The MuqaddimahThe Muqaddimah, often translated as Introduction or Prolegomenon, is the most important Islamic history of the premodern world. Written by the great fourteenth century Arab scholar Ibn Khaldn (d. 1406), this monumental work established the foundations of several fields of knowledge, including the philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography, and economics. The first complete English translation, by the eminent Islamicist and interpreter of Arabic

Schemer or Reformer sets out the key elements of the debate in understanding Raffles' own political philosophy through the record of his actions

But things are not always what they seem

why he matters

'A tale of spies

of a woman’s need to know who has replaced her in a lost beloved’s life

A new introduction by Syed Farid Alatas assesses contemporary Singapore's take on Raffles

and the joys of losing yourself in literature as a child

The emotional turmoil enveloping Francisco's family finally catches up with him when the Carnation Revolution severs the dictatorship and the old regime tumbles

Kaedah-kaedah pembalasan tak menjadi

bottom-up methods and mutual dependency ― all suggestive of the behavior of the mycelium

Magnificently translated by Margaret Jull Costa and Patricio Ferrari

In the body