History & Culture & Politics (GR)

For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI – a...

A new type of Cold War is emerging between China and the West. . The global order is being simultaneously shaken by climate change and the shale revolution in oil and gas - and now by the coronavirus. Controversial fracking technology has given America unprecedented leverage as the world's leading...

A FINANCIAL TIMES AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ‘Johnson’s stories bring … this history chillingly alive’ Christina Patterson, Sunday Times 'An indelible feat of reporting and an urgent read ... It's a privilege to read books like these' Te-Ping Chen, author of Land of Big Numbers A...

When Malaysia’s sixth prime minister Najib Razak was sentenced to twelve years in prison and fined RM 210 million for stealing billions from the 1MDB state investment fund he had himself set up, it exposed a chain of events that began decades ago, and which continues to reverberate economically, financially...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of American Wife and Eligible . . . He proposed. She said no. And it changed her life forever. “A deviously clever what if.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “Immersive, escapist.”—Good Morning America “Ingenious.”—The New York Times NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF...

'A superb account of journalists, soldiers and the experience of modern battle, written by one of the greatest war reporters of our time' – Robert Harris, author of An Officer and a Spy‘Gripping and compulsively readable’ – Saul David, Sunday TelegraphMax Hastings grew up with romantic dreams of a life amongst warriors....

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is 99, unelected, and continues to defy the Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim government. When Paradoxes of Mahathirism was published in 1995, Mahathir was at the crest of his power. His decline came with the East Asian financial crisis and his persecution of Anwar Ibrahim. In 2018 a restive...

Financial Times Best Summer Books of 2023 'Essential reading' Tony Blair A revelatory, myth-dispelling exploration of China's juggernaut economy Although China's economy is one of the largest in the world, Western understanding of it is often based on dated assumptions and incomplete information. In The New China Playbook, Keyu Jin...

Book Description This is the story of 12 young people, born in the even younger nation of Malaysia, told from their homes today in southern Thailand. Ask a Malaysian on the street today about the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), and you are likely to hear references to history textbooks...

From the creators of the A Brief History of Stuff podcast and inspired by the Science Museum Group Collection, discover the remarkable stories of everyday objects in this engaging popular science titleExplore the past, present and future of the everyday stuff in your home, from tinned food to tampons.Learn how...

THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 A BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT AND FINANCIAL TIMES A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK | AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Humanity has transformed the Earth: Frankopan transforms our understanding of...

马来西亚最大的山洞有 多大？这个山洞可容纳 40架波音747的飞机,，可以想象多么大！马来西亚有一个全世界最大 的红树林保护区，你知道在哪里?马来西亚这些地名:“老虎岛”、“狮子岛”、 “老鹰岛”、“蛇岛”、“天鹅岛”、“蚂蚁 岛”和“香蕉岛”等，可能 你从未听说过！马来西亚的芒果之乡、 木瓜之乡、火龙果之 乡、金龙鱼之乡、虾米 之乡、燕窝之乡、甘蔗之乡、黑刺之乡，你知 道在何处？马来西亚的华文地名“宁梦岸”、“宾香岸”、“丹绒 奔也梦”、“火凤凰”、 “柠檬眼”、“王麻骨”、 “知骨士”等等，你知道在 那一个角落？《玩玩地名》里带你浏览马 来西亚542个地方的典故、传 奇及美食等等，配合300多张图片，最风趣的内容，最传奇的故事，不读不知道，读了就知道！作者简介：吴仲达1960年毕业自新加坡南洋美专，1964年担任《大马新闻》美术设计，1968-69年 任《马来亚通报》美术设计及编辑，1974-1982年任职《生活报》,《新生活报》总编辑。1983年任《建国日报》执行编辑，1984年任《通报》总编辑特别助理，广告部策划。1986-88年出任《通报》总经理，1991-93年出任《通报》总编辑。2003-2006年出任《印度尼西亚商报》执行总编辑,，2007-2008年任印尼棉兰《讯报》总编辑，现任(讯报》编务 顾问。他也是新加坡现代画会、南洋美专马来西亚校友会、马来西 亚华文报刊编辑人协会、马来西亚易经学会、马来西亚华文报人协会发起人之一。

What is a slave? In 19th-century Malaya, Orang Asli are abducted from their villages in the forest to be put to work in the fields and in the mines, to have anything done unto them by the district chieftains—to be threatened, abused, hunted and killed like dogs. This world of...

