著者:Ambeth R. Ocampo
出版社: Anvil Publishing, Inc.
発売日: 2021年07月15日
In these beguiling essays on what lies beyond the fringes of Philippine recorded historyーwhether pointing out the laughing carabao on the margins of a centuries-old map, or combing for shards of Mi……続きを見る
A fascinating analysis of the recent history of the beautiful but troubled Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia
To many in the West, the name Cambodia still conjures up indelible images of destruction……続きを見る
The unprecedented economic growth in many East Asian societies in the few past decades have placed the region center stage, and increasing globalization has made East-West cultural understanding of ……続きを見る
Lan Na is the name of a conglomerate of Thai city-states that covered roughly the area of modern north Thailand between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. Lan Na's influence reached far into th……続きを見る
著者:Chye Kiang Heng
出版社: World Scientific Publishing Company
発売日: 2016年10月17日
50 Years of Urban Planning in Singapore is an accessible and comprehensive volume on Singapore's planning approach to urbanization. Organized into three parts, the first section of the volume, 'Para……続きを見る
著者:Thant Myint-U
出版社: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
発売日: 2007年05月15日
For nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burmaーthrough sanctions and tourist boy……続きを見る
Dr. Goh Keng Swee's extensive career as a public servant was dynamic as well as distinguished, in many ways decisively instrumental in the making of the Republic of Singapore. This distinctive colle……続きを見る
Dr Goh Keng Swee was Singapore's first Minister for Finance from 1959 to 1965 who initiated Singapore's first industrial estate now known as Jurong Town. He was also the first and longest serving De……続きを見る
Since 1990 public political criticism has evolved into a prominent feature of Vietnam's political landscape. So argues Benedict Kerkvliet in his analysis of Communist Party–ruled Vietnam. Speaking O……続きを見る
‘People often say that non-fiction books read like fast-moving thrillers, but this one genuinely does… This is a splendid book – and highly recommended.’ Daily Mail
A remarkable piece of investigati……続きを見る
Why do the Japanese almost always go for holidays in groups? Do Japanese families experience our sort of 'family life'? Why do conversations with Japanese friends and acquaintances often seem to com……続きを見る
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 l……続きを見る
With extensive photographs and an audio CD, this guide to Balinese music showcases the history, culture and art of the gamelan ceremony.
Bali has developed and nourished an astonishing variety of mu……続きを見る
著者:Fred Lanzing
出版社: Ohio University Press
発売日: 2017年01月15日
“Children see and hear what is there; adults see and hear what they are expected to and mainly remember what they think they ought to remember,” David Lowenthal wrote in The Past Is a Foreign Countr……続きを見る
China, the world's most populous nation, has always exerted great influence on the traditional kingdoms and modern states of Southeast Asia. Today, history and culture continue to shape the modern r……続きを見る
著者:Roger Maynard
出版社: Hachette Australia
発売日: 2014年07月29日
Survival, heroism, courage and mateship in Ambon - a place of nightmares.
In February, 1942, Ambon, an Indonesian island north of Darwin, fell to the Japanese army and the Allied forces defending it……続きを見る