Growing Up In British Malaya And Singapore A Time Of Fireflies And Wild Guavas
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Growing Up In British Malaya And Singapore A Time Of Fireflies And Wild Guavas
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Author : Maurice Baker
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2014-07-25
Growing Up In British Malaya And Singapore A Time Of Fireflies And Wild Guavas written by Maurice Baker and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-25 with Literary Collections categories.
Growing Up in British Malaya and Singapore: A Time of Fireflies and Wild Guavas is an autobiography of Maurice Baker's life in Malaya and Singapore from the 1920s to the 1940s. His memoir extends from the earliest of childhood memories with his family and friends up to the defeat of the British during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore.Baker's recounts are often humorous and detailed with the help of rare photographs, preserved since his childhood. His love for poetry also seeps through the lines of vivid prose, sending the reader back to a simpler time where tigers still used to roam the jungles of Malaya and Singapore; where fireflies were as abundant as starlight, and wild guava trees stood tall.
A Time Of Fireflies And Wild Guavas
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Author : Maurice Baker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
A Time Of Fireflies And Wild Guavas written by Maurice Baker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Diplomats categories.
The Accidental Diplomat
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Author : Maurice Baker
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2014-07-25
The Accidental Diplomat written by Maurice Baker and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-25 with Political Science categories.
“For the life of a diplomat is often a variation of routine boredom and exhilarating crises.” Maurice Baker is an academic and one of Singapore's pioneer diplomats. Growing up in colonial–governed Malaya and Singapore, his profound love for great literature works inspired him to obtain an honors in English from King's college, London in 1948 despite the cruelties faced during and after the Second World War. Baker's humble beginnings and political consciousness earned him the friendship and respect of many diplomats during his missions to India in 1967, Malaysia in 1969, Philippines in 1977 and back to Malaysia in 1980 before retiring from his career as a diplomat in 1988. Between his diplomatic missions, Baker returned to Singapore in 1972 to head the Department of English at the University of Singapore for five years. This is Baker's story of how he came to be The Accidental Diplomat. With occasional poems and a sense of humor, he candidly recounts the colourful romances of his life to his enriching encounters of diplomatic relations. His portrayals of admiration for great leaders and men paint a vivid picture of the qualities that guided his beliefs, proving that he was by no means an “Accidental Diplomat” in the eyes of others. Contents:Foreword by S R NathanMessage by S DhanabalanAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I:Cameron Highlands, MalayaUniversity College, Leicester and King's College, University of London Return to SingaporePart II:High Commissioner to IndiaHigh Commissioner to Malaysia and Return to AcademiaAmbassador to the Republic of the PhilippinesReturn to MalaysiaRetirement in Singapore Readership: General public. Key Features:Provides an insight into the career rise of an Eurasian through colonial and post colonial timesThe challenges of a first time diplomat in adapting to the role from academiaThe political insights of the Singapore Government of the time and those of the countries that Mr Baker represented Singapore inKeywords:Eurasian;Diplomacy;Pioneer Diplomat;Malaysian PoliticsReviews: “Maurice Baker is from my generation and his autobiography reflects the life and times that I went through.” Lee Kuan Yew
Transforming Lives
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Author : National University of Singapore
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2005
Transforming Lives written by National University of Singapore and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Education categories.
As the National University of Singapore (NUS) celebrates 100 years of university education in Singapore in 2005, the institution takes a look at significant developments in history and the people who have shaped its past decades. This book captures key elements of Singapore's higher education landscape through photos, quotable quotes from university staff, students, alumni, educationalists and leaders in society. Published in a handy and accessible format, it contains more than 120 photos and lists milestones chronologically, starting from 1905. This book will make an excellent gift for anyone who has been involved with NUS and higher education in Singapore.
Encyclopedia Of Post Colonial Literatures In English
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Author : Eugene Benson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-11-30
Encyclopedia Of Post Colonial Literatures In English written by Eugene Benson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
" ... Documents the history and development of [Post-colonial literatures in English, together with English and American literature] and includes original research relating to the literatures of some 50 countries and territories. In more than 1,600 entries written by more than 600 internationally recognized scholars, it explores the effect of the colonial and post-colonial experience on literatures in English worldwide.
A Company Of Planters
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Author : John Dodd
language : en
Publisher: Monsoon Books
Release Date : 2017-07-01
A Company Of Planters written by John Dodd and has been published by Monsoon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Through a collection of letters written to his best friend and to his father in England, and from his own personal diary entries, John Dodd’s memoir offers a fascinating and amusing glimpse of life as a colonial rubber planter. With true stories and confessions that would make even Somerset Maugham blush, we discover what life was really like for young colonial planters in late-1950s Malaya. Increasing daily rubber output may have been their goal but for the young planters the bigger picture of chasing girls and finding a ‘keep’ was of much greater importance. But life was more than just a series of stengahs in the clubhouse, dalliances in the Chinese brothels of Penang and charming ‘pillow dictionaries’ – there were strikes, riots, snakes, plantation fires and deadly ambushes by Communist terrorists to contend with. Set against the backdrop of the Emergency period, the rise of nationalism and Malaya’s subsequent Independence, A Company of Planters is a very personal, moving and humorous account of one man’s experiences on the frequently isolated rubber plantations of colonial Malaya.
The Golden Chersonese And The Way Thither
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Author : Isabella Lucy Bird
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892
The Golden Chersonese And The Way Thither written by Isabella Lucy Bird and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with China categories.
A Sociolinguistic History Of Early Identities In Singapore
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Author : Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-11-29
A Sociolinguistic History Of Early Identities In Singapore written by Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
What role does race, geography, religion, orthography and nationalism play in the crafting of identities? What are the origins of Singlish? This book offers a thorough investigation of old and new identities in Asia's most global city, examined through the lens of language.
The Garden Of Evening Mists
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Author : Tan Twan Eng
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2013-05-02
The Garden Of Evening Mists written by Tan Twan Eng and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-02 with Fiction categories.
A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER OF THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE AND THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE Teoh Yun Ling was seventeen years old when she first heard about Aritomo and the garden. But a war would come to Malaya, and a decade pass before she would travel to see him. A man of extraordinary skill and reputation, Aritomo was once the gardener for the Emperor of Japan, and now Yun Ling needs him. She needs him to help her build a memorial to her beloved sister, killed at the hands of the Japanese. She wants to learn everything Aritomo can teach her, and do her sister proud, but to do so she must also begin a journey into her own past, a past inextricably linked with the secrets of her troubled country. A story of art, war, love and memory, The Garden of Evening Mists captures a dark moment in history with richness, power and incredible beauty.
Cultural Heritage And Peripheral Spaces In Singapore
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Author : Tai Wei Lim
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-09-06
Cultural Heritage And Peripheral Spaces In Singapore written by Tai Wei Lim and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-06 with Social Science categories.
This book documents through first-hand experience and academic research the historical, cultural and economic interactions affecting land use in Singapore. Offering a unique study of nostalgia in Singaporean heritage, it discusses the subjective nostalgic meanings and interpretations that users of peripheral, heritage and green spaces in Singapore create and maintain, through a combination of informal observations and interactions combined with research into local history and heritage. It addresses the subjective meaning-making processes of individuals within the larger theoretical frameworks that structure understandings of changing land use and economical changes which impact on contemporary cityscapes, centered around peripheral and de-privileged areas of Singapore’s economic development.