Amsterdam: Pepin Press, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Khoo, curator of the Asian Art Museum in Kuala Lumpur when she wrote this book, was an art historian by training and a Peranakan, or Straits Chinese, by birth. However, this book is not just another collection of beautiful photographs of museum pieces. Those coloured plates are there, but the book is far more all embracing, looking at the history and every aspect of this people who were vital to the development of Southeast Asia as it is today. It was the first comprehensive review of its kind when published and still stands the test of time today. 288 pages with the following Chapters - 1 - The Straits Chinese, 2 - Religion, Customs & Festivals, 3 - Everyday Life, 4 - Architecture, 5 - The Arts, Epilogue: The Straits Chinese today. There is also a bibliography, glossary and index.Near Fine Hardback in a Near Fine Dust Jacket First Edition Weight: 2.2 kg Post free within Malaysia but will incur additional postage charges when posted elsewhere. Apart from a nick on the dust jacket and minor signs of rubbing on the cover edge, the book looks new.

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Bookseller: The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
Bookseller's Inventory #: ML713
Title: The Straits Chinese: A Cultural History
Author: Khoo Joo Ee
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: near fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
ISBN 10: 9054960086
ISBN 13: 9789054960089
Publisher: Pepin Press
Place of Publication: Amsterdam
Date Published: 1996
Keywords: Malaysia - Singapore - Malacca - Penang - Straits Settlements - Straits Chinese - Peranakan - Society and Culture
Bookseller catalogs: Malaysia - Arts & Culture;

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The Penang Bookshelf was set up in mid 2010 principally to introduce Malaysian residents to the variety of books there is available about the country both past and present. We only stock fiction and non-fiction related to Malaysia and the rest of Asia. Much of our current stock of over a thousand different titles is not available in Malaysia. Conversely much of our stock published in Malaysia is difficult to find outside the country. So if there\'s something Malaysia related that you\'re looking for, do please contact us and we\'ll do our best to help. At present details of most of our stock is not on line; we hope it will be eventually!

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