Search Results: Titles starting with E from The Penang Bookshelf

Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2013. First edition. Paperback. New. The biography of one of the lesser known politicians at the time of Malayan independence and during the new country's formative years. Three scholars, led by the reputed Malaysian constitutional academic, Fernando, delve into the life of a man, from a Jaffna Tamil background, who went to Cambridge University and ended up being a close ally of Onn Jaafar, campaigning for a multiracial system of politics. He was involved in mediation attempts between Onn Jaafar and Tunku Abdul Rahman, whose policies stressed greater racial separation in politics. When his attempts failed, he retired from mainstream politics although he was a senator for about 15 years after independence. 90 pages with an a bibliography, index and some black and white plates. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. 8-7-16. New. With the co-operation of the hotel management, Isla Sharp has been able to produce a history not only of the structure of hotel, but of the people who have worked there and visitors who have enjoyed the luxuries oft one of the grand Eastern hotels since its foundation in the 1890s until the present day. The book has all the illustrations and well researched text one needs to bring to life what the hotel used to be like at various times in its history and what it is like now. The contents of this 192 page book include 1 - Seeding the Pearl - the history of Penang before the hotel was founded, 2 - Who Were the Sarkies? - the story of the Armenian Brothers who founded the hotel, 3 - Pride Before the Fall - the hotel's expansion and ruin during World War II, 4 - Business Not Quite as Usual - the hotel's attempts at recovery 5 - New Beginnings - The restoration of the hotel in 1981 to its former glory. There is… Read More

Singapore: Landmark Books, 2005. First edition. Paperback. New. A history of the US connection with Singapore from British East India times until the signing of the free trade agreement with the United States in 2003. The connection, particularly since independence, is more significant than many might realise. Singapore hosts the largest American school in Asia and, Baker argues, US investment and trade have been the most important external factor in the city state's development. 336 pages. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Archipelago Press (SG), 2006. Fourth printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. This is the fourth volume in the Encyclopedia of Malaysia,running to sixteen volumes in total, the largest reference work on Malaysia ever produced. This book, well illustrated with colour photographs, maps and other illustrations takes us through the least documented period of Malaysia's history under the guidance of a range of international scholars. Within the book's 144 pages are sections on Prehistory, Prehistoric Settlement Patterns, Prehistoric Technology and Art and Economic Patterns of Neolithic Life by Peter Bellwood, Belief Systems in Prehistoric Times by Leong Sau Heng, The Protohistoric Period and From Port Kingdoms to Entrepots by the editor, Wider Contacts in Protohistoric Times and Indigenisation of Indian Culture by John Miksic, The Port Kingdoms by Barbara Watson Andaya and the Early Islamic Period by Othman Yatim. The book finishes with a useful glossary and bibliography. Fine Hardback in a… Read More

Penang, Malaysia: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia., 2012.. First English language edition. Paperback. New/N/A. Ever since the British gained a foothold in Penang in the late 18th century, the island's history has mainly been influenced by a foreign perspective. In this collection of essays, the contributors seek to establish an alternative narrative looking at the archaeology of the area, the history before the British arrival and the language of the area in earlier times. New Paperback. First English Language Edition. 101 pages with some photographs, tables, a bibliography and an index. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia

Dehiwala, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Cultural Centre, 1994. Reprint. Paperback. Good. This book is based on the author's Ph.D. thesis submitted to the University of London. Although Buddhism is the dominant religion of the country, at the time this book was written, there was little available on the religion's early years. Most of the information was scattered about in various ancient texts, very often not in chronological order. The author sets out to put that right taking the reader from the period before Mahinda's arrival to the early development of ritual. Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 1946. 154 pages together with a further 50 pages of appendices and an index. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover is dirty in places.The binding is tight, the text clear and there is mild tanning of the pages.

Singapore: Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1950. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. This collection of transcriptions of the original manuscript documents was originally assembled by Cowan to provide students at the University of Malaya with a solid core of original sources for their work. They were later published by the MBRAS for the benefit of a wider readership. The documents show that the reasons why Penang's original supremacy gave way to Singapore are quite complex - a result of a mix of commercial, political and personal influences. Very Good Paperback. First Edition 210 pages with a map and an index. Weight 0.40 Kg. Postage within Malaysia is free The cover is tanned with age in places. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is mild tanning of the pages.

