Society and Social Sciences

Description The year 2019 marks Singapore's Bicentennial milestone since the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles in Singapore in 1819. It was in an...

Description About the Editors Why did independent Singapore celebrate two hundred years of its founding as a British colony in 2019? What does...

Description About the Editor Since 1965, Singapore has been propelled to the dizzying heights of first-world prosperity. Yet, the People's Acti...

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

Description About the Author In 2020, Singapore, with the rest of the world was struck by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a difficult time. Peo...

Description About the Author Christina’s family has a rich tradition in singing and as a young girl she was inspired to take up lessons, and to...

Description About the Author Understanding Singapore Politics, Second Edition, aims to present a structural-functional understanding of politic...

Description About the Author Around the world, Asian chefs are making their mark in the culinary arena with their innovative menus and forward-...

Description The fields of special needs education and disability in Singapore have witnessed significant changes and developments especially du...

Description Praise About the Editors Making Kin: Ecofeminist Essays from Singapore contemplates and re-centres Singapore women in the overlapp...

Description The People's Action Party (PAP) of Singapore is among the longest-ruling democratically-elected political parties in the world, in ...

Description About the Editor Multiculturalism is arguably the X-factor of Singapore’s admired country brand. But while the island republic’s o...

Description The Art and Science of Entrepreneurship benefits from the author's many years of experience as a serial entrepreneur. By mapping hi...

Description Reporter is an account of John McBeth’s 50-year journey through Asia, more than half of that time as a correspondent for the Far Ea...

Description An illustrated collection of essays on modern and contemporary Asian art by a key figure of the international contemporary art worl...

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

Description About the Authors Although climate-linked impacts on ASEAN’s economy, increasing vulnerability to severe weather, and interlinkages...

Description Praise About the Editors Inequality is a defining global issue of our times. Southeast Asia stands out in some ways; the 2010s have...

Praise About the Authors “We live in paradoxical times. Traditionally, the West has led the world in theory and practice. Yet, recent developm...

Description About the Author Micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for approximately 97 per cent of all active business e...

Description About the Author One of Singapore’s most prominent performance artists, Lee Wen produced a body of provocative, thought-provoking, ...

Description About the Authors ‘You shouldn’t be with a Chinese girl…that should be my girl,’ a man in Singapore allegedly said this to a Chines...

Description About the Editors Millennials or Generation Y—those born between 1981 and 1996—represent the population cohort who are moving into ...

Description About the Authors After more than a decade of deliberations, ASEAN leaders agreed on 11 November 2022 in principle to admit Timor-L...

Description About the Editor Modern Singapore is the city in a garden, a biophilic and highly managed urban space that is home to a variety of ...

Description About the Editors Ageing is a part of life that all Singaporeans must face and, in fact, all families will have next of kins who wi...

Description Praise About the Editors Advocates and activists in Singapore contribute to policy discussions and positive change through a combin...

Description Praise About the Author In this wonderfully detailed narrative, Daryl Yeap brings us the fascinating story of Hui-lan, Ida and Lucy...

Description About the Editors Many cities across the world continue to grapple with long-standing urban challenges even as new ones emerge. Wit...

Description About the Editors What is the society you want to see take shape in Singapore in the years ahead? How can we ensure it will be a so...

Description About the Author Little Drops: Cherished Children of Singapore’s Past is a compilation of biographies based on historical fact abou...

Description Praise About the Editors Four decades have elapsed since the Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) scheme was introduced in ...

Description About the Author Welcome to Asia! Discover the incredible history and diversity of Asia in all its splendour, with this stunningly ...

Description About the Author The book addresses the issues of China’s soft power in Southeast Asia during the rise of China. This soft power in...

Description About the Author Amos befriends an old man who lives at the bottom of his block of flats and learns many things from him. But one d...

Praise About the Editors “By examining the political discourse and social interactions that occur within six different political communities in...

Description About the Editors The Duterte administration (2016–22) marked the return of an authoritarian style of rule in the Philippines. It w...

Description About the Author Since the start of Operation 1027, Myanmar’s resistance groups have gained control over large parts of key overlan...

Description Praise About the Author What does it mean to be Malay in the 21st century? This question is especially relevant in a country like M...

Description About the Authors Family, art, and entrepreneurship converge in the story of three visionary Peranakan women from Indonesia — Nyony...

Description About the Author Smartphones, digital payments and health apps are examples of how technology is empowering women to upskill, lead ...

Description About the Author In Rewrite The Rules, Ritu G Mehrish and Rajita Saxena empower Asian women leaders to challenge the status quo and...

Description About the Author Look inside the book   |   Get the E-book Rise to the top in the art of hiring. Navigate the headhunting landscape...

Description About the Author & Illustrator Look inside the book An IBBY Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities by a multiple a...

Description Praise About the Author This anthology of essays on the Chinese economy examines the causes and consequences of the zero-Covid poli...

Description About the Author If you’re looking for a way to make a positive impact on the world, Matthew S. Friedman’s inspiring book is the pe...

Description About the Editor New Naratif ran The Citizens’ Agenda to survey Singaporeans on this question: In your opinion, what issues do you ...

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...