History & Culture & Politics (GR)

Drawing on interviews with first-hand sources in and outside the administration, official minutes and still classified documents, Shattered Hopes focuses on PH1.0’s rocky 22-months in power to tell the story of how a fledgling Government filled with so much promise and hope, was racked by internal power struggles and politicking...

Sebuah kajian perintis dan provokatif tentang pemikiran politik Melayu di ambang pemerintahan kolonial – berdasarkan sumber-sumber Melayu dan Eropah, dan mengetengahkan isu-isu yang terus menjadi kritikal di Malaysia pada hari ini. Dengan memberi tumpuan kepada semenanjung Tanah Melayu dan Sumatra Utara, Kerajaan adalah buku yang bersifat inovatif pada pendekatannya –...

Discover everything you need to know about political history and thought, and the inner workings of governments all around the globe! Combining clear, jargon-free language and bold, eye-catching graphics, How Politics Works is a comprehensive and user-friendly guide to all aspects of politics. Covering everything from political theory to methods...

The Muqaddimah, often translated as "Introduction" or "Prolegomenon," is the most important Islamic history of the premodern world. Written by the great fourteenth-century Arab scholar Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406), this monumental work established the foundations of several fields of knowledge, including the philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography, and economics. The...

Pasca pilihan raya umum ke-15 (PRU-15) orang Melayu berada di titik yang paling bawah dalam sejarah politik Malaysia apabila mereka tidak lagi menguasai Kerajaan secara hegemoni. Tiada parti Melayu berada dalam kerajaan yang berkuasa seperti yang pernah dinikmati oleh UMNO selama lebih enam dekad. Hal ini menjadikan orang Melayu berada...

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。

The Badeng Kenyah of Belaga in Sarawak: Marginality, Changing Traditions and Development explains the history, culture and development of the Badeng Kenyah in Belaga District, Sarawak. Their cultural identity predates the arrival of the Brookes, the formation of Malaysia, and continues to inspire change in their community and beyond to...

《正月初九天公生-馬來西亞華人拜天公禮俗》是第一本討論我國華人拜天公禮俗的專書，內容以文獻資料說明中國很多地方都有拜天公風俗，不僅僅是福建人。而拜天公不是因為福建人被屠殺而有的，真正起源自道教經典記載的玉皇上帝於正月初九午時誕生。還有眾多供品介紹解說，如糕粿，牲醴，水果，茶料，蜜餞，五獸，甘蔗，茶酒，香燭，桌圍，天公座，紙錢等，如何補運等等風俗詮釋，共有七百多張全彩圖片。作者简介：李永球馬來西亞霹靂太平人，祖籍福建永泰洑口鄉口坑村（原福建安溪湖頭 李氏長房）。太平華聯國民型中學初中三畢業，畢業後協助父親小販事業，一面進行歷史民俗文化田野調查工作。 以李桃李、峇峇球等筆名發表文章於報章雜誌。2004年成為全職文史工作者，多次參與國內外的學術論文發表會。出版了數本著作，曾担任《峇峇球》、《海盜與王船》紀錄片， ASTRO AEC 13集系列紀錄片《誰 的傳統》主持人。目前是《星洲人》電子報專欄作者、 文史工作者、太平文史古蹟導覽員、月琴彈唱人。

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...

So many tales are told about Kellie's Castle, about ghosts, and secret tunnels - but are they true? What is the real story? Who built the castle, and why?In these pages, you will meet the young Scotsman, William Kellie Smith, who came to Perak aged 19, and built roads and...

In captivating text and illustrations, this beautiful multicultural children's book presents a collection of cherished fables, myths, legends and fairy tales from Thailand that have been passed down through generations of Thai families.The nine charming stories in this book feature clever princesses, warring gods and goddesses, foolish kings, and wily...

This multicultural children's book is full of Filipino holidays, culture, language and storiesIn the Philippines, people love to celebrate--holidays are filled with music and dancing, sometimes with colorful costumes, and always with great food Rich with detailed watercolors and cultural flavor, Filipino Celebrations: A Treasury of Feasts and Festivals makes major holidays...

Lo Jung-pang, a renowned professor at the University of California, Davis, completed a 600-page typed manuscript entitled China as a Sea Power, 1127-1368 in 1957, but he died without arranging for the book to be published. Bruce Elleman, who found the manuscript in the UC Davis archives in 2004, has...

French ethnologist Jeanne Cuisinier explored Malaya, mostly Kelantan, in 1932 and 1933. In her lectures on Radio Paris — made public in this book for the first time since their broadcast in the 1930s — and in other texts assembled here, she shared her vivid and affectionate insights into the...

Psychology in Asia: An Introduction is an introductory level textbook on psychology and human behavior with an Asian focus. The main aim of the book is to provide an introduction to the central tenets of psychology. Although its coverage is similar to other books on the market, examples and chapters...

“Can those populating the non-West synthesize their identities, culture, set of values and understanding of history with the all-powerful narrative of a Western world whose economy is capitalist, politics is liberal; and where the banner of the achievement oriented individual is highest?Do the conditions and challenges of overpopulation, poverty and...

This book presents a brief people’s history of Malaysia (formerly Malaya). Its approach is different from that which is often regarded as Official History because it focuses upon the process of making history from below, through the contribution of everyday people to the history of Malaya and Malaysia, and is...

The defining geopolitical contest of the twenty-first century is between China and the US. But is it avoidable? And if it happens, is the outcome already inevitable? China and America are world powers without serious rivals. They eye each other warily across the Pacific; they communicate poorly; there seems little...

"A unique look at a unique culture. If you're trying to figure the Japanese out, this book provides another important piece of the puzzle."—Terrie Lloyd, Founder & Publisher, Jap@n Inc.; CEO LINC Media, TokyoIn Japan: A Guide to Traditions, Customs and Etiquette veteran Japanologist Boye Lafayette De Mente unlocks the mysteries of...