Social Studies

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  The Museum of Other People: From Colonial Acquisitions to Cosmopolitan Exhibitions

  A contemplation of the hotly-debated significance - and future - of anthropology museums, from a global expert 'A formidable work' - Nigel Barley,...
  RM85.00
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  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...
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  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...
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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...
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  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...
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  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,...
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  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,...
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  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...
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  The Vietnam War

  More than forty years have passed since the end of the Vietnam War, but its memory continues to loom large in the national psyche In this intimate...
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  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...
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  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...
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  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...
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  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...
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  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...
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  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...
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  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...
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  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,...
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  Vietnam: Rising Dragon

  An “enlightening and persuasive” (Jonathan Mirsky, New York Review of Books) survey of Vietnam as an emerging Asian power   The eyes...
  RM80.00