Search Results: Titles starting with R from The Penang Bookshelf

Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2022. First edition. Paperback. New. A look at the role played by racial concepts among colonial rulers, whether they were American, British, Dutch or Spanish, in the Malay archipelago. The author's research looks at both the opinions of anthropologists and administrators and how their concepts diverged and changed over time. New Paperback. First Edition. 147 pages with an index. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Heinemann Educational Books (asia), 1983. First edition. Paperback. Good. A Malaysian academic reviews the history of race relations in the country from the beginning of the 20th century onwards. Good Paperback. First Edition. 127 pages with a bibliography and an index. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover is worn around the edges and there is a nick at the base of the spine. A previous owner's name is written neatly on the title page. The binding is tight and there is minimal tanning throughout.

Morgan Hill, USA: Nine States Press, 2020. Paperback. New. The author, a Malaysian in surgical practice in the United States for many years, is well known for his often provocative and insightful analyses of what he perceives as the ills of his homeland. In this collection of essays he looks at what he sees as the stifling effects of race, Islamism and the Malay sultans on the Malay mindset. As is usual in his writings, he follows up his incisive criticism with practical suggestions for change. New Paperback. 281 pages with an index. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia

Stanford, California: Hoover Institution, Stanford University, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. As a basis for this work, the author carried in 1967 on what he believed was the first ever Gallup-style opinion poll on the matter of race and politics in Malaysia. His research was confined to Kuala Lumpur and Penang in an attempt to discern the average urban voter's perception of the link between race and politics on the 10th anniversary of Malayan independence. 148 pages including several tables, appendices describing the author's methodology, a bibliography and an index. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket is a little frayed at the edges and has some bubbling on the back. The binding is tight and the text clear with very mild tanning throughout. A nice copy.

Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. New. The contributors not only look at the various policies promoted by the governments of Malaysia and Singapore with regards to race, but also examine how multiculturalism, to the extent that it exists, plays out in both societies. The research that underpins this work, not only covers government policy documents, pronouncements and practices, but also the arts, films, fiction, poetry, text books and other reflections of identity. New Hardback. First Edition. with figures, a table, a bibliography and an index 240 pages. Weight: 0.7 kg Post free within Malaysia

Amsterdam University Press, 2021. First edition. Hardcover. New. Although colonial incursions into Southeast Asia were primarily for the purpose of exploiting new sources of trade, surviving narratives of traders and government officers do not often mention this. Instead more often the justification for war and subsequent conquest is often cited as the need to 'civilise' 'backward' and 'savage' peoples. In this collection of articles the contributors examine the extent to which race framed the narrative of Western powers as they made their mark in Borneo, the Dutch East Indies, Malaya, the Philippines and Siam. New Hardback. First Edition 288 pages with an index and a map. Weight: 0.8 kg Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: NUS Press, 2017. Paperback. New. The Netherlands ruled the Dutch East Indies at a time when Europeans were fascinated with the science of race and the relationship between races. In this study Sysling uses both published works and private papers to unearth what anthropologists and others were up to as they attempted to impose preconceived ideas of race on the situation they found in throughout the archipelago. Very often those ideas were not supported by reality. So adaptations had to be made and new theories produced, which very often floundered as well. 305 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Pilah, Malaysia: Sentosa Store, 1950. Paperback. Good. A Javanese folk tale. The book is written in the Jawi script. 68 pages with three or four line drawings. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The has very little wear. There is a previous owner's name written neatly on the inside front cover. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is medium tanning with slightly heavier tanning at the page edges.

Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1984. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. First published in 1954, this is one of the first more balanced biographies of Sir Stamford Raffles. The author's interest in his subject started when he was based in Singapore as, inter alia, the chairman of the Straits Steamship Company. After he retired, he made a point of collecting everything he could about Raffles, particularly Dutch sources, which had never been consulted in biographies prior to this one. Very Good Paperback Reprint 788 pages. Weight 1.2kg Post free within Malaysia but will incur additional postage charges when posted elsewhere. There is a bit of cover wear including a small slit of 1 cm or so at the top of the spine. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is mild tanning of the pages.

