An Introduction to the History and Culture of the Teochews in Singapore
Description This book is one of the few books written in English on Chaozhou culture and history. It compiles information from Chinese and Engl...
View full detailsDescription This book is one of the few books written in English on Chaozhou culture and history. It compiles information from Chinese and Engl...
View full detailsDescription About the Editor The social context of Singapore is changing rapidly, and understanding how people think, feel and behave in variou...
View full detailsDescription 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...
View full detailsDescription A General History of the Chinese in Singapore documents over 700 years of Chinese history in Singapore, from Chinese presence in th...
View full detailsDescription About the Author The book shows how the Chinese are now confident of their capacity to learn all they need from the developed world...
View full detailsDescription Contents Singapore and India established diplomatic relations in August 1965. However, their ties date as far back as the 10th cent...
View full detailsDescription About the Author Written by author and speaker Shawn Seah, My Father's Kampung delves into the social history of Aukang and Punggol...
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View full detailsDescription 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...
View full detailsDescription About the Editor As Singapore enters its 50th year of independence, it is a time for introspection to look back at the successes an...
View full detailsDescription About the Editor Income inequality has become a global phenomenon. Rapid technological advancement and an expanding global workforc...
View full detailsDescription About the Editors Dr Goh Keng Swee was Singapore’s first Minister for Finance from 1959 to 1965 who initiated Singapore’s first ind...
View full detailsDescription About the Editor Since 1965, Singapore has been propelled to the dizzying heights of first-world prosperity. Yet, the People's Acti...
View full detailsDescription The year 2019 marks Singapore's Bicentennial milestone since the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles in Singapore in 1819. It was in an...
View full detailsDescription About the Author This book provides a comprehensive portrait of class structure, dynamics, and orientations in Singapore – understo...
View full detailsDescription About the Author This book, a compilation of key speeches and articles by the late Mr S Rajaratnam, is a tribute to one of the foun...
View full detailsDescription 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...
View full detailsDescription 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...
View full detailsDescription About the Author Choo Seng Quee is arguably Singapore's greatest football coach. He brought Singapore football to great heights, es...
View full detailsDescription About the Author With Foreword by S R Nathan. “A scholar by inclination, a businessman by necessity, a diplomat by duty” those wer...
View full detailsDescription About the Editors Singapore's Real Estate: 50 Years of Transformation documents the transformation and development of the real esta...
View full detailsDescription This book by a pioneer generation civil servant is a fascinating and an engaging account of Singapore's spectacular development fro...
View full detailsDescription About the Editor Far from being a melting pot, multi-racial Singapore prides itself on the richness of its ethnic communities and c...
View full detailsDescription This book is a record of Mr Tan Lark Sye's remarkable contribution to the founding of Nanyang University. Hailing from Jimei, Fujia...
View full detailsDescription About the Editors Our Lives to Live: Putting a Woman's Face to Change in Singapore explores and documents how women's roles, choice...
View full detailsDescription About the Editor Singapore's success story is essentially a "people" story. Singaporeans have good reason to celebrate the nation's...
View full detailsDescription This book is part of the authors’ continuing research on quality of life issues in Singapore. It builds on past research into the v...
View full detailsDescription This book pays tribute to 25 Singaporean South Asians who pioneered and excelled in their respective fields from 1950 to 2015. It i...
View full detailsDescription 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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View full detailsDescription Shortlisted for Singapore Book Awards 2018, Best Illustrated Non-Fiction Title Nine nautical miles off the east coast of peninsular...
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View full detailsDescription Reflections: The Legacy of Lee Kuan Yew is a collection of essays reflecting on Singapore's first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew's im...
View full detailsDescription About the Editors Singapore's well-documented economic progress since independence owes a big debt to the initial investment that t...
View full detailsDescription Singapore’s rapid evolution from a modest trading post under colonial rule into a prosperous, self-confident nation is one of the n...
View full detailsDescription About the Author Singapore is known internationally for its successful economic development. Key to its economic successes is a var...
View full detailsDescription About the Author & Editor In the 50th anniversary year of Singapore's independence, it is timely to trace our developmental jou...
View full detailsDescription About the Authors On 1 January 2004, the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) came into force. The USSFTA was the result of a...
View full detailsDescription Tourism development is not merely about boosting tourist figures and bringing in more tourist dollars. Undoubtedly, it has to do wi...
View full detailsDescription This book details the findings of a large-scale survey on the values and lifestyles of 1500 Singapore residents in 2001. Semi-struc...
View full detailsDescription The Malay/Muslim community, comprising approximately 13% of Singapore's population, is an integral part of modern Singapore's forma...
View full detailsDescription The aim of this book is to encourage Singaporeans to give back to society and this applies not only to the wealthy but also to ever...
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View full detailsDescription About the Author This book is a 25-year milestone celebration of DAS' efforts in creating awareness for dyslexia and providing qual...
View full detailsDescription In an industry of higher education that measures the longevity of its leading institutions in decades and centuries, the establishm...
View full detailsDescription About the Editor The social context of Singapore is changing rapidly, and understanding how people think, feel and behave in variou...
View full detailsDescription About the Editor In conjunction with Singapore's 50th birthday in 2015, 50 Years of Environment: Singapore's Journey Towards Enviro...
View full detailsDescription This book describes in vivid detail how a newly independent nation with neither a history of technical education nor industry, deve...
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