| Description |
xx, 442 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Southeast Asian Studies Program |
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Southeast Asian Studies Program (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies)
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| Contents |
The geography and early history of Singapore. Geographical setting / Arthur Lim Joo-Jock -- Polity and economy under British rule up to 1942. The strategic significance of Singapore in modern history / Wong Lin Ken ; The foundation of a British settlement / Ernest C.T. Chew ; Commercial growth before the second world war / Wong Lin Ken ; Political attitudes and organizations, c.1900-1941 / Chui Kwei-Chiang -- Singapore under Japanese rule. The Syonan years, 1942-1945 / Eunice Thio -- The transition to independence. From colonialism to independence, 1945-1965 / Yeo Kim Wah and Albert Lau -- The securing of independence. Political developments, 1965-1979 / Chan Heng Chee ; Economic change and industrialization / Cheng Siok Hwa -- Social transformation. Population growth and control / Saw Swee-Hock ; Community, family, and household / Edwin Lee ; Education / S. Gopinathan ; The mass media, 1819-1980 / Chen Ai Yen ; Singapore landscape: A historical overview of housing image / Teo Siw-Eng and Victor R. Savage ; Health and welfare / Nalla Tan ; The Singapore national identity: Its historical evolution and emergence / Ernest C.T. Chew -- Foreign policy and domestic issues. Singapore in south-east Asia / Lau Teik Soon ; The 1980s: A review of significant political developments / Jon S.T. Quah |
| Analysis |
History |
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Overseas item |
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Singapore |
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Singapore History |
| Notes |
"Issued under the auspices of the Southeast Asian Studies Program, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-427) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Singapore -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89004087
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Singapore. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79059023
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| Author |
Chew, Ernest C. T. (Ernest Chin Tiong), 1942-
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Lee, Edwin.
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Southeast Asian Studies Program (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies)
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| LC no. |
90026118 |
| ISBN |
0195885651 |
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0195889177 (U.S.) |
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