History & Culture & Politics (GR)

A revolutionary book' Sunday Times 'A pulsating account' Peter Frankopan *A SPECTATOR AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR* How did the People's Republic of China transform from a backwater economy in the 1970s into the world superpower of today? Drawing on hundreds of previously unseen archival documents, award-winning historian...

An illustrated collection of Malaysian trivia, Malaysia at Random is filled with anecdotes, statistics, quotations, diagrams, facts, recipes, advice, folklore and other unusual and often useful tidbits. This veritable treasure trove of information on Malaysia is arranged, as the title suggests, randomly, so that readers will come to expect the...

‘Persoalan wira atau pejuang bukanlah sekadar melayani emosi atau citarasa sewenang, menurut tuntutan prasangka...Ia menuntut pengamatan halus soal-soal nilai, ideologi, konteks sejarah, pergolakan siasah semasa dan persoalan falsafah kayu ukur moralitas...bukan cuma moralitas tokoh-tokoh yang dijulang, tetapi juga mereka yang mendukung tokoh-tokoh berkenaan.’– Shaharuddin Maaruf Asas kepada penerbitan buku ini untuk...

The fascinating account of two former British colonies with a shared past but vastly different identities today! Singapore and Malaysia sit astride the sea lanes linking East with West—vital choke points in the world's commerce. Since ancient times, ports along the Silk Road of the Sea were populated by peoples...

Get to know the inhabitants of a tiny Japanese island—and their unusual stories and secrets—through this fascinating, intimate collection of portraits. "This book beautifully describes the residents of tiny Shiraishi Island as well as telling how Amy herself came to be in such a fascinating little corner of Japan…Amy herself,...

Transport yourself to the global capital of cool with this ultimate guide to Japanese pop culture! Are you crazy about Japanese manga, anime, video games, cosplay, toys and idols? If so, this book is for you! Whether you're planning a trip to Japan, have a severe case of wanderlust, or...

This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion. First revealed to Westerners in the chronicles of Marco Polo, Japan...

Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, year: 1998. Seng Boo, 16, has a hard time adjusting to life in the squalor of the warehouse he shares with his family and relatives near the pig farms. The recurring nightmares of fires in the warehouse, coupled with other bizarre scenes continue to distress him.Meningitis, dengue...

“This book depicts Prophet Muhammad’s صلى الله عليه وسلم qualities with reference to essential Western business leadership traits in a new manner that makes sense to readers with a ‘Western’ outlook, including non-Muslims, as well as showing Muslims that many of his noble principles and methods that led to his...

A gallant attempt to narrate history through a multidimensional coverage of contemporary events in 19th and 20th century China and British Malaya. It brings to light the effects on the life of the Chinese migrants and the evolution of their role in the new country. The elaborate insertion of Confucian...

In March 1945 an advance party of Allied special operations forces parachuted into Sarawak’s mountains in preparation for a major Allied landing to retake Borneo from the Japanese. Thankfully, the special forces were welcomed by the locals, the highland-dwelling Kelabit people. As the guerrillas moved down-river towards the coast, tribal...

