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Chronicle Of Malaysia: 1957-2007:
Fifty Years Of Headline News
Binding: Hardcover, 384 pages (2007)
Publisher: Editions Didier Millet
ISBN: 9814217174
Price: RM120.00
Synopsis
1200 photographs, 2400 articles.
Map with over 200 locations marked.
DVD with 100 minutes of archival Malaysian film footage.
The Chronicle of Malaysia captures the full dramatic sweep of Malaysia’s
history, taking the reader on a whirlwind tour through the nation’s first 50
years. It is packed with concise illustrated news stories covering all the
nation’s key social, political and cultural events. As a compendium of all
aspects of Malaysian life, the book will capture the mood of the day with a
sense of vividness and immediacy. Concise, accessible articles—revised and
rewritten to engage today’s readers—are introduced by headlines and liberally
illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned cartoons.
The book is structured
chronologically, with an average of eight pages devoted to each year. Each
year’s coverage commences with a succinct summary of its key events. A host of
themes are covered: the major political and economic events will of course be
featured, but the real focus of the book is the human side of the Malaysian
experience—sports, fashion, music, the arts, architecture, lifestyle, disasters,
crime and the social scene—to give readers the feel of each era of Malaysia’s
past. Magazine advertisements offer additional perspectives on the times.
To further broaden the book’s scope,
running parallel to the local reportage runs a timeline of regional and
international events.
HIGHLIGHTS
The book’s page design replicates the readability of a newspaper.
Highly illustrated throughout; highly visual style of presentation.
Foreword by Tun Hanif Omar, historical introduction by Professor Cheah Boon
Kheng, glossary and extensive index for easy reference.
Based on research of over 18,000 issues of Malaysian newspapers plus hundreds of
Malaysian magazines as well as overseas newspapers and magazines.
Specially commissioned cartoons by renowned cartoonist Lat.
CHAIRMAN, EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Tun Mohamed Hanif Omar, Deputy Chairman of Genting Berhad and former Inspector
General of Police.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Philip Mathews, Assistant Director-General of ISIS Malaysia and an
experienced journalist.
THE EDITORIAL TEAM
This is overseen by a committee, chaired by Tun Hanif, whose members include
Dato’ Seri Dr Visu Sinnadurai, Dato’ Henry S. Barlow, Dato’ Ranita Mohd Hussein,
Dr Lee Kam Hing and P. C. Shivadas. Additional insights are provided by
consultants Dato’ Seri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan, Adibah Amin, Datuk Mohammad Nor
Khalid (Lat) and Professor Dr Khaw Lake Tee.
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