Lost Times and Untold Tales from the Malay World... Edited by... Jan Van Der Putten & Mary Kilcline Cody... New. This book shows how it is possible to combine fun and scholarship. The editors have gathered together a fascinating collection of articles written by well established scholars who have unearthed...
The Children of Lilith... by... Guy Piazzini... While North Borneo and Sarawak had been reasonably extensively explored by foreigners during colonial times, the former Dutch areas of Borneo were less well known to the world in general. Piazzini, who had already developed a taste in Africa for exploring where few...
Southeast Asian Art today... Edited by... Joyce Van Fenema... The book is a collection of articles, illustrated with colour photographs, of the principal artists at the time of publicationin Malaysia by the editor,in Indonesia by Jim Supangkat,in The Philippines by Alice Guillermo and Cid Reyesin Singapore by Susie...
Batik Design... by... Pepin van Roojen... This is an extensive and well-informed survey of this ancient craft. with historic black and white illustrations and colour photographs of current Batik styles.192 pages The contents include -A Brief Cultural History of the Malay World,Batik Technique,Applications of Batik Cloth...
Imaging Muslim Women in Indonesian Ramadan Soap Operas... by... Rachmah Ida... New. While the majority of Indonesia's TV programming is fairly secular, during the holy month of Ramadan, it undergoes a complete transformation becoming predominantly Islamic. The most popular aspect of this change of programming is a range of religious...
Indonesian Idioms and Expressions Colloquial Indonesian at Work... by... Christopher Torchia... This is a delightful introduction to how idiomatic usage plays havoc with formal language. A worthwhile read even if you never plan to go to Indonesia.The book is cram full with inventiveness and sarcasm in the face of...
Kebudayaan Sa-Pintas Lalu... -... Mahmud Ahmad... Short cultural notes on influences and traditions of various cultures in and around Malaysia. 207 pages... Weight 0.30 Kg. Airmail postage to Asia Pacific countries: $5, to Central Asia, Europe & the Middle East: $6 and to Africa and North & South America...
Liber Amicorum Romo Bowo... oleh... Natalia Soebagjo, Myra Sidharta, Mely G. Tan, dkk... Seseorang mempunyai berbagai sisi kepribadian, berbagai identitas. Termasuk Romo Bowo. Romo Bowo mempunyai peran jamak: kakak, Oom, pendidik, rohaniwan, sahabat dan entah apa lagi. Ia adalah seseorang yang sangat peduli bukan saja pada lingkungan terdekatnya, tetapi pada...
Oriental Silverwork:... Malay and Chinese... by... H. Ling Roth... This is a faithful reprint of a 1910 work with 170 black and white plates and line drawings of over 250 items designed by Malay craftsmen for their royal patrons and South Chinese craftsmen for wealthy business families. It was originally...
Pasar Gambir, Komik Cina... &... Es Shanghai... oleh... Zeffry Alkatiri... Zeffry Alkatiri adalah penyair terkemuka yang memanfaatkan data-data sejarah dalam sajak-sajaknya, tetapi di dalam buku ini ia tampil sebagai penulis esei sejarah Kota Jakarta. Adalah menarik Zeffry tidak hanya siap dengan pelbagai sumber tertulis, tetapi juga banyak sekali...
The Children of Lilith... by... Guy Piazzini... While North Borneo and Sarawak had been reasonably extensively explored by foreigners during colonial times, the former Dutch areas of Borneo were less well known to the world in general. Piazzini, who had already developed a taste in Africa for exploring where few...
The Short Story in South-East Asia... - -... JHCS Davidson & H Cordell (eds)... This book is a collection of papers presented at the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1978-79 highlighting a seldom studied genre, i.e. short story writing in the vernacular in Southeast Asia. So short...
