History & Culture & Politics (GR)

The cityscape of Kuala Lumpur has evolved rapidly since its founding as a tin-mining town in 1857. From its humble beginnings as a bustling settlement, Kuala Lumpur has transformed into a vibrant metropolis that blends old-world charm with modern sophistication. This book takes you on a journey through the city’s...

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...

This rich and enjoyable book recounts the tangled, dynamic encounters through which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries From the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part of outrageous tales of strange beasts and monsters, of silk and...

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...

Through a collection of letters written to his best friend and to his father in England, and from his own personal diary entries, John Dodd’s memoir offers a fascinating and amusing glimpse of life as a colonial rubber planter. With true stories and confessions that would make even Somerset Maugham...

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....

Fully-illustrated, The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world. IN THIS VOLUME: Hell Joseon by Elisa Shua Dusapin - The View from the North by Lee Hyeonseo - Lessons in Democracy by Jiyoung Choi - plus: the Samsung Republic and the most militarized...

Apakah peranan, sumbangan dan pencapaian SPRM untuk tempoh 50 tahun dari 1967-2017? Bagaimana kronologi peruntukan undang-undang berkaitan jenayah rasuah? Bilakah titik tolak kepada penubuhan organisasi pencegahan rasuah? Dalam konteks tiga persoalan inilah buku ini memiliki kelainan dan keistimewaan yang tersendiri. Buku ini merupakan penulisan pertama berkaitan dengan sejarah undang-undang jenayah...

Change has run amok! Technological advancement measures its frequency in minutes. Much of what we think we know about the world is fading in front of our eyes. How we are, how we know, and how we live our daily lives is changing quicker than we can cope with. We...

Shortly after midnight on 8 December 1941, two divisions of crack troops of the Imperial Japanese Army began a seaborne invasion of southern Thailand and northern Malaya. Their assault developed into a full-blown advance towards Singapore, the main defensive position of the British Empire in the Far East. The defending...

The career of John Davis was inextricably and paradoxically intertwined with that of Chin Peng, the leader of the Malayan Communist Party and the man who was to become Britain’s chief enemy in the long Communist struggle for the soul of Malaya. When the Japanese invaded Malaya during WWII, John...

In 1938 Malaya, a young English boy named Jason Rance rescues Siu Tse, a Chinese girl, from a vicious assault. Their paths diverge before she learns his name, leaving her to idolise the memory of her unknown saviour. Fast forward to 1953, and the height of the Malayan Emergency, where...

Discover Majapahit, the mighty empire in Southeast Asia that many have never heard of. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the Majapahit kingdom reigned supreme in eastern Java, and its influence stretched far and wide, throughout present-day Indonesia, parts of the Malay peninsula and the island of Tumasek, now Singapore....

马来西亚是一个盛产锡矿的国家，十八世纪到二十世纪初，众多的中国闽粤两省人民，为经济利益前来马来亚种植及开采锡矿，华人移居马来西亚后，便陆续建立起地缘会馆，为初来的乡亲，提供生活上的帮助。与此同时，地缘会馆也持续传承着原乡的民俗文化活动，包括传统节庆与宗教信仰，为乡民提供精神寄托，较大程度的保留了原乡地域文化特色。   最早进入吉隆坡开采锡矿，并参与城市建设的两大华人族群，即来自中国广东省的广府人与客家人。从最早成立广府籍的广肇会馆以及最早成立客家籍的惠州会馆，可了解这两个族群离开了祖籍地，在吉隆坡所传承的广府与客家民俗文化有哪些，如今发展如何，呈现出怎样的风貌。从广肇会馆创建的关帝庙，以及惠州人叶亚来创建的仙四师爷庙，其中所供奉的神祇，可以探知这两族群的宗教信仰内容，包括会馆仍然坚持的传统祭祀礼仪。

Hikayat Melayu (atau namanya yang lebih popular diketahui ramai ialah Sejarah Melayu), mempunya satu versi yang amat menarik, yang dinamakan oleh kaum Orientalis dan para pengkaji sastera klasik orang Melayu, serta kebanyakan orang dengan nama Manuskrip Raffles No. 18. Dinamakan secara rasmi sebagai Sulalat u’s-Salatin yakni Pituturan Segala Raja-Raja, karya...

Connected Heritages: The Inner Life of Penang in the Indian Ocean World opens up the interdisciplinary possibilities of transnational and oceanic historical inquiry paired with granular ethnographic research. Departing from conventional land- and nation-centric approaches, the book situates Penang, Malaysia – and particularly its historic core, George Town – within...

Oxford International Primary History develops inquisitive and engaged learners through a six-year primary history course. Helping students contextualise historical events, it provides a firm foundation to analyse both local and international history. It is based on the English National Curriculum and maintains an international focus. Features Follows an enquiry-based approach...

Oxford International Primary History develops inquisitive and engaged learners through a six-year primary history course. Helping students contextualise historical events, it provides a firm foundation to analyse both local and international history. It is based on the English National Curriculum and maintains an international focus. Features Follows an enquiry-based approach...

Oxford International Primary History develops inquisitive and engaged learners through a six-year primary history course. Helping students contextualise historical events, it provides a firm foundation to analyse both local and international history. It is based on the English National Curriculum and maintains an international focus. Features Follows an enquiry-based approach...

Oxford International Primary History develops inquisitive and engaged learners through a six-year primary history course. Helping students contextualise historical events, it provides a firm foundation to analyse both local and international history. It is based on the English National Curriculum and maintains an international focus. Features Follows an enquiry-based approach...