Floating on a Malayan Breeze
Title | Floating on a Malayan Breeze PDF eBook |
Author | Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh |
Publisher | Hong Kong University Press |
Total Pages | 308 |
Release | 2012-09-01 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9888139312 |
What happens after a country splits apart? Forty-seven years ago Singapore separated from Malaysia. Since then, the two countries have developed along their own paths. Malaysia has given preference to the majority Malay Muslims—the bumiputera, or sons of the soil. Singapore, meanwhile, has tried to build a meritocracy—ostensibly colour-blind, yet more encouraging perhaps to some Singaporeans than to others. How have these policies affected ordinary people? How do these two divergent nations now see each other and the world around them? Seeking answers to these questions, two Singaporeans set off to cycle around Peninsular Malaysia, armed with a tent, two pairs of clothes and a daily budget of three US dollars each. They spent 30 days on the road, cycling through every Malaysian state, and chatting with hundreds of Malaysians. Not satisfied, they then went on to interview many more people in Malaysia and Singapore. What they found are two countries that have developed economically but are still struggling to find their souls.
The Athenaeum
Title | The Athenaeum PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 614 |
Release | 1888 |
Genre | |
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The Athenæum
Title | The Athenæum PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 914 |
Release | 1888 |
Genre | |
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The Physical Geography of the Sea, and Its Meteorology
Title | The Physical Geography of the Sea, and Its Meteorology PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Fontaine Maury |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 586 |
Release | 1874 |
Genre | Marine meteorology |
ISBN |
The Physical Geography of the Sea
Title | The Physical Geography of the Sea PDF eBook |
Author | M. Maury |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | 550 |
Release | 2023-12-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3368848003 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Manru
Title | Manru PDF eBook |
Author | Ignace Jan Paderewski |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 428 |
Release | 1901 |
Genre | Operas |
ISBN |
Problems in Modern Latin American History
Title | Problems in Modern Latin American History PDF eBook |
Author | James A. Wood |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 351 |
Release | 2019-02-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1538109077 |
Now in its fifth edition, this leading reader has been updated with new readings and visual sources. This edition includes an added final chapter on current social movements to help students reflect on the ecological realities that inform their world. In addition, the “Legacies of Colonialism” chapter has been restored to give students an understanding of the deep roots of the problems explored. Instead of a separate chapter on women and social change, women’s voices have been woven more seamlessly throughout the book to reflect women’s parity and equity in history. With its innovative combination of primary and secondary sources and thoughtful editorial analysis, this text is designed specifically to stimulate critical thinking in a wide range of courses on Latin American history since independence.