History & Culture & Politics (GR)

Towards the end of year 2020, the pandemic begins to spiral further out of control and more desperate measures will be taken! Volume 5 of the Covidball Z series. This comic book is a work of parody and satire. It tells the story of how the world reacted during the...

When we seem to have the pandemic under control but it looks like the threat is not over yet! The enemy is getting stronger again! What will happen to us? Volume 4 of the Covidball Z series. This comic book is a work of parody and satire. It tells the...

The world got turned upside down when the Covid Forces attacked us! The war rages on but some have hidden agendas up their sleeves! Will we win? Volume 3 of the Covidball Z series. This comic book is a work of parody and satire. It tells the story of how...

The year is 2020 and we are STILL under attack from the Covid Forces! While Malaysia fights the virus threat, another country also has to deal with the invasion. And their stubborn leader. Volume 21 of the Covidball Z series. This comic book is a work of parody and satire....

The year is 2020 and we are under attack from the Covid Forces! It is time for us to fight back! Volume 1 of the Covidball Z series. This comic book is a work of parody and satire. It tells the story of how we reacted during the 2020 pandemic...

"PRISON TO PALACE, PM FOR ALL" is the story of Anwar Ibrahim's turbulent, moving, bold, and visionary journey from a village boy to the Prime Minister of Malaysia. The chapters weave through the intricacies of political challenges, repression, injustice, and trials and tribulations. Eventually, Anwar achieved his childhood dream of...

Saya telah melalui pahit maung di bawah penjajah Inggeris dan Jepun. Pada masa pendudukan Jepun (1941-45), saya bergerak melawan pendudukan tersebut setakat yang saya mampu. Begitulah juga apabila Inggeris kembali menjajah semula Malaya pada 1945. Di antara 1945-48, tempoh perjuangan secara aman melawan Inggeris, saya menjadi salah seorang wakil terbuka...

The years immediately after the Second World War were critical in the remaking of Southeast Asian societies. Bangsa Melayu is an innovative study of political ideology in two related but distinct Malay communities in peninsular Malaya and East Sumatra at this time of tremendous political ferment. Prior to this period...

A pioneering, provocative study of Malay political thought on the eve of colonial rule – based on both Malay and European source materials, and addressing issues that continue to be critical in Malaysia today. Focusing on both the Malay peninsula and North Sumatra, Kerajaan is innovative in approach – an...

Tempoh selepas Perang Dunia Kedua amat kritikal dalam pembinaan semula masyarakat Asia Tenggara. Bangsa Melayu merupakan kajian baru berkenaan ideologi politik dalam dua masyarakat Melayu yang berkongsi persamaan dan perbezaan sewaktu mengalami pergolakan politik ini, iaitu di Tanah Melayu dan Sumatera Timur. Sebelum ini, kerajaan – monarki yang diketuai sultan-sultan...

Memoir Abdullah CD: Penaja dan Pemimpin Rejiman Ke-10 secara khusus memfokuskan kepada perjuangan bersenjata menentang penjajah British untuk kemerdekaan Malaya yang bermula pada bulan Jun 1948. Secara umum bolehlah disimpulkan perjuangan bersenjata anti-British adalah akibat wajar dari penindasan British secara kekerasan ke atas pergerakan rakyat yang berjuang menentangnya. Juga ia...

Universally respected by friends and foes alike, the “shadow commander” of Iran’s secretive Quds special forces was the face of armed resistance in defeating ISIS and in reshaping the Middle East. For ceaselessly thwarting their ambitions, schemes and conspiracies, the United States and its allies regarded him as an “evil...

A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and through the ideas of great thinkers in the field"A whistle-stop introduction to the great works and thinkers of each age, this is a clear and accessible primer."-Laura Garmeson, Financial TimesWhat causes poverty?...

Karya ini sekali lagi mempamerkan keberanian pengarangnya dalam memberikan tafsiran baru terhadap satu lagi karya klasik agung orang Melayu. Kali ini dengan menggunakan kaedah filologi, Prof. Emeritus Datuk Dr. Ahmat Adam secara kritis telah membedah isi kandungan sebuah hikayat yang selama lebih daripada dua abad ternyata salah dibaca dan silap...

Suara dan pidato terus melewati tembok penjara. Suara dan pidatonya menujah awan. Suara dan pidatonya terus meledak di tengah kota dan bertempias ke penjuru desa. Musuh-musuh menjadi kecut semasa jaga dan mengigau semasa lena. Suara berada di mana-mana. Sebagai pemimpin, lebih teruji. Dia sebagai besi yang tak akan berkarat biarpun...

《岁月吼声》记载了马来西亚21世纪初，大大小小的街头运动与示威集会。用了逾20年的时间来完成。它不只是我个人的回忆，同时也是一个大时代的历史，具阅读、鉴赏与收藏价值。本书记录了约56场、百多张的影像，从国阵、民联、希盟、国盟，再到现在的团结政府，传递了我国街头运动以及大马第一次的改朝换代，留下了许多珍贵的照片，属于部分历史的见证，其珍贵不是金钱所能衡量的。而个人参与了在都门举行的大多数示威活动，并从年轻到步入中年。摄影记者及本书作者陈弈龙一路走来，以相机为笔，记录着每一场街头示威，每一张照片都记录下日期、地点以及历史事件，看到照片如同回到当时的情景。这些年来拍摄了大量作品，然而随着年龄增长，记忆有些模糊，因此觉得是时候将这些历史轨迹、难忘的经历、多年的摄影心得与经验，结集成书，分享予更多人。 陈弈龙希望这本书以及当中的照片，对他日有意研究国内示威集会的有心者，提供一些可参阅的“文献与图献”，只要能有一些贡献，心感欣慰。This book entitled “The Roar of Time” chronicles the street movements and demonstrations in Malaysia at the beginning of the 21st century. It took the author, Tan Ee Long over 20 years to complete it. The book is worth reading, appreciating and collecting because it is not only my...

Ipoh, the capital of the state of Perak, came to prominence as the centre of tin mining in the 19th century, and, though no longer enjoying its former glory. is still one of Malaysia's best known cities. In this book the Berbar, an award winning photographer and a veteran photographic...

This book narrates and re-tells ideas, episodes and places in the MalayArchipelago. Some have called it a cultural history of the region. It could be viewed as the sociological imagination of the Tanah Air. The collective experience of the rantau is here reminded and recontextualized. In this regard, we see the past—of Melaka,...

Brimming with verve and dramatic incident, Singapore: A Biography offers fresh insights into the life story of this island city-state through the personal experiences of the workers, adventurers, rulers and revolutionaries who have shaped its history over the last seven centuries. The authors, drawing on research undertaken in collaboration with...

Lee Kuan Yew once described the opportunity to remake Singapore as ‘a chance of a lifetime'. This book explores Lee's pivotal role in Singapore's urban development during his years as prime minister from 1959 to 1990. A Chance of a Lifetime recognizes Lee's achievements from the standpoint of Singapore's 50th...