Our #NewBook “Fevered Cities: A History of Dengue Epidemics” will scratch that itch for anyone interested in how disease, society, and the built environment interact. 🦟 Read now: nuspress.nus.edu.sg/products/fev...
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On Day 3 of #ASAA2026, Robert Cribb and Sumiya Bilegsaikhan have panels. Lim Muy Lang, author of our just-published "In the Shadow of the Khmer Rouge", will be signing copies of her memoir at our booth. Do drop by at 2:45 pm! Get a copy: buff.ly/fQ9ACzE #asianstudies #khmerrouge #southeastasia
Day 1 of @asiancurrents.bsky.social #ASAA2026 is here! We're looking forward to all the panels & sessions. - We're excited to have our author Lim Muy Lang here on 1 July to sign copies of her brand new memoir. Do drop by! - Book a meeting with our consulting editor: buff.ly/Y84iMsz #asianstudies
#NewBook: Forty-five years have passed since the end of #KhmerRouge rule in Cambodia. Muy Lang's "In the Shadow of the Khmer Rouge" is not the only account of Cambodia's darkest years; there are many. But it is undoubtedly one of the finest. Read now: buff.ly/fQ9ACzE
Congratulations to Laura Vermeeren for being awarded the 2026 ASCA (Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis) Book Award for "Ink Studies" (NUS Press, 2025) buff.ly/I77mYKF. “The committee were deeply impressed with the depth, diligence and inventiveness of Vermeeren’s work..." #calligraphy #china
#NewBook: Written by an eminent Asian international jurist, scholar & former diplomat, "War and Peace in Asia" examines conflict & peace-building across Asia since 1945, providing a distinctly Asian perspective on international law & relations. Read now: buff.ly/b3fsKcd #InternationalLaw
Tomorrow (22 May), 9am-4pm: Colloquium on Wong Phui Nam: Malayan Letters, #WorldLiterature presents a range of responses that read Wong’s body of work, and by extension, Malaysian Writing in English, in new directions. Register (in-person or Zoom): buff.ly/knG3R5O #poetry #malaysia #malaya #event
#NewBook: Heather Sutherland's comprehensive, "dazzling" history of South Sulawesi reveals how Indonesia's most politically distinctive region has navigated 4 centuries of dramatic change while maintaining remarkably consistent patterns of governance. Read now: buff.ly/lbGozx7 #indonesia #history
An Indonesian History: Personalized Politics in Makassar and South Sulawesi, c.1600-2018
Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous state, is still experimenting with democracy. Post-war presidents rejected “50% plus one” government, preferring the people to be a “floating mass” under Ja...
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New book review published advance access. Armand Azra bin Azlira reviews "The Politics of the Malayan Communist Party from 1930 to 1948" by David Lockwood (National University of Singapore Press, 2024): doi.org/10.1080/0308... @nuspress.bsky.social
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"Infectious Disease Emergencies" won Best Professional Title at the Singapore #BookAwards! Congratulations to Chief Editor Dale Fisher and all authors. Our book "Everyday Modernism" was also a finalist for Best Cover Design (design by Hanson Ho). A great night celebrating #SingaporePublishing!
Two days until we launch "Being Present"! Editors Rosalie Stolz and Paul-David Lutz will be joined by contributors Sumiya Bilegsaikhan, Elizabeth Elliott, Giulio Ongaro, Floramante Ponce, and Phill Wilcox, and moderator Gerald Jackson. Apr 23, Thursday | 5pm SGT Watch on YouTube: buff.ly/75ryLry
Book launch: Being Present
Join us for the launch of "Being Present: Emerging Ethnographic Perspectives and the Study of Laos" hosted by NUS Press with the University of Cologne's Glob...
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Join us for the launch of "Being Present", streaming live on NUS Press Facebook & YouTube. Editors Rosalie Stolz & Paul-David Lutz will be joined by contributors Sumiya Bilegsaikhan, Elizabeth Elliott, Giulio Ongaro, Floramante Ponce, & Phill Wilcox. 23 April, Thurs | 5 pm SGT #laos #ethnography
#NewBook: "The Economic History of Singapore" is the first comprehensive #economichistory of Singapore. It brings fresh insight into the enduring forces that have shaped the city-state’s development, and reflects on its economic future. Read now: buff.ly/gAQZUEa
The Economic History of Singapore
Just published! Keen Meng Choy and Ichiro Sugimoto Singapore’s transformation from a trading port to a global city offers a compelling case study in long-term economic change. The Economic History of ...
