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Publisher : Utusan Publications
ISBN 13 : 9789676111487
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (114 download)
Download or read book Tales from the Baram River written by and published by Utusan Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harry De Windt
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book True Tales of Travel and Adventure written by Harry De Windt and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mohammad A. Quayum
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783039110612
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Peninsular Muse written by Mohammad A. Quayum and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together for the first time interviews with sixteen major writers in the English language from Malaysia and Singapore. Three generations of writers representing various literary genres and ethnic groups come together to make this book fully illustrative of the literature of the two countries. In their respective interviews, the writers discuss significant issues pertaining to their own lives, careers, and works. They also explain what they think of the present state of their own societies, literatures, and cultures, and where they stand vis-à-vis the questions of religion, science, technology, censorship, gender, ethnicity, multiculturalism, nationalism, and globalisation. Moreover, the writers comment on the challenges they encounter writing in an «alien» language as well as in an environment of growing materialism and technocracy; and, finally, they discuss the future of their own writing and writing in English in Malaysia and Singapore more generally.
Author : Kathleen Ragan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393285871
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters: Heroines in Folktales from Around the World written by Kathleen Ragan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2000-05-17 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred great folk tales and fairy tales from all over the world about strong, smart, brave heroines. Dismayed by the predominance of male protagonists in her daughters' books, Kathleen Ragan set out to collect the stories of our forgotten heroines. Gathered from around the world, from regions as diverse as sub-Saharan Africa and Western Europe, from North and South American Indian cultures and New World settlers, from Asia and the Middle East, these 100 folktales celebrate strong female heroines. Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters is for all women who are searching to define who they are, to redefine the world and shape their collective sensibility. It is for men who want to know more about what it means to be a woman. It is for our daughters and our sons, so that they can learn to value all kinds of courage, courage in battle and the courage of love. It is for all of us to help build a more just vision of woman.
Author : J.P. Cross
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783378492
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (833 download)
Download or read book Gurkha Tales written by J.P. Cross and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2013-01-19 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. P. CROSS has spent 67 years among the Gurkhas, first as a serving officer and then as a resident of Nepal, being the only foreigner in the history of the country to be allowed to be both a house- and land-owner. His language ability is such that, even after 90 minutes of being interviewed on the radio, only those who recognized his voice knew he was not a Nepali. With this unparalleled knowledge and experience, the author has produced a unique series of articles, written over the past fifty years. These cover events in his own career, including the time he found himself in command of a Japanese battalion fighting nationalist guerrillas in Indo-China in 1945, and jungle warfare in Malaya during the Emergency, as well as descriptions of the nature of the Gurkha soldier and his relationship with the British, first as part of the army of the Raj, and later in the modern British Army. Informative, amusing and often moving, this anthology gives an insight into one of the most enduring cross-cultural relationships in British military history, one of the few surviving from the age of Empire.
Author : Heidi Munan
Publisher : Utusan Publications
ISBN 13 : 9789676118851
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)
Download or read book Orang Ulu Stories written by Heidi Munan and published by Utusan Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Guat Eng Chuah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Old House & Other Stories written by Guat Eng Chuah and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : National Library Board
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9811444986
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (114 download)
Download or read book Stories from the Stacks written by National Library Board and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rare Materials Collection at the National Library, Singapore, contains more than 11,000 items and spans six centuries of history. The collection comprises books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, correspondence, and more, which together provide us with valuable insights into Singapore’s history. This book presents a diverse selection of almost 50 of the rarest and most priceless items in the collection, including the Mao Kun Map, a recently-acquired Munshi Abdullah edition of the Sejarah Melayu, 19th century lithographs, Japanese reconnaissance maps, correspondence from Raffles, and even a football rule book in Jawi. Each item is described and analysed with an insightful essay and richly complemented with illustrations, helping to bring these stories from the stacks to life and lead us down new avenues of historical understanding.
Author : KC Ling
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
ISBN 13 : 1543773230
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (437 download)
Download or read book Penans of Apoh-Tutoh, Baram written by KC Ling and published by Partridge Publishing Singapore. This book was released on 2023-03-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarawak has a very diverse population comprising of many races and ethnic groups. Among the ethnic groups, the Orang Ulu (meaning upriver people) include the major Kayan and Kenyah, and the minor group like the Penans. The Penans are the original nomadic people; some of them still maintain the lifestyle of hunter and gatherer. The narration of this book is not meant to be an anthropological study of the Penans of Apoh-Tutoh, Baram. The subjects are more of general interest to common people as they are a mix of historical events recalled by the elders, storytelling and tall tales. It started with the Penan settlements at Lapok, Tinjar and the migration to Apoh-Tutoh. The role of the Penans as proxy warriors in the Kayan-Berawan tribal wars was explored as continued with the history of head hunting and Baram Regatta. The White Rajahs and their punitive expeditions (Lang, Sadok and Kayan) against the Sea Dayak of Saribas and Skrang, Rentap, the Kayans of Rajang and peace making are described to give perspective to the Baram Regatta and peace-making ceremony. However, there is increasing number of the Penans who have abandoned the nomadic lifestyle for settlements in longhouses. Hence, the Penans face the dilemma of a semi-settled lifestyle and changes due to development such as disappearing cultural heritage (sign sticks “oroo” and traditional dance “saryau titut”), lost generation (school dropouts, teenage mother, marriage with outsiders, sexual violence and exploitation and alcoholism), forestry issues and the disappearing Penan Landscape (“Tana’ Pengurip Penan”).
