“[The author] has extremely interesting sections on coinage, the make-up of the trade (tea replaced porcelain and silk as the most profitable product) and a deep-dive into the commercial organization of Batavia…. the wealth of data makes it palpable and the details bring out nuance...”

Timothy Barnard is interviewed on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about his book "Imperial Creatures" (NUS Press, 2019). Host Faizah Zakaria & Barnard discuss the question of animal agency, the performative aspects of animal welfare & more. newbooksnetwork.com/timothy-barn... #ColonialHistory

#NewBook: A major new work on Asian trade and empire, "The Chinese in Maritime Southeast Asia" draws on VOC records to show how Chinese merchants in 17th century Batavia and Southeast Asia emerged as central players in global trade. Read: buff.ly/nIBjTj7 #maritime #trade #Batavia #Indonesia #China

📚 Last few hours of our #SG60 sale! 🇸🇬 Don’t miss your chance to get 50% off Singapore must-reads, special prices on new books, PLUS snag a free sticker sheet! 50% off: buff.ly/QuOrIni Special sale: buff.ly/WMztpho #Singapore #ReadLocal #NationalDay #SGHistory #BookSky #SingLit

From an exploration of Singapore’s pre-colonial past, to an account of the pluralist 1950s–70s, a reconstruction of the “missing years” of our history, and a unique look at colonial society through animals, explore Singapore’s many pasts. Now 50% off: buff.ly/QuOrIni #SG60 #Singapore #History

Revisit Singapore’s past through voices that shaped and witnessed it, from Ann Wee's "A Tiger Remembers", to Goh Poh Seng's "Tall Tales & Misadventures", Herman Hochstadt’s "lives & times of hrh", & Bertha Henson's biography of George Bogaars "Not for Circulation". Now 50% off: buff.ly/QuOrIni#SG60

🇸🇬 Our National Day Sale is live! 🇸🇬 Celebrate SG60 with flat 50% off select Singapore titles: nuspress.nus.edu.sg/collections/... + The first 50 orders will receive an exclusive FREE NUS Press sticker sheet! Offer valid 8-11 August. #NationalDaySG #ReadLocal #SG60 #Sale #BookSky

"In many ways this book is about Thai memory, belonging and identity... if you are looking for a meandering, digressive book about Thai history and socio-cultural interactions with water you won’t be disappointed." - @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social Get a copy: buff.ly/BCiExDS #Bangkok #chaophraya

Read: Vannessa Hearman (@vhearman.bsky.social), author of the award-winning "Unmarked Graves" (NUS Press, 2018) writes about a new exhibition at the National Museum in Jakarta focusing on women’s contribution to social change in Indonesia. www.insideindonesia.org/archive/arti... #indonesia #history

The Indonesian translation of Klaas Stutje's "Campaigning in Europe for a Free Indonesia" (NIAS Press, 2019) was reviewed in Inside #Indonesia: "Stutje’s study challenges established paradigms about the origins of Indonesia’s nationalist awakening." www.insideindonesia.org/archive/arti...

Event: @arinus.bsky.social "Housing and Citizenship in Postcolonial Nations" lecture by Chua Beng Huat will examine the role of housing policy in postcolonial Singapore in nation-building. Date: 7 Aug Time: 16:00–17:30 (SGT) Venue: AS8 04-04 NUS + Zoom Register: buff.ly/PloNd12 #housing #singapore

Review in Technology and Culture of "Fighting for Health" by @waynesoon.bsky.social: "In sum, this is an excellent volume that deserves to be widely read by scholars of the #ColdWar, military medicine, #healthcare, and (post)colonialism." Read: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

The 4th Ateneo de Manila Uni Press book highlight is "Unrequited Love": "An eye-opening, thought-provoking, worthy addition to our sparse scholarly literature on an issue that impacts the course of our history" - Ralph Recto, Secretary, Dept of Finance buff.ly/rdyBDA5 #Duterte #Philippines #China

The 3rd book we're highlighting from @ateneodemanilau.bsky.social Uni Press is "Tales of the Post-Plantation", in which Robin Thiers explores #CavendishBanana production in the #Philippines through unlikely protagonists: small-scale farmers, a fungus, and the banana itself. 🍌🌱 Read: buff.ly/rv2Vo7u

The 2nd book from Ateneo de Manila University Press we're highlighting is "Power from the Forest". Marites Dañguilan Vitug harnesses her investigative skills to tell us the story of the Philippine forests, the people who continue to plunder them & those trying to protect them. buff.ly/EtNgjMD

🎧 Listen: Heather Sutherland, author of "Seaways and Gatekeepers" (NUS Press, 2021) is interviewed on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. @sea-greeny.bsky.social speaks to Prof Sutherland about her approach to writing the book, the key themes & her next project: buff.ly/PGmsIQi #GlobalHistory #Indonesia

In July, we will be sharing 5 new books on the #Philippines from Ateneo de Manila University Press, with limited copies available on our webstore for customers outside the Philippines. Stay tuned and discover a new every week! #BookSky #environmentalhistory #bookoftheday buff.ly/qpoOTTV

📚 Seeking submissions! Our SEAPS series edited by @edwardaspinall.bsky.social & Nick Cheesman (both @anubellschool.bsky.social) seeks to publish research on Southeast Asia across anthropology, geography, history, politics, sociology, cultural studies, & more. asaa.asn.au/book-series/...

