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Everyone knows Singapore as the Lion City and the story behind of a Palembang prince, Sang Nila Utama, sighting a lion on this island that was first published 200 years ago in John Leyden's translation of the Malay classic Sejarah Melayu. But few people have actually read the Sejarah Melayu to realise the fairytale-like claims of Singapore's supposed medieval founder as a descendant of Alexander the Great, and the son of an Indian king who tried to...
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This book explores the cultural landscape of Afghanistan with its rich and intricate tapestry woven with the threads of diverse tribes and ethnolinguistic groups, each contributing unique hues to the nation's vibrant mosaic. Situated at the crossroads of Central and South Asia, Afghanistan's complex geography has given rise to a mosaic of ethnicities, languages, and traditions that collectively shape the identity of this ancient land. To explore this...
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The remarkable early account of life in Pol Pot's Cambodia, now available in English translation for the first time
"...among the earliest, most detailed, and most vividly rendered accounts of the Khmer Rouge revolution...The book, available to English readers for the first time in Matthew Madden's sparkling translation, is a priceless new addition to the testimonial literature on the Khmer Rouge, which sheds new light on one of the greatest tragedies-indeed,...
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Manila by Night follows denizens of the city's sordid yet exuberant underworld as they pursue their notions of life, love, and pleasure. In turn, this book follows the film's equally arduous yet exhilarating journey through repression and censorship to a reluctanct release by the Marcos government as proof of its liberalism during the 1986 uprising.
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