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Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics

March 22, 2015

The definitive guide to place names in Singapore. Place names tell us much about a country – its history, its landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-image. The study of place names, ‘toponymics’, unlocks the myriad interlocking stories that are encoded in every street and landmark.In Singapore, the coexistence of various races, cultures and languages, […]
Van Vliet’s Siam

March 22, 2015

The most detailed, fascinating, and lively account of old Siam was written by the Dutch merchant Jeremias Van Vliet between 1636 and 1640. This volume includes all four of his writings in English translation: the earliest surviving chronicle of Siam’s history; a wide-ranging description of the kingdom’s geography, economy, society, politics, and religion; a blow-by-blow […]
A Traveller’s History of Southeast Asia (The Traveller’s History Series)

March 22, 2015

From the early Christian era in Europe, Southeast Asia was known as the “Land of Gold.” It is a region blessed with a rich diversity of cultures, peoples, and scenery. A Traveller’s History of Southeast Asia is a lucid and concise introduction to the histories of the modern states of Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, […]
Tort Law in Hong Kong: An Introductory Guide

March 22, 2015

This is one in a series of books providing readers with an overview of the more frequently encountered legal principles. This book focuses on the common law tort principles which apply in the territory. As a basic version, this publication provides a general introduction. Sale Price:$16.99 9888028596
Charisma and Compassion: Cheng Yen and the Buddhist Tzu Chi Movement

March 22, 2015

The Venerable Cheng-yen is an unassuming Taiwanese Buddhist nun who leads a worldwide social welfare movement with five million devotees in over thirty countries—with its largest branch in the United States. Tzu-Chi (Compassion Relief) began as a tiny, grassroots women’s charitable group; today in Taiwan it runs three state-of-the-art hospitals, a television channel, and a […]
Challenging Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia: Comparing Indonesia and Malaysia (Politics in Asia)

March 22, 2015

Challenging Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia is one of the first substantial comparative studies of contemporary Indonesia and Malaysia, homes to the world’s largest Muslim population. Following the collapse of New Order rule in Indonesia in 1998, this book provides an in-depth examination of anti-authoritarian forces in contemporary Indonesia and Malaysia, assessing their problems and prospects. […]
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Kt., LL.D., F.R.S., Founder of Singapore, 1819, and Some of His Friends and Contemporaries

March 22, 2015

CHAPTER I.EARLY TRAINING.The work and worth of a truly great and good man will bear close and critical examination even after a century. Indeed, with the vision clarified by the lapse of time, the more correct perspective may be taken as, from a knowledge of subsequent events as well as a review of his time […]
Colonialism, Violence and Muslims in Southeast Asia: The Maria Hertogh Controversy and its Aftermath (Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia)

March 22, 2015

This book deals with the genesis, outbreak and far-reaching effects of a legal controversy and the resulting outbreak of mass violence, which determined the course of British colonial rule after post World War Two in Singapore and Malaya. Based on extensive archival sources, it examines the custody hearing of Maria Hertogh, a case which exposed […]
The Muslim South and Beyond

March 22, 2015

This book is a collection of selected essays of Samuel K. Tan written through the years during his life and times a chairman and member of the Univeristy of the Philippines (UP) Faculty of History, Diliman from 1967-1994; as program director-convenor of UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies Mindana Suties Program 1994-2008; chairman and […]
The Tender Soldier: A True Story of War and Sacrifice

March 22, 2015

What happens when the Pentagon sends three Americans to help carry out the most audacious experiment since Vietnam? On the day Barack Obama was elected president in November 2008, a small group of American civilians took their optimism and experience to Afghanistan, then considered America’s “good war.” They were part of the Pentagon’s controversial attempt […]

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