Archives: Recommended Reads

Author: Celia Sandys & Jon Littman Publisher: Portfolio (May 25, 2004) ISBN: 1591840449 Call Number: 941.098 SAN An intimate expert on Sir Winston, his own granddaughter offers today’s business leaders insights on the leadership strategies that made Churchill great. There is a timelessness to Winston Churchill’s legacy for those who lead, regardless of their profession …

WE SHALL NOT FAIL: THE INSPIRING LEADERSHIP OF WINSTON CHURCHILL Read More »

Author: David James Smith Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition (December 6, 2010) ISBN: 978-0316035484 Call Number: 968.06 SMI Nelson Mandela is well-known throughout the world as a heroic leader who symbolizes freedom and moral authority. He is fixed in the public mind as the world’s elder statesman — the gray-haired man with a …

Young Mandela: The Revolutionary Years Read More »

Author: Johan M. Padasian Publisher: The Sabah Centenary Publications Committee; First Edition (January 1, 1981) ISBN: – Call Number: 959.53 PAD “Sejarah Sabah dalam Gambar (1881-1981)” or “Sabah History in Pictures (1881-1981)” is a book that provides a visual journey through the history of Sabah, a state in Malaysia. The book covers a period of …

Sejarah Sabah dalam Gambar (1881-1981) / Sabah History in Pictures (1881-1981) Read More »

Author: Mohamed Noordin Sopiee Publisher: University Malaya Press, 2005 ISBN: 983100194X Call Number: 959.504 MOH From Cabinet papers, memoranda, and documents, the author probes the reasons why Whitehall decided to impose the disastrous Malayan Union on Malaya. He explains the British surrender to Malay demands, the rise of UMNO and Malay political vigor, the subsequence …

From Malayan Union to Singapore Separation: Political Unification in the Malaysia Region, 1945-65 Read More »

Editor: P.Lim Pui Huen & Diana Wong Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (January 1, 2000) ISBN: 9812300376 Call Number: 959.503 WAR This volume consists of selected papers presented at a workshop on War and Memory in Malaysia and Singapore to commemorate the 50th anniversary of World War II, plus two additional papers. The papers …

War and Memory in Malaysia and Singapore Read More »

Editor: Julian Hopkins & Julian CH Lee Publisher: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre, 2012 ISBN: 9789675832567 Call Number: 959.5 THI A fascinating collection of essays exploring some of the lesser reported alleyway of current Malaysian life. .The wide range of topics include 1 – Locating ‘Mixed’ Identities in a Radicalised Society – Caryn Lim, …

Thinking Through Malaysia: Culture & Identity in the 21st Century Read More »

Author: D. S. Ranjit Singh Publisher: University of Malaya Press, 2003 ISBN: 9831001648 Call Number: 959.521 RAN what is becoming one of the modern standard works on Sabah during its formative period before World War II. The author is an established Malaysian history academic who has helf posts both inside and outside Malaysia. 342 pages …

The Making of Sabah, 1865-1941: The Dynamics of Indigenous Society Read More »

Author: Abdul Rahman Haji Ismail, Azmi Arifin Publisher: USM, 2016 ISBN: 9789838619103 Call Number: 959.5 SEJ Pandangan dan pemikiran sejarah baharu tentang isu-isu yang berkaitan dengan sejarah identiti bangsa, kedudukan institusi beraja, dasar kolonialisme, perjuangan antipenjajah, semangat kebangsaan, kesedaran konsep ‘Melayu Raya’, konfrontasi Malaysia-Indonesia, perjuangan kemerdekaan sehinggalah kepada pengisian dan pengukuhan negara bangsa Malaysia selepas …

SEJARAH MALAYSIA: WACANA KEDAULATAN BANGSA, KENEGARAAN DAN KEMERDEKAAN Read More »

Author: Muzafar Desmond Tate Publisher: SIRD, 2008 ISBN: 9789833782543 Call Number: 959.5 TAT This book provides an in-depth exploration of the history, challenges, and prospects of the Malaysian Indian community. It delves into the historical background of Malaysian Indians, their contributions to the nation, and the issues they have faced over the years. The book …

The Malaysian Indians: History, Problems And Future Read More »

Author: Dato’ Zakiah Hanum Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2004 ISBN: 9812325743 Call Number: 959.5 ZAK Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2004. First edition. Paperback. New. The author, a former Director General of the Malaysian National Archives, has collected together in this book a variety of factual and folklore information about the origins of all of Malaysia’s …

Historical Origins of Malaysian States Read More »