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A History Of Modern Singapore 1819 2005


A History Of Modern Singapore 1819 2005
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Author : C.M. Turnbull
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01

A History Of Modern Singapore 1819 2005 written by C.M. Turnbull and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with History categories.


When C.M. Turnbull's A History of Singapore, 1819-1975 appeared in 1977, it quickly achieved recognition as the definitive history of Singapore. A second edition published in 1989 brought the story up to the elections held in 1988. In this fully revised edition, rewritten to take into account recent scholarship on Singapore, the author has added a chapter on Goh Chok Tong's premiership (1990-2004) and the transition to a government headed by Lee Hsien Loong. The book now ends in 2005, when the Republic of Singapore celebrated its 40th anniversary as an independent nation. Major changes occurred in the 1990s as the generation of leaders that oversaw the transition from a colony to independence stepped aside in favour of a younger generation of leaders. Their task was to shape a course that sustained the economic growth and social stability achieved by their predecessors, and they would be tested towards the end of the decade when Southeast Asia experienced a severe financial crisis. Many modern studies on Singapore focus on current affairs or very recent events and pay a great deal of attention to Singapore's successful transition from the developing to the developed world. However, younger historians are increasingly interested in other aspects of the country's past, particularly social and cultural issues. A History of Modern Singapore, 1819-2005 provides a solid foundation and an overarching framework for this research, surveying Singapore's trajectory from a small British port to a major trading and financial hub within the British Empire and finally to the modern city state that Singapore became after gaining independence in 1965.



Studying Singapore S Past


Studying Singapore S Past
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Author : Ping Tjin Thum
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2012-07-01

Studying Singapore S Past written by Ping Tjin Thum and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-01 with History categories.


C.M. (Mary) Turnbull's contributions to historical writing on Singapore extended from her 1962 thesis, published in 1972 as "The Straits Settlements, 1826-1867: Indian Presidency to Crown Colony", to her magisterial history of Singapore, first published in 1977 and re-issued in 2009 in an updated edition as A History of Singapore, 1819-2005. Her approach to history involved detailed work with documents and published materials, with a particular focus on political and economic history. One contributor to the present volume described the book as an "exercise in endowing a modern 'nation-state' with a coherent past that should explain the present." As styles in history evolved, younger scholars including some of her former students and colleagues began exploring new approaches to historical research that drew on non-English-language souce material and asked fresh questions of the sources. Mary enjoyed controversy and expected debate, and had a deep interest in these accounts, which were in many ways a natural progression from her own publications even when they raised questions about her interpretations and conclusions. Studying Singapore's Past had its origins in a conference organised to discuss her work. The volume includes ten contributions, some from long-established scholars of Singapore's history, others from a new generation of researchers. Their work offers an evaluation of established understandings of Singapore's history, and gives an indication of new directions that researchers are exploring. In publishing the book, the editor not only pays tribute to a distinguished historian but also seeks to make a contribution to the historiography of Singapore and to ongoing debates about Singapore's past.



History Of Modern Singapore


History Of Modern Singapore
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994

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Singapore


Singapore
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Author : Michael D. Barr
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-12-13

Singapore written by Michael D. Barr and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-13 with History categories.


Singapore gained independence in 1965, a city-state in a world of nation-states. Yet its long and complex history reaches much farther back. Blending modernity and tradition, ideologies and ethnicities, a peculiar set of factors make Singapore what it is today. In this thematic study of the island nation, Michael D. Barr proposes a new approach to understand this development. From the pre-colonial period through to the modern day, he traces the idea, the politics and the geography of Singapore over five centuries of rich history. In doing so he rejects the official narrative of the so-called 'Singapore Story'. Drawing on in-depth archival work and oral histories, Singapore: A Modern History is a work both for students of the country's history and politics, but also for any reader seeking to engage with this enigmatic and vastly successful nation.



Social And Economic History Of Modern Singapore


Social And Economic History Of Modern Singapore
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984

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Social And Economic History Of Modern Singapore


Social And Economic History Of Modern Singapore
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Release Date : 1984

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A History Of Singapore 1819 1988


A History Of Singapore 1819 1988
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Author : Constance Mary Turnbull
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1989

A History Of Singapore 1819 1988 written by Constance Mary Turnbull and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.


This book traces the development of Singapore from 1819, when the English East India Company established a trading settlement on the island, until 1985, which ended Singapore's first twenty years as an independent nation. Based on research into government records, newspapers, private papers and secondary works, it provides the first full-scale history of modern Singapore.



History Of Modern Singapore


History Of Modern Singapore
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language : en
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Release Date : 1994

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War Memory And The Making Of Modern Malaysia And Singapore


War Memory And The Making Of Modern Malaysia And Singapore
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Author : Karl Hack
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2012-01-01

War Memory And The Making Of Modern Malaysia And Singapore written by Karl Hack and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with History categories.


Singapore fell to Japan on 15 February 1942. Within days, the Japanese had massacred thousands of Chinese civilians, and taken prisoner more than 100,000 British, Australian and Indian soldiers. A resistance movement formed in Malaya's jungle-covered mountains, but the vast majority could do little other than resign themselves to life under Japanese rule. The Occupation would last three and a half years, until the return of the British in September 1945. How is this period remembered? And how have individuals, communities, and states shaped and reshaped memories in the postwar era? The book response to these questions, presenting answers that use the words of Chinese, Malays, Indians, Eurasians, British and Australians who personally experienced the war years. The authors guide readers through many forms of memory: from the soaring pillars of Singapore's Civilian War Memorial, to traditional Chinese cemeteries in Malaysia; and from families left bereft by Japanese massacres, to the young women who flocked to the Japanese-sponsored Indian National Army, dreaming of a march on Delhi. This volume provides a forum for previously marginalized and self-censored voices, using the stories they relate to reflect on the nature of conflict and memory. They also offer a deeper understanding of the searing transit from wartime occupation to post-war decolonization and the moulding of postcolonial states and identities.



Singapore


Singapore
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Author : Michael D. Barr
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-12-13

Singapore written by Michael D. Barr and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-13 with History categories.


Singapore gained independence in 1965, a city-state in a world of nation-states. Yet its long and complex history reaches much farther back. Blending modernity and tradition, ideologies and ethnicities, a peculiar set of factors make Singapore what it is today. In this thematic study of the island nation, Michael D. Barr proposes a new approach to understand this development. From the pre-colonial period through to the modern day, he traces the idea, the politics and the geography of Singapore over five centuries of rich history. In doing so he rejects the official narrative of the so-called 'Singapore Story'. Drawing on in-depth archival work and oral histories, Singapore: A Modern History is a work both for students of the country's history and politics, but also for any reader seeking to engage with this enigmatic and vastly successful nation.