Arts

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

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

Description A History Of Money In Singapore covers the history of money in Singapore from pre-colonial times to the present day, narrating the ...

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

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

Description Mr Lee Kuan Yew described Hard Truths as his all-time "favourite" book. He stayed in the public eye for 60 years - as the revolutio...

Description Praise About the Authors and Photographer Shortlisted for the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain's Colvin Prize 2...

Description About the Author “Seeing Better: Along the River, daily lives, extraordinary devotions” is a collection of photographs taken in thr...

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

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

Description About the Authors Look inside the book   |   Get the E-book on Amazon or Google Play A neighbourhood with a heady mix of nostalgic ...

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

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 Look inside the book Thomas Lim, one of Singapore’s premier florists and interior designers, presents the highlig...

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

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 Authors & Illustrator A comprehensive field guide to the 829 bird species of Malaysia (including Sabah and Sarawak) a...

Description Who was “Fatty Weng”? Which family restaurant is being run by the fourth generation? “Samy’s Curry” got its name from its owner, bu...

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

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 First published in 1952 and the subject of numerous reprints and editions, this cookbook is an acclaimed classic a...

Description About the Author Shortlisted for Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Illustrated Non-Fiction Title To the generation of Singapore resi...

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 More than two hundred years after Thomas Stamford Raffles established a British factory on the island of Singapore...

Description Here, in beautiful Singapore, we live in harmony. Regardless of our different races, religions and customs, we are able to grow and...

Description Praise About the Author As someone who has studied history for much of my life, I have found the past fascinating. But it has alway...

Description Contents Singapore and India established diplomatic relations in August 1965. However, their ties date as far back as the 10th cent...

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

Description The branding of Singapore International Airlines with the image of a beautiful, petite and servile 'Oriental' woman dressed in figu...

Description The Straits Chinese or Peranakan community is perhaps one of the oldest overseas Chinese communities in history, having established...

Description About the Author The Japanese invasion of Malaya in December 1941 is one of the more heavily studied military campaigns in World Wa...

Description The story of modern Singapore as told through its living heritage is encapsulated in this handsome book, published to coincide with...

Description About the Author In this new expanded Bicentennial edition of Travellers' Tales, more than 80 visitors from the past provide reader...

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 Soul of Ink: Lim Tze Peng at 100 pays tribute to the remarkable achievement of artistic renaissance at 100....

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

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

Description Mahadeva, the founding secretary-general of the Singapore National Union of Journalists (SNUJ), suddenly found himself in the news ...

Description Throughout the history of mankind, the rise of societies, whether civilizations, nations, or communities, has been a story of human...

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 When a child steps outside his ordinary world and travels to a foreign city or country, an adventure awaits. In Fi...

Description About the Author This collection of 328 photographs shows the rhythm of daily life in Singapore between 1959 and 1965 – the pivotal...

Description Praise About the Authors Look inside the book Excavations, Interrogations, Krishen Jit & Contemporary Malaysian Theatre recount...