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First published in 1982, this text is widely regarded as a leading general history of the country. This new and revised edition brings the story of this fascinating country up to date, incorporating the latest scholarship on every period of Malaysian history, including recent research into pre-modern times. This text...

First published in 1977, C. M. Turnbull's one-volume history of Singapore has been an essential resource for more than forty years. Turnbull's History provides a solid foundation for understanding of the two-hundred-year trajectory of Singapore from colonial outpost to world city. While many modern studies focus on current affairs or...

This is the story of the money used from pre-colonial times to the present day on the island we know as Singapore. This signature book describes the multiplicity of currencies that have been used in and around the island over the centuries, and how these culminate in the Singapore dollar...

The phenomenon of 'Cool Japan' is one of the distinctive features of global popular culture of the millennial age. A History of Popular Culture in Japan provides the first historical and analytical overview of popular culture in Japan from its origins in the 17th century to the present day, using...

The People's Action Party (or PAP) of Singapore is among the longest-ruling democratically-elected political parties in the world, in power continuously since Singapore gained self-rule in 1959. Such longevity is the hallmark of an institution that is itself dynamic and responsive. But remarkably, the story of the party as an...

Neil MacGregors A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, A History of the World in 100 Objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects...

China is the hometown of silk production which has thousand years long history. Silk production includes planting mulberry, sericulture, reeling and more, writing a glorious page in the history of world civilization. Silk is China’s “treasure” which once act as the messenger of Eastern civilization with its colourful patterns, superb...

“A fascinating journey, well documented with precision and absolute detail. The thinking of the writer was clearly and candidly expressed for every move he made. The journey for the writer in the RMAF was not without major challenges. With the perseverance and love for flying and the Air Force, he...

"This book contains typical MCQ for readers to practise with.It provides concise suggested solutions to illustrate the essential steps taken to apply the relevant theories, and how the suggested answers are obtained.We believe the suggested solutions will help readers learn to learn and apply the relevant knowledge.The questions and suggested...

"This book contains typical MCQ for readers to practise with.It provides concise suggested solutions to illustrate the essential steps taken to apply the relevant theories, and how the suggested answers are obtained.We believe the suggested solutions will help readers learn to learn and apply the relevant knowledge.The questions and suggested...

"This book contains typical questions for readers to practise with.It provides concise suggested solutions to illustrate the essential steps taken to apply the relevant theories, and how the suggested answers are obtained.We believe the suggested solutions will help readers learn to learn and apply the relevant knowledge.The questions and suggested...

"This book contains typical questions for readers to practise with.It provides concise suggested solutions to illustrate the essential steps taken to apply the relevant theories, and how the suggested answers are obtained.We believe the suggested solutions will help readers learn to learn and apply the relevant knowledge.The questions and suggested...

"This book contains typical questions for readers to practise with.It provides concise suggested solutions to illustrate the essential steps taken to apply the relevant theories, and how the suggested answers are obtained.We believe the suggested solutions will help readers learn to learn and apply the relevant knowledge.The questions and suggested...

This book gives concise illustrated notes and worked examples. It is intended as a study guide for readers who have studied the O-Level Chemistry or the equivalent. It contains material that most readers should want to take note of when attending formal lessons and/or discussions on the Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level...

This book gives concise illustrated notes and worked examples. It is intended as a study guide for readers who have studied O-Level Additional Mathematics or the equivalent. It contains material that most readers should want to take note of when attending formal lessons and/or discussions on the Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level...

"This book gives concise illustrated notes and worked examples. It is intended as a study guide for readers who have studied the O-Level Physics or the equivalent. It contains material that most readers should want to take note of when attending formal lessons and/or discussions on the Singapore-Cambridge GCE A-Level...

This book tells the story of a Malaysian lady’s maiden pilgrimage to the Holy Land. In Makkah, she was struck by the grandeur of the Al-Haram mosque, Islam’s holiest mosque. The first sight of the majestic Ka’abah located in the centre of the mosque involuntarily moved her to tears. It...

The No. 1 international bestseller, with a foreword by His Holiness Pope Francis, who made headlines in 2021 when he kissed Lidia's Auschwitz identification tattoo. The unforgettable, moving true story of the little girl who survived Auschwitz's 'Angel of Death', Dr Mengele. Lidia was just three years old when she arrived in...

A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and through the ideas of great thinkers in the field"A whistle-stop introduction to the great works and thinkers of each age, this is a clear and accessible primer."-Laura Garmeson, Financial TimesWhat causes poverty?...

A special edition of the international bestseller that is "sumptuously illustrated. . . . Perfect for reading to alert and curious children, but it's even better as a secret pleasure, read alone, with no children in sight." (Philip Kennicott, Washington Post) E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World,...