Books: Images of Asia

Last time we went to Malaysia, I found 3 booklets in the collection "Images of Asia" at Oxford University Press. Each of these boolets retraces the history of a city in Malaysia. I just finished the one about Penang, and have Malacca and Kuala Lumpur in front of me. These booklets are just great, with a detailed but not academic account of the events since the founding of the city, and illustrations too. They help getting a better understanding of these places and provide a great reading.

Old Penang (Images of Asia) by Sarnia Hayes Hoyt, at Oxford University Press
(ISBN 983-56-0017-1)

Old Malacca (Images of Asia) by Sarnia Hayes Hoyt, at Oxford University Press
(ISBN 983-56-0012-0)

Old Kuala Lumpur (Images of Asia) by J.M. Gullick, at Oxford University Press
(ISBN 983-56-0048-1)