Culture & Heritage

Description About the Authors Place names tell us much about a country — its history, its landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-ima...

Description About the Editor Multiculturalism is arguably the X-factor of Singapore’s admired country brand. But while the island republic’s o...

Description About the Authors Until recently, Bhutan has been relatively unknown. In many minds, it is a mystical secluded place. Nonetheless...

About the Book About the Authors A lighthouse on the top of a 25-storey apartment block, a unique rocky area that looks like Guilin in China,...

About the Book About the Author Take a trip around the world and discover the fun and exciting adventures that await you. The world... in the ...

Description This book presents a diverse selection of almost 50 of the rarest and most priceless items in the collection, including the Mao Kun...

Description About the Author A unique collection of iconic dishes from the Straits-born community, including Eurasians, Chetti Melakans, Indone...

Description Praise Shortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2018, Creative Non-Fiction 南来文化人与这个南洋小岛，有过一段怎样的生命交集因缘？ 在新加坡这个现代都会，还有哪些几为人们遗忘的文化历史...

Description “儿童”是建构历史和文化的重要概念及方法。 本论文集以战后新马地区出版和发行的儿童期刊以及教科书等为主要研究对象，结合口述采访、本地书局历史和原始档案资料，在将“南洋儿童”概念历史化的同时，重点分析其发展变化与本地区新兴的反殖民话语、民族国家的兴起、新马与香港之...

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

Description About the Author Every Chinese household to some extent uses home remedies. Children are often given a bowlful of soup or brew with...

Description About the Author This collection of 328 photographs shows the rhythm of daily life in Singapore between 1959 and 1965 – the pivotal...

Description About the Author This essential text fills a glaring gap in the social science of South-East Asia with its comprehensive and integr...

Description 本书是柯思仁博士在《联合早报》副刊的专栏文章，作为文化、剧场和表演的研究学者，他期许以剧场和现实互为隐喻的方式，书写剧场给予的启示，现实产生的冲击，并以写散文的精力来经营。这三十二篇散文是作者在三十二幕特定空间与时间框架里当下的启发和感受。 原本在黑漆漆的观众席...

Description About the Author This bestselling classic cookbook by cookery doyen Sylvia Tan provides recipes for the well-loved dishes of Singap...

Description About the Author From communal villages to high-rise flats, how has the “kampung spirit” of old survived the transition? For those ...

Description Praise About the Author The globalisation of psychiatry has helped shape the way suffering and recovery is experienced in Aceh, Ind...

Description About the Author Immediately recognizable by their hong tou jin or red headscarves, Singapore's Samsui women-immigrants from the Sa...

Description About the Author Rebuilding the Ancestral Village examines the relationship between one group of Singaporean Chinese and their ance...

Description About the Author The world's population negotiates a multiplicity of naming systems. Some are compatible with the "normative" syste...

Description Praise About the Author Established in 1859, Singapore’s Botanic Gardens has been important as a park for Singaporeans and visitors...

Description About the Author Malay Weddings Don't Cost $50 is a collection of 42 articles which serves as a guide to Malay culture and heritage...

Description About the Author Out of Stock IndefinitelyMalay Etiquette teaches everything from performing a salam, washing before meals. appropr...

Description About the Author Singapore has been known as the Lion City since the late 13th century when it was discovered by Sumatran Prince Sa...

Description About the Author Japanese Etiquette delves in to details from bowing, sitting on tatami, drinking sake from a masu, coping with unf...

Description About the Author This updated edition with a refreshed cover allows readers to better understand and appreciate the truths and expe...

Description About the Author Indian Etiquette cover key aspects of the rich culture, from gift-giving, presenting a garland, eating with finger...

Description About the Author The fourth edition of the popular pictorial book contains over 120 new photographs with updates to existing places...

Description About the Author The Gardens by the Bay comprises three distinctive waterfront gardens occupying 101 hectares of land by Marina Bay...

Description Praise About the Author Heritage and Identity in Contemporary Thailand explores the intersections of memory, place, power and touri...

Description Chin Woon Ping's Hakka Soul chronicles the dreams, ambitions and idiosyncrasies of her family, beginning with the death of her gran...

Description If you think that most Peranakans live to eat, you may be correct. After all, good Peranakan cuisine isn't a matter of tossing just...

Description You are probably familiar with the spicy Peranakan cusine or even have friends who are graet cooking at it. But there is definitrly...

Description Have you ever wondered what life was like in a malay Kampong in the old days? Or why practically all your malay friends are Muslims...

Description With 5,000 years of history, India is a culture united by diversity. Her literary traditions reflect her glory and heritage. Today,...

Description The famous author Rudyyard Kipling once wrote, " East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet."Yet they have met i...

Description Have you ever wonder about the significance of the various vibriant festivls celebrated by the Chinese people every year, or why th...

Description About the Author This hilarious new book records the tongue-in-cheek journey of an expat in Singapore, told through vignettes, snap...

Description Chinese Science & Technology, we look at the accumlated knowledge of China still existing today in the form of inventions in d...

Description Chinese Literature, you will meet great minds among the Chinese literates. Since reading is a form of pleasure that has been enjoye...

Description Chinese Folk Customs, we look at folk beliefs in Chinese society, and how they have in all aspects of life: birth, coming -of- age,...

Description Chinese Fine Arts, we take you to a distingushed gallery featuring Chinese calligraphy, painting, music, dance, theatre, and sculpt...

Description About the Author Chinese Etiquette prevents faux pas by teaching gift-giving, seating arrangements, communal dining and auspicious ...

Description Chinese Eminent Peoples, we look at the lives of more than 100 of the greatest and most famous achievers in all of Chinese history....

Description Chinese Auspicious Culture we examine how Chinese folk customs have evolved over the centuries to become a natural science that com...

Description About the Author Around the world, Asian chefs are making their mark in the culinary arena with their innovative menus and forward-...

Description About the Author This book is an honest no-holds barred biography. Author Jix Sze starts by sharing about the teenage years of his ...

Description Praise About the Editors Changes in the character of the political regime in Laos after 2000, a massive influx of foreign investmen...