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We're pleased to announce we have 2 titles shortlisted for the Singapore Book Awards! "Infectious Disease Emergencies" is shortlisted for Best Professional Title, & our new reprint of "Everyday Modernism" is shortlisted for Best Book Cover Design. 🎉 #bookawards #booksky #textbook #design #singapore
Today is the last day of @asianstudies.org #AAS2026! Drop by booth 406 to say hi - and to buy books of course - and make sure to attend John DiMoia's panel! Get our books at 35% off via @uchicagopress.bsky.social: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/vi... #AsianStudies #coldwar #SoutheastAsia
We had a packed day of interesting panels on day 3 of @aasasianstudies.bsky.social, featuring Justin McDaniel, Meredith Weiss, Abidin Kusno and many of our other distinguished authors (contd. in next tweet)! Reminder: Get their books at our booth #406 📚 #AAS2026 #AsianStudies
🎧 Listen: Sally Low, author of "Colonial Law Making" (NUS Press, 2023) was interviewed on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. They discuss the story of the encounter between Cambodia’s indigenous legal tradition and modern French legal thinking. newbooksnetwork.com/colonial-law... #podcast #cambodia
Sally Frances Low, "Colonial Law Making: Cambodia Under the French" (NUS Press, 2023) - New Books Network
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#NewBook: "Being Present" is a showcase of ethnographic research on Laos, a rapidly transforming country at the heart of mainland Southeast Asia and a southern gateway to China. Get a copy (Singapore/SEA): buff.ly/iy2X2In In N. America: buff.ly/emv287O #Laos #SoutheastAsia #BookSky #Anthropology
Our biggest sale of the year is almost over! If you haven't yet, now's the chance to get that missing book for your shelves: nuspress.nus.edu.sg/collections/... #eoysale #booksale #booksky
#NewBook: Prof Tan Yock Lin (1953–2023) was a prominent figure in Singapore’s legal community. "A Gentleman of the Law" honours the legacy of a scholar whose impact will long continue to shape the legal landscape in Singapore and beyond. Buy now: buff.ly/UMd6tRJ #singapore #internationallaw
Just 6 days left until our end-of-year sale is over! From "Wanderlust", the biography of the world's first female solo traveller, to "lives & times of hrh" & "Not for Circulation", tales of two Singapore originals, discover their stories & more here: buff.ly/RuQPSUU
From "Las Vegas in Singapore", which looks at the collision of the histories of Singapore and Las Vegas via Marina Bay Sands, to "Divine Custody" & "Traces of the Sage" which uncover the history & material culture of temples, discover our books on places! buff.ly/RuQPSUU
Grab books for your coffee table at discounted prices, including "Marjorie Doggett’s Singapore" which "features a treasure trove of previously unpublished photos of the island", and "Art & Trousers", an ArtNews Top Art Book of 2021. Shop now: buff.ly/RuQPSUU
Our #EOYSale2025 $10 and Under highlights: "It's a Living" about the world of work in Vietnam, "Hard Choices" which the Business Times described as "arguably the most stimulating and provocative book ever written on public policy in Singapore", & many more! Shop now: buff.ly/RuQPSUU
Our end-of year sale is finally here! Over 50 discounted titles (including new books and bestsellers) starting at just $5! No code needed. Start shopping now: buff.ly/Jym4JiQ
.@historytoday.com the world's leading pop history magazine, included "Early Southeast Asia" in its Books of the Year list!: “Southeast Asian history sometimes seems at the periphery of mainstream historical interest [not to us!], but two books this year are exceptions... (contd.)
Charles Higham was interviewed on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about his book "Early #SoutheastAsia". Interviewer Patrick Jory speaks to Higham about the recent discoveries that are revealing remarkable new insights into the region’s early history. Listen now: buff.ly/2qBfbzI #prehistory
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"In the Mirror" will be launched at the George Town Lit Fest! Editors Brandon Liew and Daryl Lim Wei Jie will discuss literary legacies, tradition, and the future of poetry in English. buff.ly/O1QsW18 When: 29 Nov, 10-11am Where: Wawasan Reading Room #GTLF #Malaysia #Literature
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#NewBook: How did Bangkok, once a modest riverside town, transform into the vibrant capital of a modern nation? This book explores the dynamic forces that reshaped Bangkok between the late 18th and mid-20th centuries. Get a copy: buff.ly/8GdnO0B #EconomicHistory #Bangkok #Thailand #History
📸: Launch of “In the Mirror: New and Selected Poems of Wong Phui Nam" yesterday. Editors Brandon K. Liew & Daryl Lim Wei Jie are pictured here with our guests-of-honour Prof Wang Gungwu & Mr Robert Yeo, and moderator @psmedia.asia. Read the Straits Times review of the book: buff.ly/nnfwk3h #Poetry