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History

How did Singapore go "from mudflat to metropolis"? These titles here shed light on the Lion City's social, political and economic growth throughout its history, including the arrival of Raffles and the subsequent colonial era; the violent clash of World War Two; and the quest to build an independent republic and national identity.
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    The Clan...At Large

    S$48.00

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

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    S$48.00
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    Singapore 2065

    S$36.00

    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...

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    S$36.00
  • Squatters into Citizens

    Squatters into Citizens

    S$38.00

    Description About the Author The crowded, bustling, 'squatter' kampongs so familiar across Southeast Asia have long since disappeared from Sing...

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    S$38.00
  • Rickshaw Coolie

    Rickshaw Coolie

    S$38.00

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

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    S$38.00
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    Nature's Colony

    S$34.00

    Description Praise About the Author Established in 1859, Singapore’s Botanic Gardens has been important as a park for Singaporeans and visitors...

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    S$34.00
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    Tan Kah-Kee

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    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...

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    S$38.00
  • Crossroads (3rd Edition)

    Crossroads (3rd Edition)

    S$32.00

    Description About the Author In this fully updated, third edition of Crossroads, Jim Baker adds new information following recent government ele...

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    S$32.00
  • Madonnas and Mavericks

    Madonnas and Mavericks

    S$32.00

    Description About the Author This book is a tribute to the women who have contributed to the growth of Singapore. The women have been selected ...

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    Serving Singapore

    S$36.00

    Description This book by a pioneer generation civil servant is a fascinating and an engaging account of Singapore's spectacular development fro...

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  • The Asian Modern

    The Asian Modern

    S$38.00

    Description About the Author How does one comprehend the phenomenon of the modernization of an Asian society in a globalized East Asian context...

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  • Southeast Asia in Ruins - Localbooks.sg

    Southeast Asia in Ruins

    S$46.00

    Description Praise About the Author British artists and commentators in the late 18th and early 19th century encoded the twin aspirations of pr...

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