Social Studies
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Socio-Historical Development Of The Kampung Cina Settlement In Kuala Terengganu
No other Chinese settlements in Terengganu could match the socio-historical significance of the Kampung Cina settlement located at the estuary of the...RM22.00 -
Southeast Asia and the Middle East: Islam, Movement and the Longue Duree
This timely book provides deep historical context for contemporary concerns with the ways in which the movement of Islamist ideas has radicalized...RM86.50 -
Southeast Asian Social Science Review: Volume 1
The editorial board is happy to announce the birth of the Southeast Asian Social Science Review (SEASSR), a new peer-reviewed journal dedicated to...RM40.00 -
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome matters Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves Its myths and stories...RM55.90 -
Struggle For Justice: Bestcan Workers, The Untold Story 1977
This book captures the challenges and ongoing struggle for workers’ rights in Malaysia through a case study of milestone events that took place in...RM18.00 -
Tao Te Ching
Fundamental to Chinese philosophy and religion, the Tao Te Ching is a simple guidebook for virtue, encouraging peace, understanding and humility...RM49.50 -
The Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherer: Key Themes for Archaeologists
This book provides a basic introduction to key debates in the study of hunter-gatherers, specifically from an anthropological perspective, but...RM164.90 -
The Babas
The Babas by Felix Chia, first published in 1980, won the Highly Commended Award for English non-fiction by the National Book Development Council of...RM95.00 -
The Colour of Inequality: Ethnicity, Class, Income and Wealth in Malaysia
This book provides an alternative insight to the debate on inequality in Malaysia, by focusing on the distribution of wealth or assets, rather than...RM40.00 -
The Comfort Women of Singapore in History and Memory
“Comfort women” or ianfu is the euphemism used by the Japanese military for the women they compelled to do sex work in the Second World War It...RM115.00 -
The Food Wars
Violent protests across the global South, in response to rocketing food prices from 2006 to 2008, highlighted an intrinsic flaw in the modern system...RM40.00 -
The Heart is a Shifting Sea: Love and Marriage in Mumbai
In the vein of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, an intimate, deeply reported and revelatory examination of love, marriage, and the state of modern...RM89.90 -
The Life in the Writing: Syed Hussein Alatas
The Life in the Writing is the first biography of the Malaysian scholar and former National University of Singapore academic, Syed Hussein Alatas...RM50.00 -
The Malaysian Estates Staff Provident Fund 1947-2017: Malaysia’s Oldest Provident Fund with an Economic, Social and Political Perspective
In this book, Jerayaj C Rajarao provides a detailed and compelling account of the first provident fund established in Malaya through co-operation...RM85.00 -
The Mosaic of Islam: A Conversation with Perry Anderson
Today, 23 percent of the global population is Muslim, but ignorance and misinformation about Islam persist In this fascinating and useful book, Perry...RM80.00 -
The Myth of the Lazy Native
Originally published in 1977, The Myth of the Lazy Native is an early example of a systematic critique of colonial knowledge Syed Hussein Alatas...RM68.00 -
The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
The history of the nutmeg is one of conquest and exploitation - of both human life and the natural environment - and the origin of our contemporary...RM73.00 -
The Paradox of Agrarian Change: Food Security and the Politics of Social Protection in Indonesia
A detailed study of agrarian change, the persistence of food insecurity, and the most significant policy to address poverty in rural...RM134.50