Search Results: Asia - History from The Penang Bookshelf

Singapore: NUS Press, 2016. First edition. Paperback. New. A collection of papers that sets the movements to abolish slavery and servitude generally in the 19th century in a global context. Was it just a reaction to an international projection of British morality or were there other factors at work too? The book examines what was happening in Africa, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean and East Asia as well as internal developments in Russia and Japan. Against this background the contributors move on to look at the aftermath of abolition and how it was commemorated by later generations. New Paperback 303 pages with figures, tables, a bibliography and an index. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: NUS Press, 2016. Paperback. New. In this book a group of academics, specialising in Asian studies, seek to answer the question - what is Asia? They look at the construct from many different angles including that of the Buddhist preacher Angarika Dharmapala, 20th century Indian cartographers, sportsmen and women, missionaries, the United States, and Japanese Civil Society. In the final paper one of the editors looks to the Asia of the future, examining the rhetoric and claims of the dawning of the Asian century. 282 pages with a bibliography and index. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Times Academic Press,Singapore, 2003. Reprint. Paperback. New. This is a collection of articles in journals and books from the noted scholar of the Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia between 1970 and 1990. The book looks at the historical perspective and how that is reflected in the Chinese diaspora of the late 20th century. 352 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Times Academic Press,Singapore, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. This is a collection of articles in journals and books from the noted scholar of the Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia between 1970 and 1990. The book looks at the historical perspective and how that is reflected in the Chinese diaspora of the late 20th century. Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. 312 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.8kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket has a nick at the top of the spine and is the flaps are dirty. There are shadows from the flaps on the endpapers. There is spotting on the text block and very occasional spotting elsewhere in the book. Otherwise The binding is tight and there is minimal tanning throughout.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 2012 Edition. Paperback. New. Using previously unavailable archive sources, Jones explains the build up to the Konfrontasi between Indonesia and Malaysia and how Britain and the United States reacted to it. Macmillan considered the crisis as the most dangerous faced by Britain in Southeast Asia since the end of the world war. For the United States the situation was an unwanted destabilising factor as its forces became more embroiled in the Vietnam War. 325 pages with a bibliography and an index. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: NUS Press, 2012. Paperback. New. A collection of essays on the myriad possible interpretations of the past, depending on both the nature of the interpreter's relation to the past event and her/his ability and willingness to influence others in incorporating that interpretation in pursuit of a present day agenda. The contributors examine events and their aftermath in Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia. The book is divided into three parts - I - Southeast Asia within the Filed of Memory Studies, II - Nationalisms and the Construction of Destinies and III - Traumatic Memories: Interpretations of Collective and Personal Experience. 300 pages with an index. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

New York: Frederick A Preger, 1962. Second printing. Hardcover. Fair. A review of Government operations against Communist guerillas in the Philippines at the height of the Cold War. 275 pages with suggestions for further reading. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia This book is only suitable as a reading copy as it has insect holes throughout. The binding is tight and the text clear with mild tanning throughout.

Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 14-6-16. The major part of this book consists of examples of buildings from the time of the Hindu/Buddhist civilisations that dominated the area prior to the arrival of Islam. There are also a few examples of buildings of indigenous peoples and Dutch and Portuguese colonial architecture. The authors explain the cultural context and significance of each site ,backed up by black and white and colour photographs, maps, plans and line drawings. 112 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.9kg. Post free within Malaysia

Pacifica Press (CA), 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 9-6-15zxzzz. The memoirs of a man who was introduced to Southeast Asia as a young business man in 1928, narrowly missed the fall of Singapore, worked with US navy intelligence in the Pacific War and then returned again to Southeast Asia for its post war reconstruction. 306 pages with a glossary and bibliography. Weight: 0.9kg. Post free within Malaysia

Australia: Rosenburg, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. A hundred years after the Portuguese set up trading posts and colonies stretching from India to China, British and Dutch traders followed to set up what eventually became the two dominant powers in the Malayan Archipelago. In this book, divided into three parts for each of the European powers, Burnet traces the history of each enterprise separately and chronicles how they interacted with each other until the end of the 19th century. With colour photos, maps, bibliographies and an index. New Hardback in a New Dust Jacket. First Edition. 224 pages. Weight: 1 kg. Post free within Malaysia

