Areca
Books
120 Armenian Street
10200 Penang, Malaysia
Ph. +60 4 2620123
Email: areca@streamyx.com
Areca
catechu - the Latin
name for the betel-palm
or pinang tree.
Penang or 'Pulau Pinang'
means betel-nut island.
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| Areca Books is a rapidly-growing niche publisher based in Penang, Malaysia. A number of our publications are pioneering works in trans-local history, cultural heritage and environment. Our books are well-researched and richly-illustrated, appealing to popular readers as well as academic researchers of Malaysia and Southeast Asia. | |||
The book contains around 700 illustrations, including vintage photographs, epigraphic materials, historical documents and maps, making it a visual feast for those interested in the history of the Chinese overseas. Click here for more details. The book was launched by YB Toh Kin Woon on Friday, 25 January 2008 in Penang. Click here for photo gallery.
The Penang Chinese Town Hall edition was launched by the Malaysian Prime Minister, Dato’ Seri Abdullah Badawi at the Federation of Chinese Associations Hua Zong dinner, on 20 October 2007 in Penang, in conjunction with the 50th Merdeka celebrations.
About
the Author: Tan Kim Hong is a local historian residing in Penang.
Formerly a secondary school administrator and an academic member
of public and private institutions of higher learning, he has published
and edited works on Chinese Malaysian politics and socio-economic
change in Penang
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Days Gone By: Growing Up in Penang
Christine Wu Ramsay grew up in the British Straits Settlement of Penang, part of present-day Malaysia. Her account begins with the arrival of her great-grandfather, Leong Fee – a poor Hakka migrant from China who rose to become the owner of the famous ‘Tambun Mines’ in Perak and a Vice-Consul of China in Penang. Brought up by her grandparents and cared for by black-and-white amahs, Christine enjoyed an idyllic childhood – affected but not marred by the Japanese Occupation and declining family fortunes – up till her departure for Australia in 1957. Using over a hundred photographs from her family album, she portrays a way of life and philosophy where the practice of polygamy and the ownership of bondmaids were accepted facets of life. Click here for more details. Official launch in Penang at g Hotel on 4 November 2007
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New
Book! Buku Baru! |
NEW! Price:
RM25 A
souvenir album in English/Chinese on the making of 'Road To Dawn',
on location in Penang. |
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Penang,
Through Gilded Doors Price
(in Malaysia): RM80 Further details, click here. |
Edition
française Prix
(en Malaisie): RM80 Cliquez ici pour plus d’informations. |
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More
Than Merchants Price
RM 60 Click here for more details |
Book launch, 28 March 2006. Click here for photo gallery. |
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Penang
Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways: Municipal Transport History
1880s-1963 Price:
RM50 / A$44 Click here for more details |
Our
Malaysia: Multi-Cultural Activity Book for Young Malaysians Price:
RM18 Click here for more details |
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Kinta
Valley: Pioneering Malaysia’s Modern Development Price:
RM 150 Click here for more details |
Penang
Postcards Collection: 1899-1930s Price:
RM120 Click here for more details |
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Streets
of George Town, Penang: Price:
RM 35 Click here for more details |
Raja
Bilah and the Mandailings in Perak: 1875-1911 Price:
RM 60 Click here for more details |
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Water
Watch - A Community Action Guide Price:
RM 20 Click here for more details |
Learn
to Speak... Penang Hokkien Dialect Prices listed above do not include postage and handling. For orders, please email areca@streamyx.com |
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The
house of lIzards - Natu the Chichak For orders, please email areca@streamyx.com |
A
Tapestry of Baba Poetry For orders, please email areca@streamyx.com |
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Spanning
over two hundred years, this illustrated history describes the
early immigration and population growth, social organisations,
economic activities, political orientation, schools and education,
as well as religious life of the Chinese in Penang, Malaysia.