Do go for the book launch of Dr. Natali Pearson's (@sea-greeny.bsky.social) #Belitung if you're attending the World Archaeological Congress 2025 #WAC10!

#NewBook: Michael Hurley's "Waterways of Bangkok" invites readers to look beyond established images of Thai society. It is "[a] rich study of the city's history and culture told through the story of its waterways." - Justin McDaniel, @upenn.edu. Get a copy: buff.ly/Wgvb0fy #Bangkok #BookSky

Public policy analyst, podcaster & content creator @historyogi.bsky.social recommends #SingaporeHistory and literature titles in The Straits Times, including NUS Press' "Thomas Stamford #Raffles: Schemer and Reformer" and "The Singapore River: A Social History, 1819-2002". buff.ly/zAryHEf #BookSky

Do you want a great 15-minute update on infectious disease outbreaks around the world? Concise, no nonsense? And paired with a discussion w/ experts (& @nuspress.bsky.social authors) Daniel Bausch and Kishore Mahbubani on prospects for global public health? It's here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=05El...

Today’s the last day of @aasasianstudies.bsky.social #AASInAsia2025! NIAS Press authors Kathryn Wellen and Astrid Norén-Nilsson will be speaking in today’s insightful panels. Discover their books and more, now 20% off until June 15th: buff.ly/uZN466v ⭐ #conference #booksky #asianstudies #booksale

Day 3 of @asianstudies.org #AASInAsia2025 features authors including Elliott Prasse-Freeman (@epf.bsky.social) and Hsiu-hua Shen on a variety of panels! Find their books and more at 20% off in our conference book list. Browse now: buff.ly/uZN466v 📚 #asianstudies #myanmar #laos #thailand #singapore

More interesting panels are on the agenda today on day 2 of @asianstudies.org #AASInAsia2025, featuring Annabel T. Gallop, @regreteau.bsky.social, and many of our other distinguished authors! Get 20% off our special conference list: buff.ly/uZN466v 📚 #AsianStudies #SoutheastAsia #booksky

Today is day 1 of @aasasianstudies.bsky.social #AASInAsia2025 in #Kathmandu, Nepal! We're sad to be missing it, but our authors @cherian.bsky.social, @janemferguson.bsky.social and more are chairing/organising/discussing in today’s panels! Get 20% off their titles and more: buff.ly/uZN466v ⭐

#NewBookAlert and #ThrowbackThursday in one: Our reprint of best-seller "Everyday Modernism" is now out, featuring a vertical view of a HDB block on the front, and the basketball court from the (now demolished) Marine Parade Community Building on the back: buff.ly/gb9DVZW #architecture #singapore

Happy World Book Day from NUS Press! From Southeast Asian histories and politics, to urban studies and the human-animal relationship, our books explore the ideas shaping #SoutheastAsia today. Browse our catalog: nuspress.nus.edu.sg #WorldBookDay2025 #ReadMore #Nonfiction #BookSky 📚🌏

The @forarthistory.org.uk #ForArtHistory2025 conference programme is live (go to pg 62 to see our ad): buff.ly/N0Gldri Our authors Roger Nelson & Ashley Thompson are attending, & one of the panels honours author T.K. Sabapthy. NUS Press director @psmedia.asia will be there on 11 April! #arthistory

We just launched a nifty new map-based interface for the @nuspress.bsky.social #openaccess repository of Southeast Asian archaeological site reports. (Yes, it was vibe-coded…)

A warm welcome to our newest member, NUS Press in Singapore @nuspress.bsky.social! Read more about them here: nuspress.nus.edu.sg/

Listen: @bbcradio4.bsky.social Human Intelligence podcast with @naomialderman.bsky.social just aired an episode about the life and legacy of #IdaPfeiffer. In it, they interview NUS Press author John van Wyhe about his book #Wanderlust"! buff.ly/oAVbuMK #travel #budgettravel #travelbooks

#IdaPfeiffer (1797–1858) was one of the most remarkable female travellers who ever lived. John van Wyhe, author of "Wanderlust" (NUS Press, 2019), is interviewed by @naomialderman.bsky.social on @bbcstudios.bsky.social about Pfeiffer's life and legacy. Tune in on March 27th! buff.ly/KIns2c5

The final day of @AASAsianStudies #AAS2025 is here! Today, our authors @merweissphd and Lynette J Chua are part of a panel on Everyday Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia. Our discount is valid through the end of March - shop now: nuspress.nus.edu.sg/collections/...

