Singapore : a modern history
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Singapore : a modern history
Bloomsbury Academic, 2019
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-249) and index
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Description
Singapore gained independence in 1965, a city-state in a world of nation-states. Yet its long and complex history reaches much farther back. Blending modernity and tradition, ideologies and ethnicities, a peculiar set of factors make Singapore what it is today. In this book Michael D. Barr proposes a new approach to this unique nation. From the pre-colonial period through to the modern day, he traces the idea, the politics and the geography of Singapore over five centuries of rich history. In doing so he rejects the official narrative of the so-called 'Singapore Story'.
Table of Contents
List of Maps
List of Figures
Foreword by Carl A. Trocki
Prologue
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Glossary of Asian-Language Terms
Timeline
1. Let's Talk About 1819: Reorienting the National Narrative
2. The Idea of Singapore
3. Singapore Central: The Role of Location in Singapore's History
4. Governance in Premodern Singapore
5. Governance in Modern Singapore, 1867-1965
6. Governance in Independent Singapore
7. The Economy: Singapore, Still at the Centre
8. Making Modern Singaporeans: People, Society and Place
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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