Fengshui Power in Qing Governance
Tristan G. Brown is one of the emerging Western historians of late Imperial China. He is an assistant professor of history at MIT. His first…
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A Gentleman of the Law
A Gentleman of The Law: Essays in Memory of Tan Yock Lin (2026) The late Professor Tan Yock Lin was my lecturer at NUS circa…
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Lee Kuan Yew at 80
Lee Kuan Yew at 80 (2003) was published to celebrate his 80th birthday. It contains 80 quotes in English and Mandarin. Here are some of…
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Finding the True Tao in Translation
Tao Te Ching is the essential text of Taoism. Composed by Lao Tzu or compiled by more than one hand (the sources don’t agree on…
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Russia in Winter
Russia is a relatively new country, deeply rooted in old traditions. Travelling through the Russian winter in Dec is the best. One sees snow amid…
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Religions in China—Part 4
Religious Change in Post-Mao China by Sun Yan Fei, 2026. Why is Protestantism the fastest-growing religion in China post-Mao? Why are popular Chinese religions (the…
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Religions in China—Part 3
Religious Change in Post-Mao China This book is a revelation to those who think religions were not allowed by Mao. Mao in the 1950s actually…
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The Last Days of Budapest
The Last Days of Budapest, 2025, published. This book by Adam LeBor is touted for its wealth of human details, culled from letters, diaries, oral…
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A Woman Between Worlds
Braving Irrationality by Florence Kuek, 2025, published. Do not let the convoluted title of this book deter you from reading it. This is the only…
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War, Memory and Japan
John Dower is one of the preeminent historians of modern Japanese history, in particular on the Showa period. This book, Japan in War and Peace…
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