On day 3 of @asianstudies.org #AAS2025, our authors are participating in various panels ranging from #PhilippineHistory to #SoutheastAsianStudies. Reminder that AAS attendees can get 40% off our book list: buff.ly/xdfQkBc

#AuthorPhotos of the day at @aasasianstudies.bsky.social #AAS2025! Mitch Aso, co-editor of "Fighting for Health" & Yuri Sato, contributor to "Ethics, Business and Capitalism" stopped by our booth (318)! Find our conference discount and more in our virtual booth: sway.cloud.microsoft/y8pvEI01RAJ4...

Hello from #Columbus, Ohio on day 1 of @asianstudies.org! Our authors @merweiss.bsky.social, Lisandro Claudio & more are chairing/organising/discussing in panels. Find NUS Press at booth 318 in the exhibit hall from tomorrow! #AAS2025 #AsianStudies

The journey to #AAS2025 starts soon! ... if anyone attending would like to have a chat about manuscripts, books, publishing ideas, digital humanities projects, etc, find a time here, or look for me at @nuspress.bsky.social Booth 318.

"Early #SoutheastAsia" reviewed in Asian Review of Books: "This likely remains *the* book for #archaeology junkies... provides an excellent overview of both the state of play as well as the process by which archaeologists reach their (always revisable) conclusions." buff.ly/4bdbv0c buff.ly/41WmecM

Singapore fell to the Japanese 83 years ago today, on 15 February 1942. Learn more about this important part of history from books including "The Men Who Lost Singapore", "Guns of February", & "Red Star Over Malaya" buff.ly/42SdqoX #FallOfSingapore #WWII #WW2 #OnThisDay #worldwar #malaya #japan

"Infectious Disease Emergencies" was launched on Feb 10th. Straits Times wrote about the book: "Written by experts in the field from all over the world, the book has actionable insights and solutions based on the latest research and field experiences." buff.ly/41bKSWg #publichealth #pandemics

Infectious Disease Emergences gets an excellent review in @thelancet.bsky.social: "I can see [this book] becoming the backbone for courses and training... crucial reading for people at all career stages in #publichealth as well as policy makers." buff.ly/3Q2ikrW #publichealth #pandemic #covid19

📚🐍 Happy Lunar New Year from all of us at NUS Press! Wishing all our readers, authors, and followers a prosperous and book-filled year ahead! nuspress.nus.edu.sg #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheSnake #ReadMore #NUSPress

CIDER, the Centre for Infectious Disease Emergency Response @NUS Med, has been sharing a new video series introducing the authors of "Infectious Disease Emergencies". Watch on Facebook: www.facebook.com/nus.cider More on the book: nuspress.nus.edu.sg/products/inf... #infectiousdiseases #pandemics

This webinar series was an informational lifeline during the COVID-19 outbreak. When @nuspress.bsky.social Press got the chance to work with this team as publisher, we jumped at it. Now rebranded as "Outbreaks: Updates and Analyses". Check out the first episode of season three.

In July '24, we had a fascinating discussion of "Stateless" at the Book Bar. Author Chen Tienshi Lara was one of 9,200 Chinese residents left stateless after Japan’s 1972 termination of diplomatic ties with the Republic of China. Watch: youtu.be/FATgxzFssno #stateless #statelessness #humanrights

#NewBook: Recent discoveries & improved investigative techniques have opened up dramatic new insights into Southeast Asia's past. Charles Higham's synthesis of nearly 2 million years of human endeavour in "Early #SoutheastAsia" is an essential introduction: buff.ly/41WmecM #BookSky #prehistory

Happy new year from all of us at NUS Press! As we turn the page to 2025, we look forward to another year of publishing impactful scholarship. Sign up to our newsletter to hear about our new books, sales, and events: buff.ly/3jvNYeN #newyear #universitypress #publishing

We (@nuspress.bsky.social) just published an #openaccess website on pandemic preparedness, bringing together insights from more than 90 key members of the responder community, with field experience in Ebola, HIV, COVID-19, mpox, etc. A 🧵 of appreciation of this diverse group.

#NewBook: "Infectious Disease Emergencies" brings together nearly 100 top public health experts to present 39 chapters on #pandemic preparedness and response, drawing heavily on experiences from #COVID-19, #Ebola, #MERS, #SARS-1, #influenza and other outbreaks. Read open access now! buff.ly/4gpWEBD