The Third Indochina War – comprised of the Vietnam-Kampuchea War from 1978 to 1990 and the brief Sino-Vietnamese War in February 1979 – has received far less scholarly attention than the earlier two Indochina Wars. Ang Cheng Guan utilises a wide range of archival and secondary material, including Vietnamese, Cambodian, Chinese, Soviet, American, British, Australian and ASEAN sources, to pro…
This concise summary of Chinaâ€s 3,500-year-old civilization tells how the warring states of the Zhou period were united under the Qin dynasty, creators of the terracotta army and the Great Wall. It follows the rise of the powerful Han Empire, and the political, military, scientific and cultural achievements of the succeeding dynasties, down to the overthrow of the Qing monarchy in 1912.
Long shrouded in mystery, Tibet is a hidden land almost completely surrounded by the mountains of central Asia. Known for its tolerant and resilient people, Tibet has come to be synonymous with spirituality; religion is almost omnipresent. It seems that the numerous hardships endured by the Tibetans - oppressive authorities, severe altitude, harsh climate - have forced many to focus on the next…
When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time the man she hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriends a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be t…
Nicholas Young's grandmother Su Yi is on her deathbed. While he rushes to be by her side, he's not the only one. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on their matriarch's massive fro tune. With all parties vying to inherit a trophy estate in the heart of Singapore, Nicholas's childhood home turns into a hotbed of sabotage and scandal. Taking us f…
Aku: Bagaimana caranya agar bisa mengubah pikiran bahwa saya ini standar dan biasa saja? Psikiater: Memangnya hal itu merupakan masalah yang harus diperbaiki? Aku: Iya, karena saya ingin mencintai diri saya sendiri. ----- I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokpokki adalah esai yang berisi tentang pertanyaan, penilaian, saran, nasihat, dan evaluasi diri yang bertujuan agar pembaca bis…