Remembering the Samsui Women. Migration and Social Memory in Singapore and China.
Singapore. NUS Press. 2015. 252pp, index, paperback. When referring to this item please quote stockid 155912. More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2015. 252pp, index, paperback. When referring to this item please quote stockid 155912. More
Princeton. Princeton University Press. 2006. Black and white photographic illustrations, xv + 196pp, notes, references, index, paperback. "Wild Profusion" tells the fascinating story of biodiversity conservation in Indonesia in the decade culminating in the great fires of 1997-98 - a time when the country's environment became a point of concern..... More
Singapore. Asian Studies Association in Association with NUS Press. 2015. 310pp, notes, bibliography, index, paperback. ASAA Southeast Asia Publications Series. In Malaysia race is viewed not as an external attribute attached to a person but rather as an innate characteristic. Starting from this foundation, race and indigeneity have featured prominently..... More
Williamsburg. Borneo Research Council. 1992. Map, xviii + 333pp, paperback. Borneo Research Council Proceedings Series Number 3. 16 papers including Linguistic relations among Bornean peoples with special reference to Sarawak: an interim report. - A.B. Hudson; Marginalization of language; the case of Iban in Sarawak - Arrifin Omar and Teoh..... More
Kuala Lumpur. MBRAS. 1997. Reprint. 146pp, hardcover. Topics include botany, history, language, natural history, folklore, social customs, medicine, games, miscellaneous, biography, and demonology. First published as a separate booklet for MBRAS members with their copies of the Journal (JSBEAS 14-17) and covered the years 1885-1887. When referring to this item..... More
Stanford. Stanford University Press. 2006. Maps, black and white photographic illustrations, xxiii + 353pp, notes, bibliography, index, paperback. "This book addresses the politics of environmental change in one of the richest areas of tropical rainforest in Indonesia. Based on field studies conducted in three agricultural communities in rural Aceh, this..... More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2013. Maps, black and white and colour photographic illustrations, ix + 491pp, bibliography, index, paperback. Beneath the modern skyscrapers of Singapore lie the remains of a much older trading port, prosperous and cosmopolitan and a key node in the maritime Silk Road. This book synthesizes 25 years..... More
NUS Press in association with Kyoto University Press. 2016. 466pp, paperback. The serious degradation of the vast peatlands of Indonesia since the 1990s is the proximate cause of the haze that endangers public health in Indonesian Sumatra and Borneo, and also in neighbouring Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Moreover peatlands that..... More
Selangor. Strategic Information Research Development. 2003. xii + 307pp, index, bibliography, notes, paperback. "Malaysia's highly centralized and tightly controlled system of education fails in educating and integrating the young. It is also ill suited for a plural society. Instead of the present rigid and uniform system, the writer calls for..... More
Malaysia. Pelanduk Publications. 2000. Colour photographic plates, 244pp, index, gilt title spine and upper cover, dustjacket. Biography of Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen, a veteran politician who has been in the Malaysian political scene from the time of the country's independence in 1957. When referring to this item please quote stockid 48610..... More
Singapore. NUS Press, 2016. Second Edition. Black and white illustrations, 312pp, bibliography, index, paperback. This book documents the development of psychiatry in Singapore since its humble beginnings in the British colonial period. It should be of interest to health professionals, medical students, historians interested in the development of medicine and..... More
Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. 2011. ix + 281 pages, index, bibliography, notes, dustjacket. This study analyzes an important feature in English-language Malaysian fiction that has been considerably neglected in scholarship - the theme of religion. Through interrogating this theme, the multilayered textures of cultural memories that are infused..... More
Selangor Darul Ehasan. Women's Development Collective. 2003. xv + 213pp, references, appendix, paperback. This book "looks at issues such as the extent of sexual harassment among employers and employees and the impact of the Code of Practice on the Prevention and Eradication of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace on the..... More
Malaysia. Pelanduk Publications. 1991. Text illustrations, 131pp, glossary, appendices, bibliography, index, pale foxing edges and endpapers, hardback. (New Book) The author of this work examines the main issues in Malaysia's complex political landscape and how it is shaped by ethnic or racial forces. When referring to this item please quote..... More
Malaysia. Pelanduk Publications. 1996. 150pp, index, octavo, dustjacket. Offers an insight into the thinking of Malaysia's sixth and most controversial Finance Minister, Tun Daim Zainuddin. When referring to this item please quote stockid 48496. More
Malaysia. Pelanduk Publications. 1984. Tables,102pp, appendix, bibliography,. The Indians who emigrated to Malaya in the 19th and early 20th centuries brought along with them the caste system. This book examines the extent and nature of the caste system among the Indian Tamils of Malaysia today. When referring to this item..... More
Petaling Jaya. All Women's Action Society in conjunction with Strategic Info Research Development. 2002. Tables, viii + 208pp, appendix, bibliography, paperback. "The Rape Report is based on a year-long nation-wide study conducted by the All Women's Action Society, Malaysia (AWAM) and is the first study to present an overview and..... More
Kew. Kew Publishing. 2021. Profuse colour illustrations, 95pp, index. Hardback. "This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from individual plant groups or collections, and this new title showcases Japanese plants, from chrysanthemums, to..... More
Malaysia: Ridge Books, 2019. 60 color plates, 377pp, paperback. For most people in Singapore, having a job is just a fact of life. But that simple fact encompasses a wide range of experiences. Have you ever really considered what workers do on a daily basis and how they feel about..... More
Singapore. ISEAS. 2012. xix + 362 pages, index, bibliography, appendix, paperback. The third edition of this book presents a most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of population trends and patterns in Singapore since its foundation in 1819 to the present day. Separate chapters are devoted to population growth and distribution, changing..... More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2023. Black and white photographic illustrations, xii + 194pp, bibliography, index. Paperback. New. "Malaysiakini was founded in 1999 by Steven Gan and Premesh Chandran, two young Malaysians who met as overseas students in Australia. One of the many online portals that sprung up in the wake of..... More
No place of publication. Borneo Research Council. Vol 25. 1993. Maps, 249pp, wrappers. This issue of the bulletin includes: A.W. Nieuwenhuis Across Borneo (1894-1994) - Bernard Sellato; Transport and the Sarawak Economy, 1841-1983 - Amarjit Kaur; Wartime Intelligence Reports on Borneo - Simon Francis. When referring to this item please..... More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2011. xii + 283 pages, index, glossary, abbreviations, paperback. "During the last decade, many changes have taken place in the Singapore financial marketplace. The Monetary Authority of Singapore has implemented numerous reforms to liberalize the financial services sector. Since 2002, two new laws have come into effect..... More
Singapore. NUS Press, 2015. Map, colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 266pp, notes, bibliography, index, dustjacket. Officially established in 1878, the natural history collection originally housed at the Raffles Museum now has more than 560,000 specimens in its care, one of the largest collections of Southeast Asian plants and..... More
Singapore. NUS Press. 2016. Colour and black and white maps, black and white photographic illustrations and diagrams, vii + 338pp, references, index, paperback. This extensive reference writes a modern history of forestry in Japan, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and other Asian countries, reflecting industrial and colonial exploitation, periods of excessive..... More