Social Studies
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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 -
The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America
The past is another country, the old saying goes The same might be said of the future But which country For Europeans and Americans today, the answer...RM84.90 -
The Silk Weavers of Kyoto: Family and Work in a Changing Traditional Industry
The makers of obi, the elegant and costly sash worn over kimono in Japan, belong to an endangered species These families of manufacturers, weavers,...RM149.00 -
The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone
It is a well-established fact that in rich societies the poor have shorter lives and suffer more from almost every social problem The Spirit Level,...RM60.50 -
The Unsettling of Europe: The Great Migration, 1945 to the Present
A striking characteristic of modern Europe has been the extreme fluidity of its populations Whether trying to escape war and persecution or to find a...RM75.50 -
The Windrush Betrayal: Exposing the Hostile Environment
Amelia Gentleman's exposé of the Windrush scandal shocked the nation, and led to the resignation of Amber Rudd as Home Secretary Her tenacious...RM64.00 -
Think Like an Anthropologist
How does anthropology help us understand who we are What can it tell us about culture, from Melanesia to the City of London Why does it...RM64.00 -
Time for Socialism: Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016-2021
A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century As a correspondent for...RM92.50 -
Trade and Society: The Amoy Network on the China Coast 1693-1735
The book examines the social and economic changes in south Fukien (Fujian) on the southeast coast of China during late imperial times Faced with land...RM90.00 -
Trauma, Memory And Transformation: Southeast Asian Experiences
Different forms of trauma affect many millions of people Trauma also helps to shape individual and collective memories This innovative book...RM30.00 -
Trees, Woods and Forests: A Social and Cultural History
Forests—and the trees within them—have always been a central resource for the development of technology, culture, and the expansion of humans as...RM123.50 -
Tuked Rini, Cosmic Traveller: Life and Legend in the Heart of Borneo
This innovative and visually engaging study presents a legend from Borneo in which the Kelabit hero Tuked Rini ventures out into the cosmos to do...RM145.00 -
UNESCO in Southeast Asia: World Heritage Sites in Comparative Perspective
Southeast Asia’s 36 UNESCO World Heritage Sites make a significant contribution to their respective country’s national prestige and identity,...RM117.00 -
Vietnam: Rising Dragon
An “enlightening and persuasive” (Jonathan Mirsky, New York Review of Books) survey of Vietnam as an emerging Asian power The eyes...RM66.00 -
Wacana Baru Politik Malaysia: Perspektif Ruang Awam Budaya Dan Institusi
Topik yang dibincang dan dianalisis terarah kepada kemunculan ‘politik baru’ yang berteraskan partisipasi dan tidak formal – landskap dan...RM25.00 -
Warring Societies of Pre-Colonial Southeast Asia: Local Cultures of Conflict Within a Regional Context
Why is it that warfare in Southeast Asian history is depicted so differently in various historical sources and representations Why have scholars...RM119.00 -
Who Rules the World?
The essential account of geopolitics right now, from one of our greatest living intellectuals - including a new afterword on President Donald...RM60.00