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...
No Man's Land:... Globalization, Territory and Clendestine Groups... in Southeast Asia... by... Justin Hastings... New. It's probably a little known fact that many unrepresentative Governments have ceded much control of significant tracts of country - the "no man's land" of the book's title - to rebel groups. In Southeast Asia examples include...
Bunga Rampai... Bahasa dan Kesusasteraan Melayu... -... Adnan Jaafar... A collection of essays on Malay language and literature including -Bahasa Melayu dan Bahasa Indonesia - Z'aba;Sadikit Kajian Mengenai Bahasa Melayu dan Bahasa Indonesia - Ghazali Ya'acob;Lata Belakang Masharakat dalam Kesusasteraan Melayu - Syed Nasir Ismail;Peranan Kesusasteraan Melayu di-atas Tanah Ayer...
English as a Lingua Franca in ASEAN:... A Multilingual Model... by... Andy Kirkpatrick... New. Kirkpatrick provides a comprehensive account of the roles, functions and development of English in ASEAN from a linguistic viewpoint. His 'multilingual approach to teaching English fills a the gap in ELF literature. 222 pages with appendices...
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...
Peranakan's Search For National Identity:... Biographical Studies Of Seven Indonesian Chinese... by... Leo Suryadinata... Through the biographies of seven prominent locally born Chinese, the author looks at the different ways in which they adapted to the rise of Indonesian nationalism. 162 pages including a glossary and the author's paper on...
Batu-Angas:... Envisioning Nature with Alfred Russel Wallace... by... Anne Cluysenaar... In this collection of poems, Cluysenaar, retraces the travels of Alfred Russel Wallace to discover how her perceptions of nature changed in the course of her journey. The poems are accompanied with black and white and colour illustrations, some...
Batu-Angas:... Envisioning Nature with Alfred Russel Wallace... by... Anne Cluysenaar... In this collection of poems, Cluysenaar, retraces the travels of Alfred Russel Wallace to discover how her perceptions of nature changed in the course of her journey. The poems are accompanied with black and white and colour illustrations, some...
No Man's Land:... Globalization, Territory and Clendestine Groups... in Southeast Asia... by... Justin Hastings... New. It's probably a little known fact that many unrepresentative Governments have ceded much control of significant tracts of country - the "no man's land" of the book's title - to rebel groups. In Southeast Asia examples include...
The Many Faces of Political Islam:... Religion and Politics in the Muslim World... by... Mohammed Ayoob... New.The book is designed to be both an introduction for the general reader and for the political science student to the many facets of political Islam that exist today.The author is both...
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...
Chinese and Nation-Building in Southeast Asia... by... Leo Suryadinata... There is probably little dispute that Southeast Asia's would not have prospered in the way it has if it were not for the economic contribution of the Chinese diaspora. This book examines how this 'engine for economic growth' is affected...
Malaysia and its Neighbours... by... JM Gullick... Gullick's written contribution only runs to some 27 pages of this 194 page book, the balance being made up of selections from 36 original sources grouped under the headings of The Planning of Malaysia, Defence Aspects, Indonesian and Philippine Reactions, Economic Aspects and...
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...
No Man's Land:... Globalization, Territory and Clendestine Groups... in Southeast Asia... by... Justin Hastings... New. It's probably a little known fact that many unrepresentative Governments have ceded much control of significant tracts of country - the "no man's land" of the book's title - to rebel groups. In Southeast Asia examples include...
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...
Peranakan's Search For National Identity:... Biographical Studies Of Seven Indonesian Chinese... by... Leo Suryadinata... Through the biographies of seven prominent locally born Chinese, the author looks at the different ways in which they adapted to the rise of Indonesian nationalism. 162 pages including a glossary and the author's paper on...
Socialism and Private Enterprise in Equatorial Asia:... The Case of Malaysia and Indonesia... by... Roger A Freeman... Roger A Freeman compares the economic policies and fortunes of Malaysia and Indonesia at the end of World War II. He examines the factors which have caused some countries to advance rapidly while...
Southeast Asia :... Past and Present... - -... D.R. SarDesai... This, by now, standard work on the history of the region was one of the first to be written from more of an Asio-centric, rather than Western,point of view. In fact the author, an established professor at the University of...
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...
Southeast Asia :... Past and Present... - -... D.R. SarDesai... This, by now, standard work on the history of the region was one of the first to be written from more of an Asio-centric, rather than Western,point of view. In fact the author, an established professor at the University of...
Southeast Asia in the Fifteenth Century:... The China Factor... Edited by... Geoff Wade & Sun Laichen... New. This century is a period that's generally skipped over by historians because of the lack of documentary and inscriptional evidence. However, the academics who have contributed papers to this volume claim that this...
The Propagation of Islam in the Indonesian-Malay Archipelago... Edited by... Alijah Gordon... This useful book brings together a collection of European writings about the spread of Islam to Indonesia and Malaysia. The main highlight is the translation into English of the late Professor RA Kern's "The Propagation of Islam"...
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