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CASTE CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG INDIAN TAMILS IN MALAYSIA
Rajakrishnan Ramasamy
Caste is an important social institution
among Indians to the extent that it determines social interactions,
commensal relations and marriage contractions between individuals.
The Indians who emigrated to Malaya in the 19th and early 20th centuries
brought along with them this institution. Though the institution
has undergone inevitable changes over the period of more than a century
since the earliest migration, some of the essential characteristics
of caste have still been maintained. This book represents a
well-researched and analytical account of caste consciousness among
Malaysian Indian Tamils.
1984:110pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 050 3: US$19.90
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CHILDREN OF
THE EAST
Leonard Davis
The plight of millions of children in
South-east Asia is a problem that is going to remain with us, and
almost certainly worsen into the 21st century. In this book,
the author uses his extensive research to give the ordinary reader
an overview of the problems that face families, welfare agencies and
governments in the region. The importance of the subject is
reinforced by a fact with far-reaching implications, namely that by
the year 2010, 50 per cent of the population of the region will be
under 15 years of age.
1994: 72pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 528 9: US$49.00
For sale only in Malaysia, Singapore,
Brunei, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong and Indonesia
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CHRISTIANITY IN MALAYSIA
A Denominational History
Edited by Robert Hunt, Lee Kam Hing and John Roxborogh
A collection of papers reflecting
the experiences of West Malaysian churches. The history of Christianity
in West Malaysia encompasses not only the activities of missionaries
and the faithful but also the entire social, cultural, political and
religious milieu it found itself in.
1992: 396pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 407 X: US$39.00
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DIMENSIONS
OF TRADITION AND DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA
Edited by Rokiah Talib and Tan Chee-Beng
This book covers a host of pertinent issues of the multifarious
Malaysian society. The contrasting traditional psyches of Malay
and Chinese farmers, the agricultural methods of local farmers, and
how development has affected their existence are highlighted.
Much food for thought will be the life-styles of two groups of Orang
Asli - the Semai and the Batek De' - and the impact of economic restructuring
has had on them. The informal hawking sector, the low-cost housing
policy, the employment of foreign workers, the increasing availability
of credit, even the Batang Ai hydro-electric dam project in Sarawak,
have all contributed to socioeconomic changes - albeit some unforeseen
- in the country.
1995: 557pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 510 6: US$99.00
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FESTIVALS OF
MALAYSIA
Gregory Leong
The Malay Peninsula was drawn early into
world events because of its strategic geographical position.
Thus it came into constant contact with new peoples and cultures which
have since become the basis of an ethnic tradition of unrivalled diversity.
The early settlers from the plains of today's Cambodia, as well as
later immigrants from India, China and Sumatra, brought with them
their arts, religions and customs. By combining their colours,
mythologies, superstitions and taboos, the author has created a visual
feast.
1992:187pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 388 X: US$59.00
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A DREAM OF
FREEDOM
The Early Sarawak Chinese
Paul Yong
A Dream Of Freedom: The Early Sarawak
Chinese is a gripping account of a bid for freedom from colonial shackles
by a group of early Chinese settlers in Sarawak. To dream of
freedom, and to do what one believes should and needs to be done,
remains the dream of all.
1991:131 pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 265 4: US$39.00
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GELARAN &
PERATURAN MELAKUKAN TATAADAB
Vincent Tung
This highly informative book written
in Malay details the customary rules of behaviour, protocol, etiquette,
honorific and salutations governing conduct in Malay society.
It offers invaluable guidelines for public occasions - formal or informal,
ceremonies, correspondences and the like where the aforementioned
elements come into play.
261 pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 265 4
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INDIAN CLASSICAL
DANCING
The Therapeutic Advantages
Kanaka Sudhakar
This book is chiefly devoted to
highlight in the great potential of Indian dancing to bring health
to its devotees. Further experiments and research need to be
conducted to unravel all the beneficial effects that dancing has on
the human body.
1994:124pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 458 4: US$39.00
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MALAY SOCIETY
Transformation & Democratisation
Khoo Kay Kim
A study of Malay society through
time. The founding of the Melaka Sultanate established a set
of traditions that effectively shaped Malay political culture.
1991: 312pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 386 3: US$12.90
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THE MUSLIM
COMMUNITY IN BRITAIN
An Historical Account
Muhammad Mumtaz Ali
This book discusses the history
and evolution of Muslim migration in Britain, the root causes of the
migration and the characteristics of the migrants and their settlements,
and views the whole phenomenon in the light of the universal missionary
role of the Islamic ummah and the Islamic Movement in Britain. 1996:
127pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 561 0: US$49.00
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THE ORIGINS
OF CHINESE KONGSI
Wang Tai Peng
This book is an examination of
the kongsi concept in the past, present and future. Many eminent
foreign writers of the past had dealt with the subject with a narrow
angle. The author has given in this book a broader outlook and
a faithful interpretation of the kongsi system in recent times through
Chinese, Japanese and European sources.
1994:128pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 449 5: US$39.00
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POVERTY AMIDST
PLENTY
Research Findings and the Gender Dimension in Malaysia
Edited by Jamilah Ariffin
The extent of income inequality and the
related problem of poverty is still high in Malaysia. Measures
to combat poverty must be given high priority in economic planning,
not just to fulfil the equity objective, but also to ease the passage
of development itself by mitigating any potential social explosion
emanating from perceived and felt polarisation. This book highlights
these issues and brings into focus the gender dimension of poverty
in Malaysia.
1994: 234pp
Pb: ISBN 967 978 486 X: US$39.00
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POVERTY AND
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC STRATEGIES IN MALAYSIAN NEW VILLAGES
Lim Hin Fui
The Chinese in Malaysia are often thought
of as wealthy and prosperous. To the Malaysian government, poverty
among the Chinese is negligible, although there is grudging official
acknowledgement of poverty in Chinese new villages. However,
this book suggests that the absence of greater poverty among Chinese
new villagers is largely the result of their struggle for economic
survival. This book also provides insights into the attributes
of poverty and low income: low educational attainment, involvement
in political parties, dependence on secret society activities, religious
beliefs and practices, and indulgence in gambling.
1994: 25Opp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 496 7: US$59.00
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WOMEN &
DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA
Jamilah Ariffin
Malaysian women have played and
continue to play a significant role in almost all aspects of the economy
and society. Despite this, it is only now that women are considered
a vital component of human capital and must be included in national
development plans.
1992: 189pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 409 6: US$29.00
Sb: US$14.90
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VALUES AND
DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
John Clammer
This study re-examines from fresh
perspectives the question of the role of values in development and
the place of cultural analysis in explaining these values. It
illustrates the connections between values and development in Southeast
Asia and links development discourses within the region to wider theoretical
debates about social transformation and the role of values in social
change.
1996: 228pp
Hb: ISBN 967 978 568 8: US$59.00
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