| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 179 pages) : map |
| Series |
The Greenwood histories of the modern nations |
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Greenwood histories of the modern nations.
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| Contents |
Timeline -- A globalized state -- Pre-colonial Singapore : Temasek, Dragon's Tooth Gate, and Singapura, 100-1819 -- The establishment of colonial Singapore : 1819-1867 -- A crown colony : 1867-1942 -- Fortress Singapore to Syonan-to : World War II -- The rough road to independence, 1945-1963 -- From Third World to First World, since 1965 -- Notable people in the history of Singapore -- Glossary |
| Summary |
While Singapore today is known for having a strong hand of law and order, the island nation was home to vices like prostitution, rampant drug use, and pirate activity in the 1800s and early 1900s. After more than a century of colonialism, Singapore has evolved into the seventh richest country in the world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY.
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| SUBJECT |
Singapore -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89004087
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| Subject |
Singapore
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| Genre/Form |
History
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dissertations.
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010047889 |
| ISBN |
9780313377433 |
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031337743X |
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9781283016551 |
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1283016559 |
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