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Malaysia
This book provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Malaysia. All books of the critically-acclaimed Cultures of the World� series ensure an immersive experience by offering vibrant photographs with descriptive nonfiction narratives, and interactive activities such as creating an authentic traditional dish from an easy-to-follow recipe. Copious maps and detailed timelines present the past and present of the country, while exploration of the art and architecture help your readers to understand why diversity is the spice of Life.
Serving Library Users from Asia
Asian populations are among some of the fastest growing cultural groups in the US. While books on serving other target groups in libraries have been published (e.g., disabled, Latino, seniors, etc.), few books on serving library users of Asian heritage have been written. Thus the timely need for this book. Rather than a generalized overview of Asians as a whole, this book has 24 separate chapters—each on 24 specific Asian countries/cultures of East, Southeast, and South Asia—with a wealth of resources for understanding, interacting with, outreaching to, and serving library users of each culture. Resources include cultural guides (both print and online), language helps (with sample librar...
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We Visit Malaysia
We Visit Malaysia takes middle school students on a wonderful journey to the Asian country of Malaysia. The book is written in a lively and interesting style that makes Malaysia come alive. The title contains Malaysia's history, geography, conflicts, culture, religions, politics, economy, and most importantly contemporary life in the country today. The country's vital statistics, timeline, place in the world, and a native recipe and craft are included. The book has been developed to address many of the Common Core specific goals, higher level thinking skills, and progressive learning strategies from informational texts for middle grade and junior high level students.
Women in the World of Southeast Asia
Describes the circumstances that have influenced the lives of Southeast Asian women, including current trends, and individual women who are impacting their countries and the world.
Spirits and Ships
"Contents"--"1. Introduction: Re-connecting Histories across the Indo-Pacific"--"2. Fearsome Bleeding, Boogeyman Gods and Chaos Victorious: A Conjectural History of Insular South Asian Religious Tropes" -- "3. Tantrism "Seen from the East"" -- "4. Can We Reconstruct a "Malayo-Javanic" Law Area?" -- "5. Ethnographic and Archaeological Correlates for an Mainland Southeast Asia Linguistic Area" -- "6. Was There a Late Prehistoric Integrated Southeast Asian Maritime Space? Insight from Settlements and Industries" -- "7. Looms, Weaving and the Austronesian Expansion" -- "8. Pre-Austronesian Origins of Seafaring in Insular Southeast Asia" -- "9. The Role of "Prakrit" in Maritime Southeast Asia Through 101 Etymologies" -- "10. Who Were the First Malagasy, and What Did They Speak?" -- "11. Sastric and Austronesian Comparative Perspectives: Parallel Frameworks on Indic Architectural and Cultural Translations among Western Malayo-Polynesian Societies" -- "12. The Lord of the Land Relationship in Southeast Asia
