History & Culture & Politics (GR)

Created specifically for fans of Japanese "cool culture," A Geek in Japan is one of the most iconic, hip, and concise cultural guides available. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded with new chapters on Japanese video games, architecture, and a special section on visiting Kyoto. Reinvented for...

Bethany Allen, the award-winning China reporter for Axios, shows that by tying profits to political acquiescence the Chinese Communist Party is forcing companies and governments around the world to accept its rules. The coronavirus pandemic marked the first time that the Party deployed its tool kit of economic coercion on...

The New York Times and No. 1 Wall Street Journal bestseller Blue Ocean Shift is the essential follow-up to the classic Blue Ocean Strategy, the 3.6 million copy global bestseller by world-renowned professors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. Drawing on more than a decade of new work, Kim and...

In this second volume of Penang Chronicles, the eponymous pearl, Martinha Rozells, embodies the diverse heritages of the Straits of Malacca in the 18th century. From her birth in Phuket to her childhood at the court of Kedah, we enter the fascinating world of a well-born woman of the Indies....

The first novel from the internationally bestselling, Booker-shortlisted author of The Garden of Evening Mists. LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE Penang, 1939. Being half Chinese and half English, Philip Hutton always felt like he never belonged. That is until he befriends Hayato Endo, a mysterious Japanese diplomat and master in...

The third novel from the Booker-shortlisted author exploring love, betrayal and morality in 1920s PenangIt is 1921 and at Cassowary House in the Straits Settlements of Penang, Robert Hamlyn is a well-to-do lawyer and his steely wife Lesley a society hostess. Their lives are invigorated when Willie, an old friend...

《呀𠮾百年——乌鲁冷岳社区发展史略》是李成金先生生前对乌鲁冷岳县社区多年研究之成果，作者以纵的历史为经，通过历史档案、口述历史、华团特刊、华文报刊等文献以及实地考察，探寻了百年来当地华人社会的形成史迹，并勾勒了华人在政治、经济、社团、教育与民间信仰各领域的发展。 本书不仅考究县内各村镇的由来与最初的开拓过程，同时更将县内各地置放于一个共同社区之框架内，连接出一个整体的、跨时百年的乌鲁冷岳华人社区史。作者亦搜集多张历史图片，图文并茂地展现社区的历史轨迹。通过此书，作者意在“重显华人在社区建设中的集体记忆”，借此尝试唤起“建设文化社区”意识，体现了作者对社区人文发展的深层关怀。

The Malaysia Agreement 1963 is a story about the birth of a nation called Malaysia. Four territories agreed to combine forces and signed an Agreement called the Malaysia Agreement 1963 in London, together with representatives of the Queen of the United Kingdom. The agreement, popularly known as the ‘MA63’ is...

Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize, from the critically acclaimed author of The Gift of Rain.Malaya, 1951. Yun Ling Teoh, the scarred lone survivor of a brutal Japanese wartime camp, seeks solace among the jungle-fringed tea plantations of Cameron Highlands. There she discovers Yugiri, the only Japanese garden in Malaya,...

本书是用记史的载体，按年间为秩序，并遵守一个原则，以单纯的记述历史事件（迹），和尽可能的全面、实事求是的记载，不评论功过是非。因而本书可以说是，纯粹的记事（史）书。 砂拉越左翼运动是战后国际冷战格局下的产物，其发展、演变是随着国际冷战、东西方阵营对抗斗争而兴衰，而结束。 本书叙述了砂拉越的左翼运动是人民从反抗外来侵略斗争的萌芽时期，到争取民族民主、国家独立的斗争，再到步上“激进”的武装斗争而最后走向消亡。在主体内容结束后，即在结语篇后段编制了一个年谱（表）供参阅，这或可有助于读者和历史研究者对整个左翼运动史有比较明晰的认识。 “历史可镜，是非可鉴”。治史目的在于借鉴于过去，前瞻未来——还原历史本来面目；志于告慰先辈，教育后人。

每个地方都有自己的历史与文化，峇眼色海也不例外。峇眼色海是北霹雳一个小镇，19世纪开埠，至今还没有人研究过它的历史与文化。 这不是一本正规的地方史，而是选择性和简约地把峇眼色海一些独特的历史与文化介绍给读者，希望他们对这个地方有初步的了解。 这本小书撰写的过程获得不少人的协助，尤其是策划者和口述者。作为作者，我认为地方上的小历史与小文化有保存的价值，对了解马来西亚华人整体的历史与文化有一定的贡献。

Terrorism is a relentless phenomenon that continues to haunt the human race, affecting societies across the world. While the world continues to interconnect with one another, terrorism too, continues to evolve, adapting to the changing contours of political, social, and economic landscapes. This book focuses on the political, economic, psychological,...

Isothymia merupakan istilah yang diperkenalkan oleh saintis politik Amerika Syarikat bernama Francis Fukuyama. Umumnya, Isothymia merujuk kepada keinginan untuk mendapatkan pengiktirafan yang sama seperti orang lain dan bertindak sebagai antitesis kepada Megalothymia. Pertembungan antara Megalothymia dan Isothymia ini membentuk dua manifestasi keinginan untuk mendapatkan pengiktirafan. Dalam konteks politik di Malaysia,...

The strong links between the Malay world and the Middle East have been shaped by interweaving forces, foremost among them the historical role of the spread of Islam, the modern colonizing forces of Europe, and more latterly the contemporary interests of World Powers.  To bring focus to these relationships, a...

13.8 billion years of human and cosmic history summarised in one big book. At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So with this brand-new history book, you can easily discover how we got to where we are within the context of our Universe. Prepare to take a journey...

Carl A. Gibson-Hill was one of colonial Malaya’s last scholar-administrators. As a director of Singapore’s Raffles Museum in the 1950s and editor of the journal of MBRAS, he made significant contributions in diverse fields, including ornithology, photography, history, and maritime studies. His publications display both artistry and intellectual rigour, but...

Menjelang waktu subuh, dia datang ke sini. Sebuah kereta sewa berhenti di persimpangan jalan, dia turun dari kereta itu. Berdiri sebentar, dia memandang ke sekeliling. Kemudian dia memandu ke depan, menelusuri kedai-kedai dan lorong-lorong dengan cekapnya. Dia mengenakan baju kemeja lengan pendek berwarna putih, skirt dan kasut putih. Susuk tubuhnya...

ASEAN ialah saluran penting untuk membuka peluang berhubung dengan dunia luar. ASEAN juga merupakan medan ujian China bagi mempromosikan konsep dasar luar untuk ‘bersikap baik dengan jiran-jiran dan jiran sebagai rakan kongsi’ dan ‘kesejahteraan jiran, keamanan jiran dan kemakmuran jiran’. Hal ini memainkan peranan penting dalam membina persekitaran antarabangsa yang...

22 September 1947 merupakan hari istimewa dalam sejarah Perang Dingin antarabangsa. Pada hari itu, perhatian dunia tertumpu ke Eropah, apabila konfrontasi Amerika-Soviet yang bertujuan memecahkan dunia kepada dua kem yang bersaing menemui titik perubahan. Pada hari itu, enam belas negara Eropah, termasuk United Kingdom dan Perancis menghadiri Persidangan Ekonomi Eropah...

An insider’s biography of Anwar Ibrahim’s remarkable political odyssey.The four years following Anwar Ibrahim’s release from prison on 16 May 2018 were as dramatic as it were chaotic.With rare insider insights, this book uncovers the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, the turmoil after Mahathir's shocking resignation, and the hard...