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8 produkter
Personal Names in Asia
History, Culture, and Identity
Av NUS Press
Häftad, 2009
245 kr
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The world's population negotiates a multiplicity of naming systems. Some are compatible with the "normative" system of the world of passports and identity cards but a great many are not. This is particularly true in Asia, a region with some of the most sophisticated naming devices found anywhere in …
Penang and Its Region
The Story of an Asian Entrepot
Av NUS Press, Seng Guan Yeoh m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
339 kr
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From its beginnings in the late eighteenth century, the vibrant colonial port of Penang attracted a diverse range of people and encouraged pioneering commercial enterprises. A place of inter-ethnic collaboration and inter-cultural borrowings, the island came to be known as the 'Pearl of the Orient' …
Transforming Lives
NUS Celebrates 100 Years of University Education in Singapore
Av NUS Press
Inbunden, 2005
197 kr
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As the National University of Singapore (NUS) celebrates 100 years of university education in Singapore in 2005, the institution takes a look at significant developments in history and the people who have shaped its past decades. This book captures key elements of Singapore's higher education …
Merdeka and Much More
The Reminiscences of a Raffles Professor, 1953-67
Av NUS Press
Häftad, 2010
186 kr
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Professor K.G. Tregonning's anecdotal memoir of his years as a member of the Department of History in the University of Singapore, culminating as Raffles Professor, captures the mood and milieu of Singapore as the country emerged from colonial rule to become a self-governing independent nation. …
Latent Images
Film in Singapore
Av NUS Press
Häftad, 2009
438 kr
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First published in 2000 and now comprehensively updated, "Latent Images: Film in Singapore" is a pioneering reference work on Singapore cinema. Using new illustrations, the authors catalogue the country's film landscape from the early days of local film production through the end of 2007, and …
Love and Dread in Cambodia
Weddings, Births and Ritual Harm Under the Khmer Rouge
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Häftad, 2010
329 kr
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For a decade, the author followed Cambodian men and women to former wedding and birth sites from the Khmer Rouge period (1975-1979), filming their return to these locations. In the process, she uncovered evidence of the way severe dislocation, induced starvation and other murderous activities paved …
Labour Market Segmentation in Malaysian Services
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Häftad, 2009
203 kr
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This is the first book to look at labor in Malaysian services, and also the first to use the labor market segmentation approach to study Malaysian labor. As in most other countries, the services sector has long accounted for more of the labor force than manufacturing in Malaysia. Studies of those …