Joe Samad, a passionate writer on contemporary Malaysian issues, expresses deep concerns about Malaysia's direction. While acknowledging the existence of the pre-Merdeka “social contract”, he highlights two significant reservations. Firstly, he criticises how Peninsula politicians intermittently exploit the social contract to stoke communal fears, hatred, and distrust among races. Secondly,...

RELUCTANCE can have many reasons. It can simply stem from a psychological inability to decide, a lack of power, or the absence of clear and realistic goals. It can of course also be a conscious strategy to maintain the status quo, however untenable that may seem to others.Building a NATION—be...

Bagi ramai orang, sejarah merupakan mata pelajaran yang membosankan, penuh dengan tarikh, nama dan perang yang mengelirukan. Di Malaysia pula, buku sejarah banyak ditulis dari sudut pandangan pihak berkuasa – termasuk pemerintah penjajah – bukan rakyat jelata. Di Mana Bumi Dipijak cuba menyampaikan pandangan orang ramai, yang sudah tentu berbeza...

Pasca pilihan raya umum ke-15 (PRU-15) orang Melayu berada di titik yang paling bawah dalam sejarah politik Malaysia apabila mereka tidak lagi menguasai Kerajaan secara hegemoni. Tiada parti Melayu berada dalam kerajaan yang berkuasa seperti yang pernah dinikmati oleh UMNO selama lebih enam dekad. Hal ini menjadikan orang Melayu berada...

本书有九章，再加一篇附记。内容涉及海南岛历史发展的概述、新马海南人历史精神的探索，以及对海南民俗文化、海南饮食文化和海南会馆天后宫的建置等进行探讨。海南岛的 自然「地理」和人文進程 ，有其包容多元，吸纳外来元素的“海洋”特性，而下“南洋”的海南人又有其“南洋品牌”的创造和再创造。这些都是探讨新马海南人重要的精神文化和本事，遂乃以“海洋和南洋”作为本书之主标题。

The Badeng Kenyah of Belaga in Sarawak: Marginality, Changing Traditions and Development explains the history, culture and development of the Badeng Kenyah in Belaga District, Sarawak. Their cultural identity predates the arrival of the Brookes, the formation of Malaysia, and continues to inspire change in their community and beyond to...

《正月初九天公生-馬來西亞華人拜天公禮俗》是第一本討論我國華人拜天公禮俗的專書，內容以文獻資料說明中國很多地方都有拜天公風俗，不僅僅是福建人。而拜天公不是因為福建人被屠殺而有的，真正起源自道教經典記載的玉皇上帝於正月初九午時誕生。還有眾多供品介紹解說，如糕粿，牲醴，水果，茶料，蜜餞，五獸，甘蔗，茶酒，香燭，桌圍，天公座，紙錢等，如何補運等等風俗詮釋，共有七百多張全彩圖片。作者简介：李永球馬來西亞霹靂太平人，祖籍福建永泰洑口鄉口坑村（原福建安溪湖頭 李氏長房）。太平華聯國民型中學初中三畢業，畢業後協助父親小販事業，一面進行歷史民俗文化田野調查工作。 以李桃李、峇峇球等筆名發表文章於報章雜誌。2004年成為全職文史工作者，多次參與國內外的學術論文發表會。出版了數本著作，曾担任《峇峇球》、《海盜與王船》紀錄片， ASTRO AEC 13集系列紀錄片《誰 的傳統》主持人。目前是《星洲人》電子報專欄作者、 文史工作者、太平文史古蹟導覽員、月琴彈唱人。