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Description About the Author Look inside the book   |   Get the E-book on Amazon, Google Play or Kobo Singapore’s 2020 general election saw its...

Description About the Author Mileage Communications is proud to present On a Little Hill in Chinatown, a 206-page tome documenting the lives of...

Description This book is one of the few books written in English on Chaozhou culture and history. It compiles information from Chinese and Engl...

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 Now released in a new, convenient and handy size, Over Singapore: 50 Years Ago is a view of old Singapore from a new angle. Many of...

Description Brimming with verve and dramatic incident, this title offers insights into the life story of this Singapore island city-state throu...

Description About the Editor The social context of Singapore is changing rapidly, and understanding how people think, feel and behave in variou...

Description About the Author Dr Goh Keng Swee’s public career spanned two eventful decades. He was a founding member of Singapore’s ruling poli...

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

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

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Description About the Author These are the unpublished stories about the stories that you may have read in Singapore newspapers over the years....

Description About the Editors Since his undergraduate days in Cambridge, George Yeo has spoken and written much in and out of government. Many ...

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 This autobiography is a record of Cham Tao Soon's life and interactions with many interesting people over the cour...

Description About the Editor As Singapore enters its 50th year of independence, it is a time for introspection to look back at the successes an...

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

Description Praise About the Author OUT OF PRINT Look inside the book The Japanese Occupation in Singapore was a part of the theatre of the Asi...

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

Description About the Author Comprehensive modern history of Singapore, from C16 to present. Michael D. Barr is Associate Professor in Inter...

Description Professor Tan Tai Yong is the Institute of Policy Studies' 6th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book is an edited...

Description About the Author Singapore through 19th Century Photographs is a comprehensive photographic record of Singapore from the early 1840...

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 Between 1880 and 1930 colonial Singapore attracted tens of thousands of Chinese immigrant laborers, brought to ser...

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

Description About the Author Provides a comprehensive portrayal of S. Rajaratnam - one of Singapore's outstanding leaders who played a crucial ...

Description About the Author A sheltered young prince leaves his palace to discover the world outside. How does his journey begin and end? The ...

Description About the Author Rebuilding the Ancestral Village examines the relationship between one group of Singaporean Chinese and their ance...

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

Seeks to provide a general framework, giving due weight to the origins, early development and each of the various periods of Singapore's history. I...

Description “Baba”, “Nonya”, “Peranakan” and “Straits Chinese” are terms that refer to the descendants of Chinese traders who settled in Southe...

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...