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Communalism and the Political Process in Malaya

Communalism and the Political Process in Malaya

by Ratnam, K.J

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University of Malaya Press, for The University of Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, 1967. reprint. Softcover. Good Condition/low. (5) VI-VIII, (5) 2-248 pages, preface by author, list of tables, three appendices, bibliography and index. At the beginning of the text is a map of Malaya showing "communal distribution of population". In this book, the author deals with the communal problem as it has existed in the Federation of Malaya since the Second World War, when the non-Malay population ceased to be transient and became part of the settled community." -- From the front of fold over panel blurb. slight age toning of the page edges, some marginalia in biro but essentially clean and good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Politics & Government; History -- Asia; Malaya; Inventory No: 0242920. .
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The Continuing Struggle for an Independent Philippine foreign Policy

The Continuing Struggle for an Independent Philippine foreign Policy

by Simbulan, Roland G

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9789711008000
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9711008009
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Nuclear Free Philippines Coalition, Philippines, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. Signed by Author on Title Page. VIII, 118 pages, last two pages blank, foreword by author and two appendices. The text is illustrated with the occasional black-and-white photograph, maps and graphs. Illustrated front cover with black background and white and black titles to the front panel and white titles to the backstrip. This book is a hard copy of a collection of talks and essays by the author who is one of the Philippines most incisive and a popular scholar on local politics. Topics such as U.S.-bases in the Philippines and the need to break free from their colonial past are addressed. Rubbing and creasing to the book corners and rubbing to the book edges. A few marks to the text block edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1.… Read More
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East Asia; the Modern Transformation (a History of East Asian Civilization volume Two

East Asia; the Modern Transformation (a History of East Asian Civilization volume Two

by Fairbank, John K., Craig, Albert M., Reischauer, Edwin O

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George Allen & Unwin, London, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Various. 1.6 kg; XVI, 960 pages, last four pages in advertisements for other books by the publisher. The text is illustrated with maps, and 80 black-and-white plates (photographs), indexed, and includes a pronunciation guide of Chinese, Korean and Japanese, as well as bibliographical suggestions. The dust jacket is illustrated with a map showing the Asian continent from East Pakistan through to Japan. The dust jacket is badly damaged, with chips, and tears. Previous owner's name on front end page. Front end page is a map of East Asia and the rear end page with a map of East and Southeast Asia, going as far south as Darwin. This volume completes a two-volume interpretive account of East Asian civilisation. Covering the 19th and 20th centuries, the second volume gives a definitive, lucid history of this complex, vital area. Second Impression. Size: 8vo - over… Read More
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East-West Parallels; Sociological Approaches to Modern Asia

East-West Parallels; Sociological Approaches to Modern Asia

by Wertheim, W.F

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W. Van Hoeve Ltd, The Hague, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. (5) VI-VII (4) 4-284 pages, foreword by author and index of names. Green coloured cloth covered boards with small dark red insert to be backstrip and within that insert and to the top edge of the backstrip are gilt titles. Blue coloured tint to the top text block edge. Minor bumping to the backstrip edge and rubbing to the book corners. Light age toning of the text block edges and of the internal text. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Plain text dustwrapper with light blue coloured background and brown decoration to the front panel. Brown titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and dustwrapper panels. Chipping to the top backstrip edge and there is a 0.75 " tear to the lower right-hand corner of the rear dustwrapper panel and a 2 inch tear along the lower edge of the same panel, with associated… Read More
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Genesis of a Tragedy; The Historical Background to the Vietnam War

Genesis of a Tragedy; The Historical Background to the Vietnam War

by Honey, P.J

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Ernest Benn Ltd, London, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. X, 86 pages, list of illustrations, acknowledgements and sources, chronology and index. Between pages 38 and 39 there are 16 pages of black-and-white graphs, illustrations and the occasional map. Black-and-white photographic front cover with green background with green titles to the front panel and black titles to the backstrip. " To understand events in any country, some knowledge is needed of its history. Of no country is this truer than Vietnam. This war has generated more comment than any other happening since the Second World War, almost without exception uninformed and based either on the motion or political beliefs. Genesis of a Tragedy presents a brief history of the Vietnamese, describes their origins, their culture and more important influences which have affected their development over the centuries. It places the war in its historical context and shows it to be not… Read More
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In the Time of Madness

In the Time of Madness

by Parry, Richard Lloyd

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9780224075169
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Jonathan Cape, London, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 365 g.; X, 326 pages, last 11 pages blank intentionally, acknowledgements. Black-and-white photographic cover with yellow and red titles to the front panel and backstrip. Creasing to the book corners and rubbing to all book edges. Light age toning of the text box edges and of the internal text. Colour photographs of the author to the verso of the rear book panel. The memoirs of the author who was reporting from Indonesia at the tail end of the Suharto regime. He found himself in the "Time of Madness" as the dictatorship fell and chaos and superstition replaced certainty. He found himself in Borneo where the natives went on a rampage of headhunting and cannibalism, a country where money had lost its value and both natural and man-made disasters flourished and finally to East Timor on the cusp of being independent. Size: Large Format Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available:… Read More
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Kalinangan Book Series 1; Philippine Society: Reflections on Contemporary Issues

by Various

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Institute of Religion and Culture, Philippines, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Emmanuel R. Garibay. 280 g.; VI, 180 pages, foreword by Luna L. Dingayan. The text is illustrated with cartoons and illustrations by Emmanuel R. Garibay. Illustrated covers with red background and white and black titles to the front panel and white titles to the backstrip. Rubbing and creasing to the book corners and to the backstrip edges. Creasing either side of the backstrip and there has been significant rubbing to the book panels. Foxing to the text block edges. A few marks to the verso of the card covers and handling marks internally. " The period of the 80's is a very significant aspect of our contemporary Philippine history. It highlighted the downfall of the discredited dictatorial rule by a popular uprising otherwise known as the EDSA Event........ Due to their historical significance, the numerous materials written in this period of the 80's need to… Read More
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