Southeast category: 2400 books
In Our Image
America's Empire in the Philippines
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2010
“A brilliant, coherent social and political overview spanning three turbulent centuries.”—San Francisco Chronicle
Stanley Karnow won the Pulitzer Prize for this account of America’s imperial experience in the Philippines. In a swiftly paced, brilliantly vivid narrative, Karnow focuses...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2012
The success of the first four editions shows that this book fills a vacuum for readers who wish to learn about the countries of South-East Asia. Recent years have seen a number of important developments all of which are covered here. With the global climate becoming more uncertain and the threat of...
A Short History Of Malaysia:Linking East And West
Linking East and West
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2003
New in the Short History of Asia series, edited by Milton Osborne, this is a readable, well-informed and comprehensive history of Malaysia from ancient past to hyper-modern present day. One of the last British colonies to achieve independence, Malaysia has been developed by its leaders as a model...
Singapore - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a...
by Duncan Stearn
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
Many know that the dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over the Preah Vihear temple site on the Thai-Cambodian border revolves around a finding by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) 1962 ruling that the temple is on the Cambodian side of the border.
What many do not know is how the...
Singapore
Unlikely Power
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2017
Singapore has gained a reputation for being one of the wealthiest and best-educated countries in the world and one of the brightest success stories for a colony-turned-sovereign state, but the country's path to success was anything but assured. Its strategic location and natural resources both allowed...
by Peter Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
Explore the fascinating history of south-east Asia
A Short History of South-East Asia, Sixth Edition is the latest in a series of updated texts spotlighting this fascinating region. With revised chapters for all of the countries in this geographic area, this interesting text paints a remarkable...
BitterSweet
The Memoir of a Chinese Indonesian Family in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Behind the statistics of migration are the life stories of millions of migrants and their descendants. The movement of people out of China is one of the largest movements of humanity in modern times and large numbers of Chinese emigrated to the colony of the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. While many...
by Lonely Planet, David Eimer, Adam Karlin
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma) is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Be dazzled by Buddhist architecture in Yangon, explore Bagan's amazing plain of ancient temples, or hike to the floating gardens and markets of Inle...
Freedom from Fear
And Other Writings
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2010
Freedom from Fear - collected writings from the Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi's collected writings - edited by her late husband, whom the ruling military junta prevented from visiting Burma as he was dying of cancer - reflects her greatest hopes and fears for her fellow...
Culinary Fictions
Food in South Asian Diasporic Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009
For South Asians, food regularly plays a role in how issues of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and national identity are imagined as well as how notions of belonging are affirmed or resisted. Culinary Fictions provides food for thought as it considers the metaphors literature, film, and TV shows...
The CIA and Third Force Movements in China during the Early Cold War
The Great American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
When the Chinese Communists defeated the Chinese Nationalists and occupied the mainland in 1949–1950, U.S. policymakers were confronted with a dilemma. Disgusted by the corruption and, more importantly, failure of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist armies and party and repelled by the Communists’...
Korea - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Apart from the headline-making politics, not much is known in the West about the Korean people and their ancient culture. Yet those who visit Korea, whether North or South, find a land of great interest. The Koreans, when not constrained by politics or other considerations, are friendly and sociable,...
Tan Kah-Kee
The Making of an Overseas Chinese LegendRevised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
For a Chinese immigrant in South-East Asia to make good is not unique, but what is unique in Tan Kah-kee's case is his enormous contribution to employment and economic development in Singapore and Malaya. He was the only Chinese in history to have single-handedly founded a private university in Amoy...