Singapore: Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1950. First edition. Paperback. Good. This collection of transcriptions of the original manuscript documents was originally assembled by Cowan to provide students at the University of Malaya with a solid core of original sources for their work. They were later published by the MBRAS for the benefit of a wider readership. The documents show that the reasons why Penang's original supremacy gave way to Singapore are quite complex - a result of a mix of commercial, political and personal influences. Good Paperback. First Edition 210 pages with a map and an index. Weight 0.40 Kg. Postage within Malaysia is free The corners are slightly bumped and there is a very small loss at the base of the spine. The remainder of the spine is creased. About a quarter of the front cover is coming away from the binding. A previous owner's name is written on the title page. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is mild to medium tanning of the pages.

Kota Kinabalu: Opus Publications, 2007. Hardcover. New/new. A wide ranging selection of post cards from the late 1800s to the 1930s depicting North Borneo, now Sabah, at its colonial zenith. The photographs not only cover town scenes, but the countryside as well. 90 pages. Weight 0.8kg. Post free within Malaysia

George Town, Penang: Lembaga Muzium Pulau Pinang, 2002. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. An exhibition catalogue of showing a hundred works of art depicting Melaka and Penang from shortly after the British arrival in both places. Most of the reproductions in this book are in colour. 72 pages. Near Fine Paperback. First edition. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia Apart from a small smudge on the title page, the book looks new

Hong Kong: Dragonfly Books, 1961. Second printing. Paperback. Good. Although born in Shanghai, the author spent most of his life as an academic and journalist in Southeast Asia. This satire of the Chinese commune system was his first novel. 132 pages. Weight: 0.3 kg. * Post free within Malaysia. The covers have age marks , the endpapers medium tanning and the rest of the book is mildly tanned. There's minor wear at the top and base of the spine. The binding is tight.

Singapore: Epigram Books, 2012. Paperback. New. A translation into English of a collection of nearly 70 pithy short stories by a prize winning Singaporean author. His style frequently mixes witty observation into otherwise grim tales, for example a boy's sole contact with his father being a weekly meeting at McDonalds or an employee trying to cure his boss suffering from tumors. The stories also are shot through with themes of coping with change against a backdrop to a rapidly developing city. NewPaperback 190 pages. Weight 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia

London: Pimlico, 2002. Enlarged Edition.. Paperback. Good. A sweeping history of East Asia from the dawn of Chinese civilisation to the end of the 20th century. Good Paperback. 368 pages, with a chronology, bibliography and index. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia This is an ex library book with labels on the spine, last page and inside back cover and stamps on the text block, half title page and inside back cover. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is medium tanning of the pages and the text block.

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

Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. New. British colonialism in the East was initiated by the privately owned East India Company. While most accounts of the Company deal with its trade, conquests and settlements, the contributors to this book concentrate on the Company's impact on the environment in the countries they visited. Many employees were meticulous in recording the weather, soils, flora and fauna and much else that is invaluable to modern scientists. New Hardback. First Edition. 297 pages with a few black and white plates, tables, a bibliography and an index. Weight 0.7kg. 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: Longman, 1993. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. A short history of the East India Company from the issuing of its Royal Charter in 1600 to its collapse some two and a half centuries later in the aftermath of The Indian Mutiny/Indian Rebellion/First War of Independence. While most histories concentrate on the Company's activities in India, Lawson brings forward a more balanced view, discussing what was happening in Britain at the time including the Company's impact on British politics and the internal disputes with in the Company that were responsible for its rise and fall. Very Good Paperback. First Edition 188 pages. with a bibliography, three maps and an index. Weight: 0.4 kg. Post free within Malaysia There is mild tanning on the text block. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is minimal tanning of the pages.

Kota Kinabalu: Opus Publications, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. It was only in 1957 that first recorded ascent eastern side of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia, took place. Still the western side is the more popular side with tourists and climbers. This book, which has a mine of information, maps and coloured photos, should be sufficient to enable anyone thinking of attempting the less well known side to get down to some serious planning. New Paperback First Edition 152 pages,Weight: 0.9.kg. * Post free within Malaysia.

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Society, 2005. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. This monograph commemorates the Royal Society Expeditions of 1961 and 1964. These expeditions concentrated their research on the previously barely explored East side of the mountain. 143 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia The book has been inscribed with a dedication by K Ravi Mandalam

Orion, 2008. Paperback. Very Good. This novel, shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 2009, has 1920s India as its setting.Three British women head off for India as part of what was disparagingly termed "The Fishing Fleet" i.e. women from the UK setting out to catch husbands amonsgt the Brits based in India at the time. In this story, which mainly centres around three British women and their sixteen year old male charge, one of the women is already engaged to be married and the other two are out to fish. The subsequent interaction of their characters and their adventures earned the book good reviews. 590 pages followed by reading group notes.Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia The book looks new apart from a remaider mark on the bottom text block