Arts

Description This book accompanies a special exhibition of Edo-period Japanese woodblock prints and contemporary photographs of Japan by Singapo...

Description This book traces the history of the costume of Peranakan women; specifically, the sarong, kebaya, and baju panjang. The sarong keba...

This Guide to Psychiatry Singapore Perspective is the 16th revision of the original series of "Guide to Psychiatry" which has been revised and upda...

Description For a Chinese immigrant in South-East Asia to make good is not unique, but what is unique in Tan Kah-kee’s case is his enormous con...

Description Praise About the Author This book documents the development of psychiatry in Singapore since its humble beginnings in the British ...

Description About the Editors The European Union is the most successful regional organisation in the world. ASEAN is the most successful region...

Description About the Editors Singapore's Real Estate: 50 Years of Transformation documents the transformation and development of the real esta...

Description Praise About the Author Revisionist" or "alternative" historians have increasingly questioned elements of the Singapore Story - the...

Description About the Author The deteriorating quality of governance in Singapore has worried many in this country. It is clear that the anachr...

Description About the Contributors Look inside the magazine Cinema has always been an immense source of inspiration when it comes to creative p...

Description About the Author Through wars and revolutions, triumph and tragedy, loves lost and enduring, Georgette Chen forged an artistic visi...

Description About the Author Dugong. Coffin Ray. Convict Blenny. Vampire Squid. Whale Shark. Do these animals sound dangerous or endangered to ...

Description Praise About the Authors A Collection of True Stories of Grief, Resilience, and Hope from 30 Gazans Living the War A Testament to S...

Description About the Author Singapore Notecards is a series of collectible gift cards featuring illustrations of major landmarks and historic ...

Description Praise About the Author What is the secret of effective government in today’s complex and turbulent world? In this collection of es...

Description About the Author & Translator 在新加坡，郭令明和城市发展集团是家喻户晓的名字和商号。但是除了偶尔新闻上的消息之外，有关这位掌舵人的其他一切几乎是个谜，因为他行事低调，且不爱张扬。 这本由知名得奖作家白胜晖以英文撰写，由新报业...

Description Praise About the Author This Must Be the Place explores how music can make cities better. This Must Be the Place introduces and exa...

Description About the Editor This richly illustrated catalogue examines the power of photography and its mobilisation within systems of knowled...

Description Best Non-fiction Title Finalist for the 2023 Singapore Book Awards At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, more than a quarter of...

Description About the Series Water is more than a basic human necessity in Singapore. Its supply was a strategic collaboration between two Brit...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Theatre surveys the beginnings, evolution and current state of the theatre in English, Manda...

Description About the Series This book discusses the significance of multiracialism as one of the central components of nationhood in Singapore...

Description About the Series This book tells the story of the Singapore legal system. Beginning with the British years, it moves on to the post...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Education examines the key imperatives and principles that drove policy formulation, the suc...

Description “Why did I insist on Singaporeans all needing to learn their mother tongue? For the Chinese, why did I insist that they learn Chine...

Description About the Author Hijab: Everyday Stories of Muslim Women from Singapore and Beyond is the latest book from Hidayah Amin, an award-w...

Description About the Author Immerse yourself in the vibrant tapestry of Singapore's culinary heritage as you journey through the pages of this...

Description About the Author In 1890, a teenage Tan Kah Kee left his hometown in Jimei, Fujian, embarking on a journey towards Singapore to joi...

Description A much-needed resource on the practice of public art commissions and community engagement through the arts in urban Asia.Distribute...

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Description About the Authors Until recently, Bhutan has been relatively unknown. In many minds, it is a mystical secluded place. Nonetheless...

Description (This catalogue is published to document the exhibition Once Upon a Time in Little India held at the Indian Heritage Centre from Oc...

Description About the Author The book introduces Chinese culture to readers of English, using poetry from the various periods rendered into Eng...

Description Touted as one of the main engineers of Singapore’s economic growth, Dr Goh’s collection of writings and speeches seek to shed light...

Description This book is a record of Mr Tan Lark Sye's remarkable contribution to the founding of Nanyang University. Hailing from Jimei, Fujia...

Description About the Author With Foreword by S R Nathan. “A scholar by inclination, a businessman by necessity, a diplomat by duty” — those we...

Description About the Editors Our Lives to Live: Putting a Woman's Face to Change in Singapore explores and documents how women's roles, choice...

Description About the Editors Singapore society is increasingly becoming diverse. During the first few decades of nation building, policies wer...

Description How did Singapore's health care system transform itself into one of the best in the world? It not only provides easy access, but it...

Description About the Author In 2015, Singapore celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence. This book covers the complex historical forces...

Description Praise About the Author For three-and-a-half bleak years during World War II, Japan occupied Malaya and Singapore, transforming a o...

Description About the Author Everything you might want to know about Kent Ridge in one book. This book helps you look beneath the shiny exterio...

Description About the Authors Singapore Screening Spaces (1896–1945) is a documentation of archives and affection. It charts approximately hal...

Description Stylish buildings, trendy logos, sexy figures, exotic cultures, modern forms, flamboyant fonts and more—explore Yeo Hong Eng’s “lit...

Description About the Editors Embark on a captivating cultural journey of discovery into the enchanting realm of Chinese vernacular shrine cult...

Description A treasury of heartfelt stories, emotions, and wishes from children about Singapore, this collection is published to mark two momen...

Description About the Author In 2009, the family of the late Lee Kip Lin donated to the National Library Board, Singapore over 14,500 slides an...

Description About the Author The National Library of Singapore has one name that is inseparable from its history. Mrs Hedwig Anuar, born Hedwig...