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Al-Sabah: History and Genealogy of Kuwait’s Ruling Family, 1752-1986 (Middle East Cultures)

March 25, 2015

No description available. Sale Price:$999.06 0863720811
Brunei and Malaysia: Why Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Refused to Join the Federation

March 25, 2015

Brunei, officially the State of Brunei Darussalam, is an oil-rich sovereign state in Southeast Asia, with 5th highest GDP per capita in the world. Formerly a British protectorate, in 1963 Brunei defied expectations and declined to join the federation of states which became Malaysia – a pivotal turning point in Brunei’s history which set the […]
Kisho Kurokawa, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Opus 24)

March 25, 2015

Kurokawa was commissioned to design the new Kuala Lumpur Airport as well as to create urban-design guidelines for the entire transportation complex. The project will include Kurokawa’s main terminal, that, thanks to a generous use of glass, will forge a direct visual link between the rain forest and the terminal. Sale Price:$15.20 3930698242
Malaysia & Bengali Doctors 1907-2012 A Personal Perspective

March 25, 2015

Book by Sengupta, Dr. P. R. Sale Price:$21.08 1479757659
Malaysian Cinema, Asian Film: Border Crossings and National Cultures

March 25, 2015

This monograph departs from traditional studies of national cinema by accentuating the intercultural and intertextual links between Malaysian films and Asian (as well as European and American) film practices. Using cross-cultural analysis, the author characterizes Malaysia as a pluralist society consisting of a multiplicity of cultural identities. Malaysian film reflects this remarkable heterogeneity, particularly evident […]
Petronas Twin Towers: The Architecture of High Construction

March 25, 2015

PETRONAS TWIN TOWERSIn a world with jumbo jets, microchips and artificial hearts architecture had appeared to have losts its wonder, but with the building of the petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, now thw tallest buildings on earth, this has changed and their construction has rightfully restored architecture as a world wonder. The towers designed […]
Wild Borneo: The Wildlife and Scenery of Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan

March 25, 2015

The island of Borneo is a place of great natural beauty and rich biodiversity. From the peaks of the majestic Mount Kinabalu to the enchanting coral-fringed islands that lie offshore, with vast tracts of lush rainforest in between, Borneo’s landscape is as varied as it is magnificent. In Wild Borneo, author Nick Garbutt embarks upon […]
What I saw in the tropics; a record of visits to Ceylon, the Federaed Malay states, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, republic of Panama, Columbia, Jamaica, Hawaii

March 25, 2015

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected […]
Sacred Tensions: Modernity and Religious Transformation in Malaysia (Studies in Comparative Religion)

March 25, 2015

This text examines the development and practice of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity in Malaysia. Its analyses provide an insight into how established and charismatic religions fit into the framework of modernization and secularization throughout the world. Sale Price:$6.62 1570031673
The Kuomintang Movement in British Malaya, 1912-1949

March 25, 2015

The Kuomintang (KMT) – the first legalised political party and movement in modern Malaysian and Singaporean history – is studied against the background of British colonial rule, the changing political circumstances and fortunes in China and the rising and waning of Malayan Chinese nationalism from 1894. While it highlights the development of the Malayan KMT […]

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