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Description About the Author Read a sample chapter Since 1819, more than 6,200 place (street and village) names divided into more than 3,900 na...

Description The survivors of Operation Spectrum—which saw the detention of several people who were allegedly part of a Marxist conspiracy—speak...

Description Praise About the Author Ink and Influence: An OB Markers Sequel is media veteran Cheong Yip Seng's account of Singapore's dramatic ...

Description About the Author C.M. Turnbull's one-volume history of Singapore has been an essential resource since its first edition was publish...

Description About the Author Essays on Singapore's Foreign Policy “Diplomacy is not about being nice, polite or agreeable. It is fundamentally ...

Description About the Author One of the pivotal figures in the modern history of Southeast Asia, Mr Lee Kuan Yew passed away on 23 March 2015. ...

Description About the Author Sample Chapter(s)Foreword (106 KB)Lecture I: Hunting Black Swans and Taming Black Elephants: Governance in a Compl...

Description About the Author The Sound of Memories: Recordings from the Oral History Centre, Singapore features the happy, funny, poignant and ...

Description Praise About the Author When Singapore declared independence in 1965, it faced the monumental task of building a military from scra...

Description Praise About the Author Singapore is renowned for the delightful cuisines that can be found in its hawker centres. Travellers heral...

About the Author This new book by Artist and Illustrator Lorette. E Roberts is a pictorial travelogue of her sketches, comments and paintings o...

Description About the Author One of Singapore's top diplomats, Bilahari Kausikan was the Institute of Policy Studies' (IPS) 2015/16 S R Nathan ...

Description About the Author Swan & Maclaren were one of the main architectural practices working in Singapore from their foundation in 189...

Description About the Editors Ageing is a part of life that all Singaporeans must face and, in fact, all families will have next of kins who wi...

Description About the Author From private meetings in living rooms in the 1990s to the emergence of annual rallies and decriminalization campai...

Description About the Authors This casebook is a unique resource, offering never before documented insights into the practices and principles o...

Description Wartime Kitchen: Food And Eating In Singapore (1942-1950) examines the experience of people during the period following the fall of...

Description This is a volume of collected stories and vignettes of the extended Hochstadt Clan of Singapore. Singapore’s Hochstadt family was e...

Description Key Features On 10 July 2020, Singapore held its 18th general elections in history and the 13th since independence in 1965. As in ...

Description Sequel to Josephine Chia’s 2014 Singapore Literature prize-winning book, Kampong Spirit - Gotong Royong: Life in Potong Pasir, 1955...

Description About the Author Written by author and speaker Shawn Seah, My Father's Kampung delves into the social history of Aukang and Punggol...

Description Praise Look inside the book Russel’s career began when one of his photographs made it to the cover of Track & Field News magazi...

Description Praise About the Author The environmental turn in the humanities and social sciences has meant a new focus on the history of animal...

Description About the Author Nearly everyone knows that Singapore has one of the most efficient governments and is among the most competitive a...

Lee Kuan Yew played the pivotal role in Singapore’s transition from British Crown Colony to independent developing nation, and on to the economical...

Description About the Series Mei Lin and her mother are decorating the house for Chinese New Year. When Mei Lin’s mother realises that Mei Lin ...

Description About the Author The book shows how the Chinese are now confident of their capacity to learn all they need from the developed world...

Description About the Author The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man is the memoir of Professor Tommy Koh. His life is full of firsts. He was...

Description About the Author Look Inside the Book A comprehensive resource that introduces readers to key techniques of Chinese pastry- and des...

Description Praise After decades of overwhelming political domination by the People's Action Party (PAP), Singapore has entered a phase of poli...

Description This book is much more than a round-up of Singapore's new urban cityscapes. Rather, it traces the development of the city-state, sh...

Description About the Photographer Look inside the book In Beyond Wilderness, photographer Chua Chye Teck explores the fast disappearing natura...

Description A General History of the Chinese in Singapore documents over 700 years of Chinese history in Singapore, from Chinese presence in th...

Description About the Editor From independence in 1965, Singapore has experienced a meteoric rise to a modern developed city-state. What is les...

Description About the Author It is 1958 and Josephine is staring at a Milo tin. She cannot make sense of the letters! To learn how to read, she...

Description About the Author Now in a new, more affordable paperback edition! Architect Tay Kheng Soon’s book brings together memoir, a selecti...

Description Praise About the Author & Illustrator We know that dogs bark, cats meow, and cows moo. But do you know dholes whistle “whee-whe...

Description About the Author Gedung Kuning or the Yellow Mansion was home to the family of Haji Yusoff 'Tali Pinggang' from 1912 to 1999. It wa...

Description About the Author Look inside the book   |   Get the E-book Raffles built Singapore from scratch, or so the story goes. Come experie...

Description The hawker centre is an integral part of Singapore's urban landscape. As they are now easily found all around the island, many may ...

Description The Art and Science of Entrepreneurship benefits from the author's many years of experience as a serial entrepreneur. By mapping hi...

Description About the Editor Multiculturalism is arguably the X-factor of Singapore’s admired country brand. But while the island republic’s o...

Description About the Author Every Chinese household to some extent uses home remedies. Children are often given a bowlful of soup or brew with...

Description About the Author Immediately recognizable by their hong tou jin or red headscarves, Singapore's Samsui women-immigrants from the Sa...

Description Praise About the Author Little Perfections romps through the hawker centres, home kitchens, and restaurants of Singapore, tasting e...

Description About the Editor New Naratif ran The Citizens’ Agenda to survey Singaporeans on this question: In your opinion, what issues do you ...