This is the first extended study of black and Asian writing in Britain over the last 250 years. Beginning with authors who arrived as immigrants or slaves in the mid eighteenth century, Lyn Innes includes a detailed discussion of works that were often enormously popular in their own time but are almost unknown to contemporary readers. Innes' fascinating study reveals a history of vigorous and f…
The Muslim communities of Southeast Asia are diverse, complex and increasingly influential in the broader Islamic world. However, the extraordinary breadth of practices and views across the Muslim world is not widely understood outside the region, often because of the difficulty of locating and putting in context the material produced by Muslims themselves. This is the first sourcebook to p…
"Binatang akan berubah bila dicambuk, manusia hanya cukup dinasehati", menjadi quote yang dibawakan oleh penerjemah. Quote tersebut dihadirkan sebagai tafsiran atas tulisan penulis aslinya mengenai harapannya akan anak sang penulis yang diberikan nasihat sesuai metode didikan dari penulis aslinya. Pembahasan buku diawali dengan lima pokok agama, nasihat-nasihat dari sang penulis (mulai dari …