Arts

《粵海清廟：建築與歷史的對話》透過潮州傳統建築九大工種，即瓦作、木作、圬作、磚作、石作、灰塑彩繪、泥塑、嵌瓷與漆飾的闡述，介紹粵海清廟 2010年至2014年間進行修復時的工作程序，以及其建築風格、材料與技術。 Wak Hai Cheng Bio: A Dialogue between Arc...

Description About the Author Western Etiquette covers the essential of presenting oneself, from issuing and replying to formal invitations, dea...

Description About the Author A fast-paced and sinister story of robbery and gruesome murder Ten men involved in the heinous offences of robber...

Description About the Author Brutal & savage murder of an enigmatic beauty queen. Brother-in-law and lover of the victim convicted on circ...

Description This title commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Tan Kah Kee Foundation.

Description About the Author The transformation of the Singapore River symbolises the city-state's efforts to remake itself for the 21st centur...

Description About the Author By reviewing regulatory initiatives in health financing, service provision, pharmaceutical sector and public healt...

Description About the Author Tim writes vividly about his extraordinary life, his journey from the hard work and poverty of the coal mining tow...

Description This book is a celebration of women in science, technology, medicine and business at Imperial College London. It shows the inspirat...

Description After the Japanese invasion of Burma in late 1941, 11-year-old Colin McPhedran fled his homeland on foot, crossing the rugged Patko...

Description About the Author Predictions of the coming collapse of Chinese politics are today commonplace, however this thought-provoking book ...

Description About the Author China's momentous socioeconomic transformation is not taking place in an intellectual vacuum: Chinese scholars and...

Description About the Author The Merlion and the Ashoka: Singapore-India Strategic Ties examines the historical evolution and future prospects ...

Description About the Author In Asia, we are witnessing an era where the pendulum of power seems to be swaying towards the East with the rising...

Description Sustainability Matters is a compilation of some of the best research papers submitted by students from the National University of S...

Description About the Authors The recent uncertainties over the South China Sea have become one major issue in the relations between China and ...

Description About the Authors Together with the noted Tang dynasty tales, Song dynasty tales have long been highly valued and widely read in th...

Description About the Author Placing the modernization of China in a historical context, Social Construction in Contemporary China provides a p...

Description About the Author Written by Emeritus Professor LIM Chong-Yah, Founding Chairman of the tripartite National Wages Council (NWC), thi...

Description About the Editors Singapore reaches an important milestone in its national development in 2015 when it celebrates its 50th year of ...

Description About the Editors Showcasing the substantive and multi-faceted Singapore-China relationship, this book examines the political, econ...

Description About the Authors This book documents short stories of inspirational local runners who were involved in the creation of Sundown Mar...

Description About the Author Japan’s invasion of Burma in 1942 set off the longest retreat in British military history. Along with the fall of ...

Description Good biosecurity policy decisions, particularly in relation to plant industry protection, are of ever increasing importance. Growth...

Description Sample Chapter(s)Chapter 1: Outline of the Physics (512 KB) The role of physics in our culture is examined from the time of Newton ...

Description The potential for energy transformation from geothermal heat is limitless. For millennia natural sources of this energy, in the for...

Description New conventional wisdom posits that the public in democracies is inattentive but not really ignorant nor easily swayed, and indeed ...

Description About the Editor Contrary to prior expectations, Narendra Modi has expended a significant amount of time, energy and political capi...

Description About the Editors “Let’s draw! Singapore” is an initiative to record Singapore’s neighbourhoods by compiling artworks from 61 contr...

Description About the Author Sample Chapter(s)Introduction (86 KB)Safeguarding Asia's Growth (4 MB) Is This the Asian Century? comprises 25 ar...

Description Sample Chapter(s)Chapter 1: Islamic Ethics: Sources, Methodology and Application (382 KB)  Islamic Bioethics presents a wide variet...

Description 2016 International Conference on Humanity and Social Science (ICHSS2016) was successfully held in Xiamen, China, on April 22nd – 24...

Description About the Author Modern civilization faces a broad spectrum of daunting problems, but rational solutions are available for them all...

Description About the Authors This important compendium deals with the primary world problems of global warming and the coming energy crisis. I...

Description About the Editor This book aims to study China's economic statecraft in the contemporary era in a comprehensive manner. It attempts...

Description About the Authors China in Comparative Perspective provides an overview of China based on empirical observation by field workers, a...

Description The continued aridity trend occurring in many regions worldwide is a manifestation of the response of the earth system to global ch...

Description About the Author The green revolution in India about 50 years ago transformed India's image from begging bowl to breadbasket. This ...

Description With the completion and opening of Marina Bay Sands, Singapore’s skyline has been transformed. The iconic form of the three towers—...

Description In the Gardens by the Bay...within the two soaring domes...deep in the night...the flowers reveal their secrets... In collaboration...

Description Singapore’s resident bird population, together with the many migratory species that visit seasonally, are one of the most picturesq...