History & Culture & Politics (GR)

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...

The development of educational policy and programmes related to ethnic and racial diversity is an immensely important topic. An examination of such policies and practice would certainly deepen our understanding of education and help us formulate more powerful generalisations about the formation of education policy and practice related to cultural...

This book presents a true journey into the heart of the Kyoto experience—one which brings you deep into the world of Kyoto's ancient Zen Buddhist culture. Kyoto's Zen heritage represents one of mankind's greatest achievements—recognized by the large number of temples, shrines and gardens which have been declared UNESCO World...

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning new legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm. What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert &...

"Boye Lafayette De Mente is a legend among writers on Japan. Other writers have directed their wisdom toward those who want to know something about Japan. De Mente's contribution has been to help those who want to do something in Japan." —Alex Kerr, author of Hidden Japan Understanding Japanese cultural...

Retrace the road of progress for women pioneered by the St. Maur Sisters, visit their convents to experience nostalgia in pictures and marvel at their achievements for more than 170 years. Known presently as the Infant Jesus Sisters, their epic journey through Malaya transitioning into Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and Thailand...

  Intellectuals in Developing Societies was first published in 1977, alongside The Myth of the Lazy Native. It was written after Syed Hussein Alatas’ withdrawal from active politics. Alatas’ experience as the national chairperson of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia and presence in the Senate in brought him face-to-face with problems...

大马华族族情知多少？   本书是笔者在长期东翻西看的过程中，东拼西凑成文的华情书。本书内容涵盖大马华族在历史、文化、宗教、语文、教育、政治、经济等方面的基础知识。本书结合当代性、综合性与一般性的角度来论述华族方方面面的课题，以便提供一本读者可以“走马观华”的便利导览书。本书也可以视为一本《大马华族社会概况》的一本通式的入门书。   大马华族有691万人，多数人也懂得华文；市面上也看到不少有关华族各领域的专书；但是，却长期缺乏一本以一般大众为对象的当代版综合性通俗本华情书。但愿本书的出版，能稍微填补这个空白。

Anwar Ibrahim has been the focus of numerous biographies and scholarly investigations. Widely recognized as an eminent activist, distinguished intellectual, and magnetic statesman, his unwavering advocacy for justice culminating in a decade of incarceration, firmly established him as a pivotal figure in global affairs, reminiscent of Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi,...

  A page-turner by Japan's most popular writer of the immediate post-war era!   Set in Japan's turbulent 12th century, this fast-paced novel recounts the titanic struggle between two leading Japanese clans—the Heike and the Genji—as they seek to pacify a fractured nation, ultimately turning on each other in their...

  Discover the tranquil wisdom of Chomei's 13th-century masterpiece, Hojoki, as it unveils the beauty of imperfection and the serenity of a simple life amidst the chaos of existence.   Hojoki is an introspective poem written in the 13th century by the enigmatic Japanese hermit Kamo no Chomei, who as...

  The true story of Japan's surrender in World War II and how it nearly didn't happen!   In the final days of World War II, Japan lay in ruins and the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been obliterated. A tense drama unfolds in Tokyo as Japan teeters on...

  The true story of MIYAMOTO MUSASHI, Japan's greatest swordsman — told in exciting manga form!   Miyamoto Musashi was undefeated throughout his long career as a fighter and became even more famous later in life as the author of The Book of Five Rings—the bible of Japanese military strategy that...

In War, Professor Margaret MacMillan explores the deep links between society and war and the questions they raise. We learn when war began - whether among early homo sapiens or later, as we began to organise ourselves into tribes and settle in communities. We see the ways in which war...

'a master class in eyewitness storytelling . . . this gripping narrative chronicles one of history's darkest nightmare moments' - Annie Jacobsen, author of Nuclear War: A ScenarioThe stories of hibakusha - Japanese for atomic bomb survivors - lie at the heart of this compelling minute-by-minute account of 6 August 1945 - the...

For most of its modern history, India was fated to be on the receiving end of cultural influence from other civilisations. But this isn't the complete story. A full millennium earlier, India's major cultural exports – religion, art, technology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, language and literature – were shaping civilisations, travelling...

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What if the sun truly is setting on the Western world's outsized influence over the rest of the planet? In the wake of Donald Trump's re-election, Westlessness, by former UK diplomat Dr Samir Puri is essential reading. He vividly demonstrates how in demographic, economic, military and...

“A bold, sweeping bird’s eye view of thousands of years of history that provides a truly global perspective of the past. A fantastic achievement.”—Peter Frankopan, internationally bestselling author of The Silk Roads Prize-winning historian Naoíse Mac Sweeney delivers a captivating exploration of how “Western Civilization”—the concept of a single cultural...

  Babi, Kongkang, Panda dan Hal-hal yang Dipungut Kembali menghimpunkan 25 buah espen, iaitu gabungan esei dan cerpen karya Faisal Tehrani. Justeru, inilah espen. Esei yang dipadukan dengan elemen cerpen. Harapannya ialah pembaca akan mendapatkan kemanusiaan, kebenaran, kejujuran, keindahan dan mungkin ditokok satu lagi komponen iaitu proses kognitif; penaakulan. Diintikan...