Singapore Chronicles: Language
Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Language reviews and discusses the changing language use patterns within Singapore society f...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Language reviews and discusses the changing language use patterns within Singapore society f...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Education examines the key imperatives and principles that drove policy formulation, the suc...
View full detailsDescription About the Series A collection of short essays written by the two authors, this book is an unconventional chronicle of the visual ar...
View full detailsDescription About the Series The early structures in Singapore were constructed from locally available materials. After British colonisation, m...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore is a modern and global island-state, internationally recognised as one of the most liveable cities in th...
View full detailsDescription About the Series This book examines the crucial role of trade and investment in Singapore’s economy. Using globalisation as a backd...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Theatre surveys the beginnings, evolution and current state of the theatre in English, Manda...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore is one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world. This feature gives multiple layers and co...
View full detailsDescription About the Series The conventional and dominant view of Singapore’s history is that it began with Stamford Raffles’ arrival on the i...
View full detailsDescription About the Series This book discusses the significance of multiracialism as one of the central components of nationhood in Singapore...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Good governance is at the heart of Singapore’s development, forged in the furnace of the early challenges that Sin...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore has leveraged on its strategic location and open economy to become a global maritime and logistics centr...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore’s reputation as a food paradise reflects its position at the intersection of four culinary cultures: Chi...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore is one of the premier financial centres in the world. It is one of the biggest markets for the trading o...
View full detailsDescription About the Series This book gives a concise account of the Singapore economy, beginning withits origins in the colonial era and cont...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Constitution traces the development of Singapore’s Constitution against the framework of Sin...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Central Provident Fund reflects the economic history and social development of Singapore. CP...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Water is more than a basic human necessity in Singapore. Its supply was a strategic collaboration between two Brit...
View full detailsDescription About the Series This book traces the development of Singapore’s land transport system since its modern founding in 1819. Until Ind...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Trade unions hold a special place in Singapore’s history. Occupying different camps on the left and right, unionis...
View full detailsDescription About the Series In 2016, Singapore’s long-awaited dream of winning an Olympic gold medal was realised when Joseph Schooling touche...
View full detailsDescription About the Series This book presents a historical overview of personal social services in Singapore, known fundamentally as social w...
View full detailsDescription About the Series The story of public housing in Singapore is a unique one. This book chronicles the journey from the early days of ...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Presidency traces the fascinating twists and turns of the relatively short history of the El...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore is simultaneously praised for its extraordinary safety and criticised for its draconian laws. This prime...
View full detailsDescription About the Series This book discusses the inception, evolution and longevity of the People’s Action Party (PAP), which has governed ...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Opposition traces the eventful history of Singapore’s opposition parties from post-World War...
View full detailsDescription About the Series This monograph outlines the development of Singapore’s media from the first government-subsidised newspaper to rad...
View full detailsDescription About the Series The vicissitudes of history, from Raffles’ purchase of the Singapore island from a Malay sultan to the short-lived...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore has not one national literature but four literatures, in the official languages of Malay, Chinese, Tamil...
View full detailsDescription About the Series This book tells the story of the Singapore legal system. Beginning with the British years, it moves on to the post...
View full detailsDescription About the Series This is a short account of the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, which lasted for from February 1942 to August 194...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Though a small minority within the Singapore society, the Indian community displays deep diversity within its own ...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Heritage means different things to different people. This book provides a guide to Singapore heritage and its pres...
View full detailsDescription About the Series This book reviews the development of healthcare in Singapore, especially over the last 50 years. It presents major...
View full detailsDescription About the Series The term “flora and fauna” refers to the plants and animals found in a particular region. Singapore’s primeval veg...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Eurasians explores the social history of Singapore Eurasians, focusing particularly on the 5...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Environment documents Singapore’s journey towards greater environmental sustainability, biod...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Energy examines the evolving growth of Singapore's energy use and manufacturing. Starting wi...
View full detailsDescription About the Series This book examines the origins of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in the inter-War years and its subsequent de...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Diplomacy shows how Singapore has dealt with many daunting challenges: separation from Malay...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Demography traces the trends and developments in Singapore’s population from the pre-Indepen...
View full detailsDescription About the Series How can a tiny island defend itself against Goliaths in the region? This book addresses that often-asked question....
View full detailsDescription About the Series This book is a history of Singapore from the founding of a settlement by Raffles in 1819, to the post-imperial pha...
View full detailsDescription About the Series This book documents the development of civil society in Singapore from the colonial era to the present day. It exa...
View full detailsDescription About the Series Historically, Singapore has been home to a myriad of people of Chinese descent, including those whose ancestors mi...
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