This is an account of an ordinary man’s life set against extraordinary times before, during and after the Second World War in British North Borneo (now Sabah). It charts the history of Tawau and the hard struggle of the author’s family enmeshed with events leading to the birth of a nation as seen through [...]
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‘An engrossing study of 7 years spent among the Iban of Sarawak half a century ago, Where Hornbills Fly is a remarkable testament of a young man’s devotion to a remote people, the Iban of Sarawak, and a wonderful fund of firsthand knowledge about a dying culture.’ Colin Thubron ‘Fascinating and insightful, light-hearted and humorous, [...] 
The Iranun, an ethnolinguistic group in the Malaysian state of Sabah (formerly British North Borneo), are a people whose origins and pre-colonial history remain a mystery. Although their culture is much admired and has been copied widely, their language is under threat, and with it their identity. Their traditional textile forms, material culture, musical [...] This is a book about two European visitors to Sarawak and their experiences with the indigenous peoples. But it is more than just travel writing, Dr. Steiner and his wife made several visits to the country, and along the way took time to “jot down” their observations of the peoples’ lifestyles, to extensively research past [...] “History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time, it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity”, this famous quote of Marcus Cicero was so aptly put history into perspective. This is a very important reference book to researchers, historians, students, libraries and it is [...] 
This book offers an insight into Kota Kinabalu and its surroundings, places which can easily be reached on a day trip by visitors staying in the city, major places of interest in Kota Kinabalu and the rest of the West Coast District are included, ranging as far north as Kota Belud and east to Kinbalu [...] 
The story of these courageous and resilient people, which has been virtually ignored for well over sixty years, has now been documented for the first time in great details. Blood Brothers not only traces the story of Sabah from humble beginnings in 1872 to a thriving outpost of the British Empire by 1941; it [...] This is a pictorial book featuring Sabah’s nature, fauna, wild life, places like Mount Kinabalu, Madai Cave. It also features the people and culture history. This book will bring you life time memories of Sabah Borneo. 
The author Datuk Leslie Davidson, one of the giants of the oil palm industry in the second half of the twentieth century. He was responsible in the 1960′s for bring oil palm to Sabah on a commercial scale, opening up Tugud Estate for Unilever on what was then the remote east coast. This volume [...] 
In the olden days of colonial Sabah, the indigenous Dusun people of North Borneo played riddles with one another while they planted young paddy shoots in the rice fields. The practice still continues to this day, but riddling has been brought into the homes as a much-loved form of entertainment for all, regardless of age [...] |
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