Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

v. 1. The environment / volume editor, Dato' Dr. Sham Sani -- v. 2. Plants / volume editor, E. Soepadmo -- v. 3. Animals / volume editor, Yong Hoi Sen -- v. 4. Early history / volume editors, Dato' Nik Hassan Shuhaimi, Nik Abdul Rahman -- v. 5. Archit ecture / volume editor, Chen Voon Fee -- v. 6. The seas / volume editors, Ong Jin Eong and Gong Wooi Khoon -- v. 7. Early modern history, 1800-1940 / volume editor, Cheah Boon Kheng -- v. 8. Performing arts / volume editor, Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof -- v. 9. Languages and literature / volume editor, Asmah Haji Omar -- v. 10. Religions and beliefs / volume editors, M. Kamal Hassan, Ghazali bin Basri -- v. 11. Government and politics, 1940-2006 / volume editor, Dato' Zakaria Haji Ahmad -- v. 12. Peoples and traditions / volume editor, Dato' Hood Salleh -- v. 13. The economy / volume editor, H. Osman Rani -- v. 14. Crafts and the visual arts / volume editor, Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal -- v. 15. Sports and recreation / volume editor, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid -- v. 16. The rulers of Malaysia / volume editor, Tun Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid