Last Sunday I bought 3 excellent books at Kinokuniya KLCC. The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials by Telford Taylor is a memoir by one of…
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Tag: Cultural Anthropology (Books)
Unravelling Pre-Holocaust Discrimination
Before the Holocaust, the Jews in Europe and UK already faced deep-rooted discrimination. The Holocaust and the failure of the Americans, Germans, British and Europeans…
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Japan
These 3 books on Japan were bought at Maruzen, Kyoto last Thursday. Maruzen is the biggest English bookstore in Kyoto. Forget about Tsutaya @ Takashimaya…
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The Sociological Legacy of Fei Xiao Tong
Fei Xiao Tong is widely recognised as the father of sociology of China. He gave up medical studies to study sociology. His reason was that…
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Kino’s haul
I had a great harvest last Saturday. Not the harvest of souls as in Matthew 13:8. But of 4 excellent books at Kinokuniya. The House…
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Venice
James Morris is a travel writer of exquisite talent. His books provide in-depth historical context, unlike other travel writers. The World of Venice is a…
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By Bernard Lewis
Bernard Lewis is the doyen of western historians of the Middle East. This is his memoir. Written in an engaging language in 2012 at the…
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By Edward W Said
Edward Said is one of those engaged intellectuals. They see the world from the prism of the oppressed and tried to change it through writings.…
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By Anne Salmond
Anne Salmond is a New Zealander. She is a specialist in the history of South Seas and the cultural interactions between the Europeans and the…
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