Liber Amicorum Romo Bowo... oleh... Natalia Soebagjo, Myra Sidharta, Mely G. Tan, dkk... Seseorang mempunyai berbagai sisi kepribadian, berbagai identitas. Termasuk Romo Bowo. Romo Bowo mempunyai peran jamak: kakak, Oom, pendidik, rohaniwan, sahabat dan entah apa lagi. Ia adalah seseorang yang sangat peduli bukan saja pada lingkungan terdekatnya, tetapi pada...
Memoar Ang Yan Goan... oleh... Tan Beng Hok... Keturunan tionghoa, tokoh masyarakat pemrakarsa dan pengurus berbagai lembaga pendidikan, dermawan, pegiat-sosial, ikut mendirikan RS. Yang Seng Le, anggota Baperki, donator Universitas Res Publica, dan lain-lain institusi masyarakat ... 383 pages... Weight 0.80 Kg. Airmail postage to Asia Pacific countries...
Pasar Gambir, Komik Cina... &... Es Shanghai... oleh... Zeffry Alkatiri... Zeffry Alkatiri adalah penyair terkemuka yang memanfaatkan data-data sejarah dalam sajak-sajaknya, tetapi di dalam buku ini ia tampil sebagai penulis esei sejarah Kota Jakarta. Adalah menarik Zeffry tidak hanya siap dengan pelbagai sumber tertulis, tetapi juga banyak sekali...
Southeast Asian personalities of Chinese Descent... 2 Volumes-... Leo Suryadinata (ed)... New. For several centuries emigrants from China have been at the centre of trade in Southeast Asia. This volume, with nearly 200 contributors, assembles together pithy biographies of hundreds of the principal personalities who have contributed to trade and...
Asian Godfathers:... Money and Power in Hong Kong and South-East Asia... by... Joe Studwell... In 329 pages Studwell undertakes a thorough investigation of the dealings of multi millionaires, the godfathers, in the booming economies of Southeast Asia. They're usually from immigrant stock, often Chinese, with an uncanny ability to...
Southeast Asian personalities of Chinese Descent... 2 Volumes-... Leo Suryadinata (ed)... New. For several centuries emigrants from China have been at the centre of trade in Southeast Asia. This volume, with nearly 200 contributors, assembles together pithy biographies of hundreds of the principal personalities who have contributed to trade and...
Best of Southeast Asian Erotica... Edited by... Richard Lord... New. Following on from the success of the Best of Singapore Erotica (also stocked by The Penang Bookshelf), Monsoon Books decided to cast their net across the rest of Southeast Asia. The editor's biggest surprise was the number of 'capitavting submissions...
Prizewinning Asian Fiction... --... Leon Comber (ed)... New. This collection of more than 25 short stories represent the winners' contributions to Asiaweek magazine's annual English short story competition which ran between 1981 and 1988. It was according to John le Carre, "the most coveted prize in the region" at the time...
The Night Comers (State of Siege)... by... Eric Ambler... This book's fast moving story is riddled with plot, counter-plot and treachery as an expatriate at the end of his contract is caught up in a military coup. Although the main character thinks he can escape the mayhem, his technical...
The Short Story in South-East Asia... - -... JHCS Davidson & H Cordell (eds)... This book is a collection of papers presented at the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1978-79 highlighting a seldom studied genre, i.e. short story writing in the vernacular in Southeast Asia. So short...
Touching Earth... by... Rani Manicka... This is Manicka's second novel following on from the novel she's best known for, The Rice Mother. The setting is very different since this book mainly revolves around the lives of a pair of Balinese twins who arrive in London and are very soon sucked...
Imaging Muslim Women in Indonesian Ramadan Soap Operas... by... Rachmah Ida... New. While the majority of Indonesia's TV programming is fairly secular, during the holy month of Ramadan, it undergoes a complete transformation becoming predominantly Islamic. The most popular aspect of this change of programming is a range of religious...
The Children of Lilith... by... Guy Piazzini... While North Borneo and Sarawak had been reasonably extensively explored by foreigners during colonial times, the former Dutch areas of Borneo were less well known to the world in general. Piazzini, who had already developed a taste in Africa for exploring where few...
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