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A beautifully written Japanese soldier’s memoir of the North Borneo tragedy of 1945. An End to a War tells the story of Ueno Itsuyoshi, a late draftee into the Japanese Army in WWII. Ueno and his fellow soldiers came to Borneo expecting to fight and die for the Emperor, but instead most died of [...] 
Don’t shade your eyes! Plagiarise! Or to put it more politely, follow the yummy recipes (170 of them!) in this large format, 176 page guide. It has a long and distinguished history (a well established pot boiler perhaps?). First published in 1980, this is the 2nd edition. It has many of BBooks favourites like 5 [...] 
To many in the Western World concerned about the wholesale clearance of primary rainforest and with it the loss of livelihood and living space of tribal groups like the Penan of Sarawak, Bruno Manser became a hero in the 80′s & 90′s. He lived with the Penans and encouraged them to resist development pressures, before [...] 
‘A Journey Through a Changing World’ is the subtitle. It is an account of life and work in Sarawak, Papua New Guinea and Brunei. Peter Eaton’s experience of SE Asia began with national service with the UK armed forces during the Malayan Emergency. He then moved to Sarawak and taught as a headmaster before moving [...] 
‘Beads & Heritage’ is the title of this 2011 Conference proceedings. 10 papers, 80 colour photos. Published by the Sarawak Museum, The conference was organised as in 2010 by Heidi Munan and this Journal edited by Freya Martin. See comments under the 2010 Journal entry for background information. [...] 
This is an eye opener in relation to the range of mouth watering places to visit in Sabah. Be warned, quite a few of these are top end numbers which are by no means cheap, although generally regarded as reasonable by international standards. Furthermore, this is only a small selection of the fast growing number [...] 
Beads, beads & more beads. Beads allow the study of the trade networks around the world from Roman times and beyond (it is still possible to find Roman beads for sale in Jakarta). Beads litter the world’s trade routes like markers. Beads are small, hard, almost indestructible; embedded in sand or mud they can survive [...] 
Old & new photographs on a ‘landscape’ coffee table book layout of all the towns on the ‘West Coast’ (it actually faces north west) of Sabah, formerly British North Borneo and now one of the two States of Malaysia situated on the island of Borneo (the other is Sarawak). The book has a lush feel [...] 
Classic WWII story of one man’s fight against the Japanese invaders down the Malay Peninsula and then behind the lines as a guerilla blowing up trains etc for 3 years. There is a key lesson in the title – the jungle is not against anybody, but it has to be treated with respect. It is [...] 
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 [...] |
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