Singapore : a modern history /

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 n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barr, Michael D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Let's talk about 1819: reorientating the national narrative
  • The idea of Singapore
  • Singapore central: the role of location in Singapore's history
  • Governance in premodern Singapore
  • Governance in modern Singapore, 1867-1965
  • Governance in independent Singapore
  • The economy: Singapore, still at the centre
  • Making modern Singaporeans: People, society and place.