Search Results: Authors starting with M from The Penang Bookshelf

Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Society, 1984. Reprint. Paperback. New. Since this book was first published in 1984, it has been reprinted five times since it remains the best basic pocket guide for identifying birds in Borneo. 123 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: SA Majeed. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. A photographic tour of Penang island. Very Good Paperback. 79 pages with colour photographs throughout. Weight: 0.7 kg Post free within Malaysia There is slight bumping along the bottom edge of the front cover and the spaces without photographs have lost their original freshness. Otherwise the binding is tight, the text clear and there is no tanning of the pages.

New Haven, Conn, USA: Yale University Press, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Fine. When one reads the works of British scholars of the imperial period describing the history and culture of the Malay community, one does not often gain the impression that the Malay peasantry were anything other than happy with their lot. However during the post independence period much scholarship has sought to bring to light what could be termed as "the people's history" of colonial rule. This work is a significant contribution to that body of scholarship gathering in all the threads of such scholarship so as to gain new insights. 237 pages with chapters on The Precolonial Period, The Emergence of Capitalism 1874 - 1920: Colonial State Expansion and the Peasant Village Community, The Emergence of Capitalism 1874-1920: Peasant Resistance, State Power and Rubber Cultivation, Colonial Capitalism Triumphant, Vicissitudes of Domination: The Japanese Occupation and the Postwar Years & Changes in Malay Villages 1945-1957.… Read More

Ithaca, USA: Cornell University Press, 2015. Paperback. New. Based on three decades of research amongst the ethnic Chinese in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Nonini unravels what it means to be a member of the working class from a minority community in Malaysia. This ethnographic study not only looks at the community in its current context, but also traces its historic role in the development of the country. New Paperback. 347 pages with an index. Weight: 0.8 kg Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2011. Paperback. New. An extraordinary story of a German, born a British subject, who finds himself in Singapore at the time of the Japanese takeover. Thanks to his German connections, he escapes immediate internment, but is then found out and joins other European internees. His six year old son, Hans, escapes capture and then has to learn to live by his wits on the streets of war torn Singapore. The author is Hans' son. 359 pages with some black and white photographs. Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Fixi Novo, 2014. First edition. Paperback. New. The well off and pleasure loving, Aizat, hopes to benefit from selling off a piece of land. However he ands himself in a little bit more trouble than he bargained for as he's tormented by apparitions, voices and other dark goings on. An uncle may have the solution...The author's first novel. 221 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

London: Athlone Press, 1969. Reprint. Paperback. Good/N/A. While most historical writing in English on Malay Sultans concentrates on their .interactions with British colonialism, Gullick here takes a step backwards to look at how they functioned before the British reduced their role. He concentrates on the whole political organisation from village to state in Perak, Selangor and Negri Sembilan with some references to Kedah and Pahang. 151 pages. Please see scanned photos for a list of the chapters. Weight: 0.5.kg. * Post free within Malaysia. The covering at the top and base of the spine are peeling off and the cover has general rubbing. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is mild to medium tanning throughout.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications Sdn. Bhd., 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine. With about half a dozen books about Kuala Lumpur's history to his name, Gullick was the principal historian in English of the city in the latter part of the 20th century. This reprint of a 1955 monograph was his original work on the subject. Although the early days described here might appear to bear little relationship to the sprawling metropolis of today, both settlements shared at least one common characteristic - a rapid growth with which administrators found it difficult, if not impossible, to keep up. 173 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Near Fine Hardback Reprint Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia Apart from minor dirt marks on the cover, the book looks new

London: Athlone Press, 1969. Revised. Paperback. Very Good/very good. While most historical writing in English on Malay Sultans concentrates on their interactions with British colonialism, Gullick here takes a step backwards to look at how they functioned before the British reduced their role. He concentrates on the whole political organisation from village to state in Perak, Selangor and Negri Sembilan with some references to Kedah and Pahang.Very Good Paperback Revised edition. 151 pages. Please see scanned photos for a list of the chapters. Weight: 0.5kg. * Post free within Malaysia. There is a little rubbibng around the cover extremities. The binding is tight, text clear and there is mild tanning throughout.

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Sabah , 1981. Sabah State Government. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A collection of photographs, mainly black and white, illustrating the history of Sabah, formerly British North Borneo, during the 100 years from the establishment of the North Borneo Chartered Company until the date of publication. The accompanying text is in Bahasa Malaysia and English. Fine Hardback in a Fine Dust Jacket 234 pages including three maps. Weight: 1.5 kg Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted elsewhere.

Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2007. First edition. Paperback. New. Although both the constitutions of Malaysia and the United States were formulated in very different eras, they do shares similarities, e.g. dual sovereignty, a bicameral legislature and the doctrine of separation of powers. By revisiting the discussions that led to each constitution being established, the author hopes to be able to determine the guiding principles, ideas, intentions and compromises that led up to the final result. 125 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2009. First edition. Paperback. New. Fernando, a noted Malaysian constitutional historian, uses recently declassified official documents to flesh out the role of the Alliance Party in convincing the British to grant independence to Malaya. He comes to the conclusion that independence was not handed to his countrymen 'on a silver platter,' as some have suggested, but rather nationhood was established through a mixture of tough negotiating backed up by public protest. New Paperback. First Edition 155 pages with an index. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

London: Arum Press, 2003. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. 23-5-16. A biography of one of the most, brilliant and pigheaded English men of his age. Brought up in South America, he led a famous expedition to Borneo, while at university, then in the UK set up Mass Observation , a pioneering social survey organisation, parachuted into Borneo during the war to work with tribal collaborators to seriously harass the Japanese and became curator of the Sarawak Museum. His outspoken character probably made him an equal number of friends and enemies. The author, who know him in his later years, makes a creditable job of trying to capture the variety, intelligence and spontaneity of his life. 468 pages with an index. Very Good Paperback. Reprint Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia There is some light creasing to the spne, but very little other cover wear. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is mild tanning throughout.

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Kamsiah binti Mohammed, 2011. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. This romance is set in Melaka in the early days of Portuguese rule there in the sixteenth century. The author's first novel conjures up a heady romantic mix as the cultures of East and West sort out how best to live together and have fun at the same time. 176 pages. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

London: Radcliffe Press, 1994. Hardcover. Near Fine/as new. This is quite an unusual history of the island of Borneo as Wilson blends in his experience as a geologist with history, anthropology and the results of the experiences of his and others' exploration of the island. The broad sweep of the book covers the island's transformation from the earliest times up to North Borneo and Sarawak joining the federation of Malaysia. Near Fine Hardback in an As New Dust Jacket. First Edition. 278 pages with 6 maps, 13 black and white plates, a bibliography and an index. Weight: 0.8 kg Post free within Malaysia Apart from a previous owner's name written neatly on a front end paper, the book looks new

University Of Malaya Press, Kuala Lumpur, 2005. First edition. Paperback. New. This book is a wideranging anthology of Tamil poetry which have been translated into English to gain a wider audience. The poetry is divided into different periods of time from the Sangam classics through to the 20th century. The poetry demonstrates the rich wisdom and beauty found in the Tamil language. 316 pages with a glossary and an index. Weight: 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: NIAS Press, 2004. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. The two main financial arteries of colonial Malaya were the mines and the plantations. In this book the author traces the history of United Plantations from its foundation by a Scandinavian pioneer before the First World War until the present day. Her research was based on well preserved company records and personal accounts of those who took part in and watched the company's development from being rubber planters to concentrating on the oil palm, which remains its main product to this day. Very Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 2003 356 pages. with a bibliography and an index. Weight 0.8kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has minimal wear. Otherwise the book looks new.

Kuala Lumpur: NIAS Press, 2004. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. The two main financial arteries of colonial Malaya were the mines and the plantations. In this book the author traces the history of United Plantations from its foundation by a Scandinavian pioneer before the First World War until the present day. Her research was based on well preserved company records and personal accounts of those who took part in and watched the company's development from being rubber planters to concentrating on the oil palm, which remains its main product to this day. Very Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 2003 356 pages. with a bibliography and an index. Weight 0.8kg. Post free within Malaysia There is a small amount of spotting and a bit of scuffing on the text block. The binding is tight and there is no tanning throughout.

Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1960. Second printing. Hardcover. Good. In its time this was a ground breaking work being the first study of how a Malay community in Southern Thailand related to its region and to being Thai citizens. The work sprang from field research carried out by Fraser and his wife in the mid 1950s. 281 pages. The book's chapters include The Place and the People, Historical Background, Maritime Economy, Economy of the Land, Trade and Commerce, Rusembilan as Part of the Thai Nation, Community Organisation, Rusembilan as a Moslem Community, Belief in Spirits, The Life Cycle, Patterns of a Changing Community & Sociocultural Change. There are 2 appendices including one on the language of Rusembilan, a bibliography and an index. This is an ex library book with stickers on the inside front and back covers and stamps on the text block. Otherwise the binding is tight and the text clear with no tanning. A nice copy except for the minor library marks.

Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2009. Paperback. New. The author, an expert on Chinese dress and accessories, steers the reader through a wide selection of accessories from the Qing dynasty trough to the mid 20th century. With many colour photos. 187 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. 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