Author : Alfred Cort Haddon
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Head-hunters written by Alfred Cort Haddon and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed ethnographical study of the Torres Straits Islanders (tour also included New Guinea and Borneo); Chaps. 2 & 3; Brief history of the discovery of the Torres Straits islands - geographical features; physical appearance of Islanders, investigation carried out on natives in experimental psychology; form of government; comments on Miriam language; description of rainmaking ceremony; amusements cats cradles, top spinning; method of cooking; Malu ceremonies - initiation masks associated with ceremonies; clan organization linked to totems; Chap 5; Murray Island oracles - Zogos - the Waiad ceremony; Chap.6; Discussion of the character and social life of Murray Islanders; burial customs mummification, decorated skulls; Chaps. 8 & 9; Mabuiag - intelligence of natives, work standards in fishing, as sailors and in agriculture compared with Murray Islanders and Muralug natives; measurements of skulls including collection from Moa; results of contact with Europeans (including missionaries); economic conditions; genealogical surveys carried out on Murray and Mabuiag; comments on Mabuiag language - no link with Yaraikanna tribe of Cape York; tribal organization, significance and advantages of totemic system; initiation customs concerned with women, on Island of Tut; Pulu Island cave of skulls and ceremonial artifacts; Chap.10; Detailed description of dugong and turtle fishing use of harpoon, and sucker fish; Chap.11; Marriage customs from Mabuiag, Warrior and Murray Islands; legends of paintings on Kirivi; war dance on Muralug; Chap.13; Brief study of Gudang and Yaraikanna tribes - physical appearance - tooth avulsion; use of bullroarer in initiation ceremonies; obtaining of the Ari or personal totem.
Author : Lee Werrell
Publisher : Lee Werrell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book The Baram Venture written by Lee Werrell and published by Lee Werrell. This book was released on 2013-12-24 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When There Are Armies Gathered For Invasion, Hermits Foretelling Prophecies and Wizards Planning on Taking Over The World, Two Unlikely Heroes Emerge When Elves and Humans worked alongside each other, struggling to find meaning in the changing world around them, magic, greed and power threaten to destroy civilisation as they knew it Excerpt - "Night closed around the two travellers like a falling blanket of black cotton wool. The wisps of evening mist danced and teased before them, vanishing like a gypsy dancer when the travellers got too close. The sun had only just finished weaving its way through the thick trunks and canopy of trees that had been their shelter for three days, and the sudden plunge into darkness seemed even more dramatic because of it. A heavily wooded region this part of the Kingdom of Taron was reputed to be, and there was no evidence to challenge that belief here, except a slight thinning of the trees as a villagers’ evening lanterns filtered their light softly through the maze of trees, providing a beacon for the weary travellers to follow." Thought provoking and yet endearing, the characters are real, the setting is believable and the underlying messages are poignant. A fantasy adventure that has violence and sexual innuendo. Not suitable for pre-teens. Using their guile and wit, fighting their emotions and cultural belief, in a struggle to do the right thing, Halon & Saldon, with their mysterious allies, fight the madmen and try to restore order to the world in turmoil.
Author : Dipika Mukherjee
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Merlion and the Hibiscus written by Dipika Mukherjee and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2002 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Short Stories From Singapore And Malaysia A Unique Anthology Of Short Fiction From South-East Asia The Merlion And The Hibiscus Brings Together The Work Of Nineteen Exceptional Writers From Singapore And Malaysia. Written Over The Last Fifty Years, These Stories Reflect The Richness Of A Multicultural Society And Its Experience Of War And Colonialism. In Gopal Baratham S, The Interview , A Veteran Of The Second World War Looks Back On His Years As A Japanese Prisoner Of War And His Unique Relationship With His Interrogator. In Tragedy Of My Third Eye , Suchen Christine Lim Writes Of Ping, A Six-Year-Old Who Would Rather Be An Outcaste Than A Slave And Ends Up Paying The Price For This Both At School And At Home. In Victoria And Her Kimono , M. Shanmughalingam Parodies The Legacy Of Colonialism. Also In This Collection Are Deeply Insightful And Entertaining Stories About A Generation Grappling With Issues Of Religious, Ethnic And Gender Identities. Catherine Lim S Write, Right, Rite , For Instance, Is A Brilliant Take-Off On The Absurdity Of Moral And Ethical Policing. In Another Memorable Story, Bugis By Alfian Sa At, An Encounter With A Transvestite Opens A Teenager S Eyes To The Shallowness Of The World Around Her And To Her Own Hidden Desires. Set In The Small Towns And Cities Of Malaysia And Singapore, These Stories Capture The Richness And Complexity Of Life In A Region That Is An Extraordinary Blend Of Different Races, Languages And Cultures.
Author : Guat Eng Chuah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Echoes of Silence written by Guat Eng Chuah and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 276 pages
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Download or read book Petals of Hibiscus written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Zimbell House Publishing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781945967689
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (676 download)
Download or read book River Tales written by Zimbell House Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: River Tales presents thirty-two short stories from new writers around the globe.River monsters, murder, and redemption can all be found in these watery tales. From poignant to humorous, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
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Total Pages : 1482 pages
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Download or read book Far Eastern Economic Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1988-04 with total page 1482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asia's premier business magazine. The magazine reports on politics, business, economics, technology and social and cultural issues throughout Asia, with a particular emphasis on both Southeast Asia and China.
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Total Pages : 96 pages
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