The Life of Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX of Yogyakarta
Hamengku Buwono IX, the late Sultan of Yogyakarta Special Province, is revered by Indonesians as one of the great founders of the modern Indonesian state. He leaves a positive but in some ways ambiguous legacy in political terms. His most conspicuous achievement was the survival of hereditary Yogyakartan kingship, and he provided rare stability ......
And of a Residence at the Court of Dost Mohamed with Notices of Runjit Sing, Khiva and the Russian Expedition
This book is the record of a journey which the author embarked in 1936 from Punjab to Kabul. It was a time of great political ferment. The political climate of the region had changed since the time when Alexander Burns had travelled here for the British. Dost Mohammad of Afghanistan and Ranjit Singh of Punjab were trying to play each other to ......
This is an abridged version of Storia do Mogor, written by the Venetian traveler Niccolao Manucci, who was a self-taught Italian physician and historian. He wrote an account of the Mughal Empire, providing first-hand information about the empire during the reigns of Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. It is the most detailed account of the Mughal court and ......
Andrew Selth has been watching Myanmar for 50 years. During this time, he has published 10 books and more than 400 other works about the country. In 2020, he released a collection of almost 100 articles that had been posted on the Lowy Institute's Interpreter website. This second anthology brings together another 72 articles, written for a range ......
A Memoir of My Time in the Singapore Armed Forces (1967-1982)
"A Matter of Duty needs to be required reading for all SAF officers and MINDEF professional staff. It is a lively, candid, engaging and, at times, surprising memoir that explains how the formative years were used to turn bits and pieces into a comprehensive and organised armed forces that are now a core institution of the country in an ......
This is a detailed, narrative-based history of Classical Malay Literature. It covers a wide range of Malay texts, including folk literature; the influence of the Indian epics and shadow theatre literature; Panji tales; the transition from Hindu to Muslim literary models; Muslim literature; framed tales; theological literature; historical ......
This historical note seeks to provide some markers for economists and policymakers interested in Myanmar's woeful experience over seven decades when it fell from being one of the most prosperous and promising countries in East Asia at the end of World War II to one of the poorest now. The most encouraging period of economic progress after Burma's ......
The Legacy of Subhas Chandra Bose in Southeast Asia
The great Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose arrived in Singapore in 1943 to revitalise the Indian National Army (INA). Taking the opportunity of the Japanese occupation of parts of Southeast Asia, he launched armed struggle against British colonial rule in India. Two years later, that attempt failed at the eastern gates of India. Yet, ......
The Legacy of Subhas Chandra Bose in Southeast Asia
The great Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose arrived in Singapore in 1943 to revitalise the Indian National Army (INA). Taking the opportunity of the Japanese occupation of parts of Southeast Asia, he launched armed struggle against British colonial rule in India. Two years later, that attempt failed at the eastern gates of India. Yet, ......
