Society and Social Sciences

Description About the Series Heritage means different things to different people. This book provides a guide to Singapore heritage and its pres...

Description About the Series Though a small minority within the Singapore society, the Indian community displays deep diversity within its own ...

Description About the Series This is a short account of the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, which lasted for from February 1942 to August 194...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Language reviews and discusses the changing language use patterns within Singapore society f...

Description About the Series This book tells the story of the Singapore legal system. Beginning with the British years, it moves on to the post...

Description About the Series Singapore has not one national literature but four literatures, in the official languages of Malay, Chinese, Tamil...

Description About the Series The vicissitudes of history, from Raffles’ purchase of the Singapore island from a Malay sultan to the short-lived...

Description About the Series This monograph outlines the development of Singapore’s media from the first government-subsidised newspaper to rad...

Description About the Series This book discusses the significance of multiracialism as one of the central components of nationhood in Singapore...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Opposition traces the eventful history of Singapore’s opposition parties from post-World War...

Description About the Series This book discusses the inception, evolution and longevity of the People’s Action Party (PAP), which has governed ...

Description About the Series Singapore is simultaneously praised for its extraordinary safety and criticised for its draconian laws. This prime...

Description About the Series The conventional and dominant view of Singapore’s history is that it began with Stamford Raffles’ arrival on the i...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Presidency traces the fascinating twists and turns of the relatively short history of the El...

Description About the Series The story of public housing in Singapore is a unique one. This book chronicles the journey from the early days of ...

Description About the Series Singapore is one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world. This feature gives multiple layers and co...

Description About the Series This book presents a historical overview of personal social services in Singapore, known fundamentally as social w...

Description About the Series In 2016, Singapore’s long-awaited dream of winning an Olympic gold medal was realised when Joseph Schooling touche...

Description About the Series Singapore Chronicles: Theatre surveys the beginnings, evolution and current state of the theatre in English, Manda...

Description About the Series This book examines the crucial role of trade and investment in Singapore’s economy. Using globalisation as a backd...

Description About the Series Trade unions hold a special place in Singapore’s history. Occupying different camps on the left and right, unionis...

Description About the Series This book traces the development of Singapore’s land transport system since its modern founding in 1819. Until Ind...

Description About the Series Singapore is a modern and global island-state, internationally recognised as one of the most liveable cities in th...

Description About the Series Water is more than a basic human necessity in Singapore. Its supply was a strategic collaboration between two Brit...

Description The Eurasian Association, Singapore (EA) was set up in July 1919 by pioneer Eurasians who, while working to support themselves and ...

Description A British Serial Killer in Singapore is a true story of body parts murderer, John Martin Scripps who went on a killing spree and hu...

Description Lee Kuan Yew: A Tribute is a keepsake collection of stories on Singapore’s first prime minister, initially published in The Straits...

Description Compiled for the first time in Lee’s Legacy, this selection of incisive viewpoints displays a wide range of perspectives on Mr Lee’...

Description In his 60 years as a politician, 31 of them as Prime Minister, Mr Lee delivered thousands of speeches. This book contains 33 that s...

Description Founding Fathers is a handy series featuring 10 must-know individuals who were at the beginning of the Great Adventure of Independe...

Description The 200th anniversary of the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles and William Farquhar in Singapore is an opportunity to tell afresh the...

Description Praise In this updated book, viewed by many as a definitive guide to Singapore-style diplomacy, former minister, diplomat and law d...

Description Singapore has evolved from a developing country to a developed one, in only a few short decades. Its gross domestic product per cap...

Description Mr Lee Kuan Yew once famously said “when I project myself forward 100 years for Singapore, I cannot tell you that it will exist.” A...

Description Finalist at the 2022 Popular Readers' Choice Award The United States of America is the largest investor in Singapore. And in 2019, ...

Description Best Non-fiction Title Finalist for the 2023 Singapore Book Awards At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, more than a quarter 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...