Singapore: Monsoon Books, 2012. First edition. Paperback. New. Stamford Raffles, though best known for founding the British colony of Singapore, cut his teeth on another colonial escapade in the Malay Archipelago, when he led a British expeditionary force into the Dutch sphere of influence in Java. Hannigan's account demonstrates that Raffles, at least in Java, was more of a rapacious autocrat than he was subsequently portrayed. 368 pages Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Marshall Cavendish , 2014. First edition. Paperback. New. Bastin, arguably the world's leading expert on Stamford Raffles, has in this book assembled a collection of previously unpublished letters between Raffles and Warren Hastings, his superior, two of the main protagonists in the establishment of a British East India base in Singapore. The two did not completely trust each other, but against criticism at home and threats from the Dutch dominance of the area, they co-operated to establish what was to become the cornerstone of the British presence in Southeast Asia. New Soft cover. First Edition. 235 pages with an index and many illustrations. Weight: 0.9 kg Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Angsana Books, 2001. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good/ISBN 9789810039097. A book of cartoons produced at the time of the restoration of Raffles, the famed Singapore hotel. The selection pokes fun at odd bits of the hotel's history and its modern day reincarnation. Very Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 1994. 176 pages. Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover ha minimal wear. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is no tanning of the pages.

Singapore: Times Editions, 2021. Reprint. Paperback. New. This is the first novel of one of Singapore's preeminent novelists. It follows the ups and downs of Vincent Tan, a yuppie on the make, who thinks he has life sorted amidst the hustle and bustle of Singapore until he runs into a few problems. 155 pages.New Paperback. Reprint. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia

Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2009. Tenth edition. Paperback. New. A reprint of Collis' popular 1965 biography of Raffles. New Paperback. Reprint 216 pages. Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good. A popular biography of Raffles based on both British and Dutch sources. Very Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket. Reprint 587 pages with ten pages of black and white plates, a bibliography and an index. Weight: 1 kg. Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket is a bit tattered and has a chunk missing at the base of the spine. The binding is tight and there is minimal tanning throughout.

Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo), 2007. Paperback. New. Rafflesia is one of the world's most magnificent flowers and its largest flower . Kamarudin Mat Salleh, a Rafflesia expert, outlines Rafflesia's structure, growth, characteristics, development and other mysteries of the plant. 48 pages with many beautiful photos of Rafflesia and a further reading list. Weight 0.30 Kg. Postage within Malaysia is free

Singapore: YuYue Enterprise, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A biography of one of Malaysia's best known female politicians who held ministerial posts for more than twenty years as a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) until 2008. She resurfaced as an opponent of UMNO ten years later, was sacked from the party and was one of the principal campaigners that unseated the UMNO led government in 2018. The biography is by a friend and former fellow lecturer at the University of Malaya. Very Good First Edition Hardback. 132 pages. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia Parts of the text block are dirty. There is minimal spotting on the first four and the last four pages. Otherwise the binding is tight and there is minimal tanning throughout.

Kathmandu: Taraghale Publications, 2000. Paperback. Good. This is a collection of Rajendra's poems written on environmental issues over the decade prior to publication. The author, a Penang lawyer and rights advocate, once had his passport impounded by the Malaysian Government for "anti-logging activities" which is some evidence of his strong rights based approach.The poems in this collection are wry, direct, passionate and easily accessible. 78 pages. Line drawn illustrations are by Hubert Aratym, a significant Austrian artist and sculptor. Weight 0.20 KgPostage within Malaysia is free The cover is stained on the front and has darkened with age. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is no tanning of the pages.

London: Excalibur Press, 1989. First edition. Paperback. Good. The author was Engineer of the British North Borneo State Railways in the mid 1920s for about a year when his tour of duty was cut short by a bout of dysentery when he returned to England. This is an account of his experiences. Very Good Paperback. First Edition. 186 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has little wear and a small stain on the back and the text block has medium tanning. Otherwise the binding is tight, the text clear and there is minimal tanning of the pages.

London: Vintage, 1996. Reprint. Paperback. Good. The award winning account of the author's imprisonment under the Japanese, his life after the war and his meeting with one of his captors. Good Paperback., Reprint. 276 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover is bumped at the corners and dirty in places There is spotting on the text block and damp marks on the first and last couple of pages. Otherwise the binding is tight, text clear and there is mild tanning throughout.