Australia: Rosenburg, 2013. Paperback. New/N/A. A hundred years after the Portuguese set up trading posts and colonies stretching from India to China, British and Dutch traders followed to set up what eventually became the two dominant powers in the Malayan Archipelago. In this book, divided into three parts for each of the European powers, Burnet traces the history of each enterprise separately and chronicles how they interacted with each other until the end of the 19th century. With colour photos, maps, bibliographies and an index. 224 pages. New Paperback Weight: 0.9.kg. * Post free within Malaysia.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. Mackenzie was commissioned by the Indian Army to write this history of the Indian Army in World War II because of his reputation as a novelist and writer of popular history. He was given access to army records and taken to various battlefields when preparing the work. The history was intended to extend to two volumes, but this one covering the period from 1940 to March 1943 was the only volume that was ever published. 623 pages with a bbliography and an index. Weight: 1.1 kg. Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia The dust jacket has darkened slightly with age. and has made an imprints on the end papers which have medium tanning. Otherwise he binding is tight and the text clear with mild tanning throughout.

De Capo Press, 2004. First Ballantine Books edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. The well known writer, explorer and classicist retraces the short but eventful career of one of the world's most glamourous and ruthless generals. Idolised in the West and loathed in the East, Alexander and his armies left traces of their culture and their destructiveness for centuries to come. 242 pages. There are notes, a bibliography and an index. Postage within Malaysia is free This ex library book has a library sticker on the spine of the dust jacket and another one and a library pocket on the front end papers. The dust jacket has been protected in plastic. The book otherwise appears to be in a new condition.

Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. 13-5-15. The noted historian Wang Gungwu reflects, through a series of interviews, on trends in world history with a particular focus on the relationship between China, Europe, Southeast Asia and India. 254 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Drawing on his experience as a journalist who was based in Singapore for most of his career, Bloodworth serves up a delightful and insightful introduction to a range of countries throughout the region. All of them, with the exception of Thailand, were beginning to find their feet, and some flex their muscles, after colonial rule. They were far more turbulent times than now, but the author brings us down to earth. 414 pages. There are a glossary, a chronology, a bibliography and an index. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia This is an ex-library book with a sticker on the spine and two others on the front endpapers. There are library stamps to the text block.There is felt-tip underlining in the introduction pages. Parts of the cover have been affected by sun fading. Otherwise the book is in excellent condition.

Bangkok: White Lotus, 1990. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Clifford, an experienced British colonial official, takes a break from plying us with his usual tales of life in Malaya. Instead he exhibits a slightly more scholarly bent in bringing together the experiences of other European 'discoverers' including familiar names, such as Marco Polo, and others not so familiar. 378 pages with an index, several maps by JG Bartholomew and some black and white plates.Near Fine Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket Facsimile Reprint. Originally published in 1904. Weight: 1.4 kg Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book is likely to incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia The dust jacket has a small tear at the front and curling at some edges. The book itself looks new except for minor scuffing of the text block

Singapore: NIAS Press, 2012. Revised. Paperback. New. This book, originally published in 1995 as 'Vietnamese Nationalism' is now republished with major revisions by the author. He looks at how nationalism in each of France's former Southeast Asian colonies developed under the shadow of a dominant Vietnamese influence. 163 pages. Weight 0.40 Kg. Airmail postage to Asia Pacific countries: $7, to Central Asia, Europe & the Middle East: $9 and to Africa and North & South America: $13 . Surface mail worldwide: $4. Postage within Malaysia is free

Berkeley, USA: University Of California Press, 2007. Paperback. New. A fascinating study of how the British used both the culture and peoples of India as a resource in subsequent imperial incursions elsewhere. Mughal architecture appeared in Malaya, where no Mughal had ever trod, and Indian indentured labour and fighting men underpinned colonial economies and security from in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. 264 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword, 2006. Hardcover. New/new. The author recounts how In two bold forays within 48 hours, the surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour and the sinking of the British battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse, the Japanese successfully emasculated Allied naval power in the Pacific and Indian oceans. In less than a year from Pearl Harbour, the Japanese had taken the Netherlands East Indies and several islands in the Pacific. 194 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: NUS Press, 2009. 2011 Reprint. Paperback. New. 19-4-17. 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 a pile of witty and amazing gems most of which you're unlikely to have come across before. You'll find answers to how the Komodo dragon influenced Hollywood, why colonial officials were secret pill poppers, what you do at the Get-Rich-Quick Tree, how the use of Wanted posters to catch criminals developed in the Malay world and much much more. There's a good smattering of serious and zany black and white illustrations as well. 396 pages. Weight 0.70 Kg. Postage within Malaysia is free