to be explored. Within the pages of this book, you will discover 30 of Bangkok’s finest heritage buildings, each with its...

Editors: Tamas Kiss, Balázs Venkovits & Christopher Higgs This book chronicles the extraordinary life of Hungarian adventurer, collector and explorer János Xántus, whose legacy is both captivating and complex. From fighting for Hungary’s independence and escaping prison to discovering new species and assembling a rich assortment of 19th -century Southeast...

Singapore boasts a 200-year legacy of remarkable architecture, with some of the oldest buildings dating back to the 1820s. Many of the districts laid out by Sir Stamford Raffles in the city’s first master plan still exist today. As the city expanded, so did the need for administrative buildings, places...

Malaysia, 1945. As WW2 rages, will a mother's choice affect her children forever?     British Malaya, 1930s   Discontented housewife Cecily is seduced by Japanese general Fujiwara and the glorious future he is promising for 'independent' Malaya, free from British colonialism. As she becomes further embedded as his own...

1953, Cold War, cusp of Independence and adulthood, England, Berlin, Malaya. An unfortunate young Malayan student must choose where his loyalties lie. London, 1952. Young man Hamid, adrift from his studies and from himself, uncertain of his future and that of Malaya, not yet a country. He wants to belong...

The life of Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski reads like an adventure story, an adventure story written by somebody like Joseph Conrad. The young Conrad dreamed of a life at sea and eventually became a British merchant seaman, working his way up from apprentice to captain on classic three-masted square-rigged barques....

 Have you ever seen a yokai? Stories about yokai are used in Japan to explain mysterious and magical events. These mythical creatures give a name and a form to the strange and uncanny things happening all around us. This colorful guide in picture book format is a funny, fast and...

The phenomenon of 'Cool Japan' is one of the distinctive features of global popular culture of the millennial age. A History of Popular Culture in Japan provides the first historical and analytical overview of popular culture in Japan from its origins in the 17th century to the present day, using...

A FINANCIAL TIMES AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ‘Johnson’s stories bring … this history chillingly alive’ Christina Patterson, Sunday Times 'An indelible feat of reporting and an urgent read ... It's a privilege to read books like these' Te-Ping Chen, author of Land of Big Numbers A...

'A superb account of journalists, soldiers and the experience of modern battle, written by one of the greatest war reporters of our time' – Robert Harris, author of An Officer and a Spy‘Gripping and compulsively readable’ – Saul David, Sunday TelegraphMax Hastings grew up with romantic dreams of a life amongst warriors....

Underlying the whole of Maniam's opus is his concern with a fundamental human need, that is, the need of an individual to have a spiritual centre. This is especially important for Malaysians who live in a state which rose from its origins in British colonial capitalist exploitation. This concern may...

马来西亚最大的山洞有 多大？这个山洞可容纳 40架波音747的飞机,，可以想象多么大！马来西亚有一个全世界最大 的红树林保护区，你知道在哪里?马来西亚这些地名:“老虎岛”、“狮子岛”、 “老鹰岛”、“蛇岛”、“天鹅岛”、“蚂蚁 岛”和“香蕉岛”等，可能 你从未听说过！马来西亚的芒果之乡、 木瓜之乡、火龙果之 乡、金龙鱼之乡、虾米 之乡、燕窝之乡、甘蔗之乡、黑刺之乡，你知 道在何处？马来西亚的华文地名“宁梦岸”、“宾香岸”、“丹绒 奔也梦”、“火凤凰”、 “柠檬眼”、“王麻骨”、 “知骨士”等等，你知道在 那一个角落？《玩玩地名》里带你浏览马 来西亚542个地方的典故、传 奇及美食等等，配合300多张图片，最风趣的内容，最传奇的故事，不读不知道，读了就知道！作者简介：吴仲达1960年毕业自新加坡南洋美专，1964年担任《大马新闻》美术设计，1968-69年 任《马来亚通报》美术设计及编辑，1974-1982年任职《生活报》,《新生活报》总编辑。1983年任《建国日报》执行编辑，1984年任《通报》总编辑特别助理，广告部策划。1986-88年出任《通报》总经理，1991-93年出任《通报》总编辑。2003-2006年出任《印度尼西亚商报》执行总编辑,，2007-2008年任印尼棉兰《讯报》总编辑，现任(讯报》编务 顾问。他也是新加坡现代画会、南洋美专马来西亚校友会、马来西 亚华文报刊编辑人协会、马来西亚易经学会、马来西亚华文报人协会发起人之一。

Bagi ramai orang, sejarah merupakan mata pelajaran yang membosankan, penuh dengan tarikh, nama dan perang yang mengelirukan. Di Malaysia pula, buku sejarah banyak ditulis dari sudut pandangan pihak berkuasa – termasuk pemerintah penjajah – bukan rakyat jelata. Di Mana Bumi Dipijak cuba menyampaikan pandangan orang ramai, yang sudah tentu berbeza...

本书有九章，再加一篇附记。内容涉及海南岛历史发展的概述、新马海南人历史精神的探索，以及对海南民俗文化、海南饮食文化和海南会馆天后宫的建置等进行探讨。海南岛的 自然「地理」和人文進程 ，有其包容多元，吸纳外来元素的“海洋”特性，而下“南洋”的海南人又有其“南洋品牌”的创造和再创造。这些都是探讨新马海南人重要的精神文化和本事，遂乃以“海洋和南洋”作为本书之主标题。

本书作为第一本居銮老街的学术研究成果，它或许能帮助我们从社区与建筑、经济与教育、政治与人物等不同角度，更全面地了解居銮老街的的历史和文化，并成为推广居銮作为地方品牌的一大助力。主编简介：廖文辉，国立台湾大学历史系，马来亚大学中文研究所硕士，中国厦门大学历史学博士。现为马来西亚新纪元大学学院中文系暨东南亚学系副教授、马来西亚历史研究中心主任、华侨大学华侨华人文献资料研究中心兼职研究员。研究领域为东南亚史和华侨华人。著有《马新史学研究的发展与嬗变（1800-1969）》（2022）、《马来西亚：多元共生的赤道国度》（2019）、《许云樵评传》（2014）、《马新史学80年——从南洋研究到华人研究（1930－2009）》（2011）、《华校教总及其人物（1951－2005）》（2006）等，并有近百篇论文发表于海内外。

Based upon Toh Kin Woon’s 1982 Doctoral thesis – now published for the first time – Malaysia’s New Economic Policy in Its First Decade offers an account of Malaysia’s renowned economic programme in the first decade of its development. Written by an engaged scholar, this book chronicles the genesis and...

Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERYuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.Over the past century humankind has managed...

EDITION : 1What happens when Earth becomes truly unrecognisable? Embrace a ustopia in The Pathbreakers and Other Stories – an unforgettable collection of short stories. Immerse yourself in towering skyscrapers wreathed in vines and blooming gardens or feel the bone-chilling embrace of harsh Arctic conditions. What about the question of...