History & Culture & Politics (GR)

The economic activities in ancient China was dominated by agriculture, hence people then placed much reliance on natural times for their living, closely attending to the variations of the natural world. It is for this reason that traditional Chinese festivals was a simultaneous product of agricultural civilization, which were designated...

Art is a kind of ideology conveyed through the images created by men to reflect their social life. It is born of reality but is more representative than reality. Traditional Chinese arts refer to the art forms and works passed down from one generation to another throughout history. The time-honored...

Ci poetry is generally used to express emotions and sentiments, it inherits the tradition of expressing one's detached interest in secluded rural life through the depict of pastoral landscapes. Ci poem derived from kind of popular lyrical songs in the ancient times, most of which are songs of love affairs...

China is one of the birthplaces of human civilizations. The Chinese nation has created a splendid culture through long-term production and arduous practice.Chinese cooking, an integral part of Chinese culture, boasts a long history and rich connotation.Chinese cooking, a valuable asset of Chinese culture, is known to the world for...

Over 50 years Anwar Ibrahim was a Malay nationalist student, a motor of Islamic activism, a co-opted rising star in government, an ‘anointed successor’ to the premiership, a persecuted reformist, and a revitalized Opposition Leader. He disdained comfortable irrelevance to rouse indignant masses against the regimes of five prime ministers....

Japanese homes speak to the soul and provide a contemplative environment from which to experience the world. Japan Style offers rare glimpses into twenty exquisite traditional homes in Japan. The lavish photographs in this volume demonstrate how Japanese design achieves a timeless tranquility using a few very simple, natural elements....

They have waited 75 years for an acknowledgment that what was done to them was a war crime. They are still waiting.Grandmothers, Our Grandmothers is a beautifully and sensitively rendered narrative of the ongoing crusade of WWII's most courageous survivors: the "Comfort Women"--sex slaves--of the Japanese Imperial Army. This offering in...

Originally published in Japanese as a call to preserve disappearing facets of Japan's rich and ancient culture, this book takes its inspiration from the 1960s classic, Hidden Hamlets by Shirasu Masako. Like Shirasu, Kerr travels to remote and lesser-known places around Japan where pockets of traditional culture can still be found. Some...

Take the whole family on a whirlwind tour of Chinese culture and history with this award-winning, delightfully illustrated book complete with stories, activities, and games. This Chinese children's book is perfect for educators and parents wishing to teach kids about this fascinating Asian country. Travel from the stone age through...

This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Chinese fairy tales and other folk stories--providing insight into a vibrant literary culture.Chinese Myths and Legends is a delightful collection of seven classic Chinese stories that make for great reading adventures. From the stories of Pan Gu and Nu Wo, creators of the world, to Bai Su-Tzin, a...

"Daniel Tudor covers all the important issues, yet does not simply tell the more familiar stories, but looks deeper and wider to give the full story of Korea today." --Martin Uden, Former British Ambassador to South Korea  In just fifty years, South Korea has transformed itself from a failed state, ruined...

For first-time visitors and seasoned gourmets alike, Japan Eats! is an entertaining guide to the pleasures and pitfalls of dining in Japan--with hilarious insights and tips not found in other books. Whether it's the proper technique for holding chopsticks or the etiquette of slurping soup, author Betty Reynolds reassures the...

Chronicles the success of Malaysia’s only truly independent media outlet. Founded in 1999 by Steven Gan and Premesh Chandran, Malaysiakini was one of many online portals that sprung up in the wake of Reformasi, a period of public protests sparked by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad’s 1998 firing of his deputy Anwar Ibrahim. At...

Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years. This isnt science fiction. Its astropolitics. Humans are heading up and out, and we’re taking our power struggles with us. Soon, what happens in space will shape human history...

This book tells the late-modern history of Kedah, the oldest state in Malaysia, through a collection of structures that illuminate an era that is rarely discussed in English. It honours a design story that is both colonial and post-colonial and has ties to Malay, Thai, and European styles of architecture....

"More than half of the baskets documented will become historical relics once this generation of artisans has gone."Determined to prevent the traditional weaving skills of her homeland being lost forever, Jennifer spent many years visiting the kampungs (villages) of Sabah, formerly North Borneo. During this time, she studied the lifestyles...

Buku ini ditulis dari perspektif sejarah rakyat dan mengandungi kisah-kisah individu yang pernah menyumbang kepada perjuangan kemerdekaan tanah air serta mereka yang hidup dan berjuang selepas merdeka untuk membela kepentingan rakyat demi mengisi kemerdekaan. Walaupun buku ini menampilkan sosok tokoh secara individu, namun di sebalik setiap tokoh itu, ada arus...

State of Corruption: Power, Politics, and Policies in Malaysia offers compelling new empirical insights into the covert world of corruption. This book, a collection of three reports, is a penetrating assessment of the controversial, complex, and diverse ties between business and politics that have led to patronage, cronyism, collusion, nepotism,...

*A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK* AN INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Humanity has transformed the Earth: Frankopan transforms our understanding of history' Financial Times 'Vast, learned and timely work' Sunday Times _______________ From the international bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes a major history of how...

Charles Dunst's deeply researched, timely and powerful book offers a blueprint for how democracies should fight back.' - Sir Kim Darroch 'Remarkable. A thoughtful and perceptive book.' - Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt, MP The world is currently experiencing the lowest levels of democracy we have seen in over thirty years....