《南洋鉴往》，全书共分四辑。 辑一 除了吉隆坡华人社会和叶亚来历史，重点收录了同南洋大学相关的办校者、学人和老师； 辑二 之文章则以马中关系和抗日卫马为主轴； 辑三 则收录与吉隆坡人事物相关的研究成果； 辑四 虽然只有五篇，却是李先生生前重要的学术研究成果。 《南洋鉴往》的出版不仅展现他在学术研究领域完整的一面，也可告慰其九泉之下的英灵。 ——廖文辉教授 作者简介： 1935年生于吡叻金宝，广东新会人。早年就读于南大历史系。1962年毕业，成绩优异，名列前茅。南洋大学毕业后留任南洋研究所研究员。先后到过台湾中央研究院、香港中文大学、日本亚细安经济研究所，以及菲律宾大学研究所从事历史与哲学研究。 1972年出任吉隆坡《星洲日报·文化》副刊编辑和社论委员会主席，撰写评论文章，兼写散文和诗歌，曾获1987年度拿督黄纪达新闻评论奖。他曾担任董教总独中工委会历史课本编委会主席职。1995年7月受聘出任华资中心全职研究员，2007年改任荣誉研究员，期间受邀担任中国社会科学院荣誉研究员，研究重点为马来亚史、大马华族史，并撰写杰出人物。 著有《南洋研究中文期刊资料索引（1905-1966）》、《林文庆传》、《读史与学文》、（合编）《新加坡华文碑铭集录》、主编《太平洋战争史料汇编》、《奉纳金资料选编》、《南洋大学走过的历史道路》、《南洋大学史论集》、《吉隆坡开拓者的足迹——甲必丹叶亚来的一生》、《史海拾贝》、主编《陈六使言论集》、《纪念陈六使诗文集》。

An in-depth study of the language and literature of Malaysia. As a multilingual nation, there is a lot to discover from language planning and social varieties as well as how these are presented in the nation's literature.

When Malaysia won the Thomas Cup in 1992, the whole nation celebrated as one. And for most of that decade, we did seem to have reasons to celebrate: We had a national car, a national goal in the form of Wawasan 2020, and the future seemed as bright as KLCC...

In exploring the diverse landscape of Malaysian cinema, this book delves into the intricate intersections of genre, representation, and the nation. From the golden era of P Ramlee's musical comedies to contemporary horror, action, and arthouse films, the book charts the evolution of Malaysian cinema and its cultural significance. With...

Follow the life of a young Nyonya growing up in the 70s in Penang, Malaysia. You will love the antics of this young girl and her mother because she wants to be fresh and hip while her mother is traditional and old fashioned. The Modern Nyonya has to learn how...

Malaysia is no easy country to analyse, or even to understand. With so many narratives about the country, its peoples, and its histories, the noise generated — both online and off — can be as deafening as that of any rave party. Since 2019, Malaysians have lived through a unique...

A Grand Vision: MCA and Higher Education in Malaysia From a humble beginning with only hundreds of students crowded at borrowed premises, the two sister schools – TARUMT and UTAR have expanded into institutions with 50,000 students today, proudly landmarking themselves as the “twin-peaks” of higher education in Malaysia. When...

高教宏图：马华公会与马来西亚高等教育 从最初四处流动以租借课室开始办学的数百人小型学院，如今发展成在籍生总人数近5万人的两所高等教育姐妹校，成为了马来西亚高教领域中的两座高峰；这一发展变迁无疑是当初的创办人所始料未及的。在回顾与前瞻之间，可以确定的是，马华公会推动创办了两所拉曼高校，绝对无愧于国父东姑阿都拉曼之盛名，亦有功于华社，更有益于马来西亚高等教育发展。 本书主要分为拉曼理工大学和拉曼大学两个部分，广泛采用两所拉曼高校和马华公会历年来的会议文件、报告书和特刊资料，以及马华公会网上资料中心剪报和新加坡国家图书馆管理局的线上报纸档案，以编年方式运用第一手资料呈现马华公会参与马来西亚高等教育建设与发展的历史图景。

提起“性别”议题，你会想到什么？很多人总会想到女性、女权。但其实，性别议题不分男女，我们都在充满性别定义的环境中成长。 我们很可能既是性别偏见的受害者，也是性别标签的加害者。为何男主外女主内？为何男人有泪不轻弹？为何女厕总是大排长龙？为何女议员教女性撒娇？ 全书七成文章以性别议题为主题，从政府、政策、政党、社会、家庭等不同角度，戳破无所不在的性别刻板印象。其余文章包括社会、教育、人民素养、政治道德等。所有作品皆曾在《东方日报》专栏《梁知良能》刊登。