Nenek Moyang Orang-orang meninggal yang sudah mempunyai status sebagai nenek moyang bukanlah hanya suatu entitas yang melaluinya orang-orang hidup mengutamakan suatu hubungan dalam dunia supranatural. Karena tempat itu juga didiami oleh sejumlah bsar roh-roh dan dewa-dewi. Makhluk-makhluk supranatural ini mempunyai kekuatan khusus, fungsi khusus, dan hubungan dengan orang-orang yang masih hidup. Mereka dipuja demi menghindari …

Kuasa Leluhur: Nenek Moyang, Orang Suci dan Pahlawan di Indonesia Kontemporer Read More »

An in-depth study of the militant Islamic Laskar Jihad movement and its links to international Muslim networks and ideological debates. This analysis is grounded in extensive research and interviews with Salafi leaders and activists who supported jihad throughout the Moluccas. This book is availble in NUS library, click here for details  

Call#  NA9053 Huo 2006 Note: Main collection ISBN: 981-05-7124-0 Click here for details   Author/Speaker:HUO, Ning (Ed), LEE, Kah Wee (Ed)

Waterfronts are the founding source of urban development of major cities in our world. From its spectrum of roles as necessary working environments through economic, administrative and political, and to the recreational, civic and iconic, the changing priorities and competing physical demands on this most intriguing of urban geographic space is the subject of many …

ACAU Review 2006: Public Waterfronts in the Asian Metropolis: Asian Coalition for Architecture and Urbanism 2006 Read More »

This Architectural Timeline Chart (ATC) is a first ever attempt by ARCASIA Committee on Architectural Education (ACAE) to compile a photo spread of the historically important, architecturally significant structures of ARCASIA member countries.

Between Tongues takes the subject of  performance translation in a completely new direction. While the topic is often discussed in relation to the translation of dramatic texts, Between Tongues discusses the translation of performance itself, and as an inherent part of performance. The authors in this collection examine the presentation of performances given in their …

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Grounded in a detailed analysis of the lives and works of Pedro Paterno, T.H. Pardo de Tavera, and Isabelo de los Reyes, the book is a richly textured portrait of a generation that created the self-consciousness of the Filipino nation. It explores the historical conditions that shaped the emergence of a modern Philippine intelligentsia and …

Brains of the Nation: Pedro Paterno, T.H. Pardo de Tavera, Isabelo de los Reyes, and the Production of Modern Knowledge Read More »

The Internet has been used to democratise public discourse in Malaysia and Singapore, two countries in the zone between liberal democracies and authoritarian states. Websites that have emerged on the margins of political system engage in a contentious style of journalism challenging the consensus that prevails over and through mainstream media. Cherian George, a well-known …

Contentious Journalism and the Internet Advantage: Democratizing Public Discourse in Malaysia and Singapore Read More »

Little more than a decade ago, Cambodia witnessed a series of rapid transitions, from civil war to peace, from a socialist-style authoritarianism to multi-party democracy, and from geographic isolation to a free-market economy. Requiring the United Nations to undertake its biggest ever peace time operation, the elections of 1993 triggered an influx of foreign aid …

Expressions of Cambodia: The Politics of Tradition, Identity, and Change Read More »