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Author Teo, Eisen

Title Jalan Singapura : 700 Years of Movement in Singapore
Published SG : Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (338 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Versp Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: A History of Movement; CHAPTER 1-Prehistory to 1819: Lost Tracks; CHAPTER 2-1819 to 1880: Feet and Hooves; CHAPTER 3-1880 to 1918: Muscles and Motors; CHAPTER 4-1918 to 1941: Jams and Crashes; CHAPTER 5-1941 to 1950: Gear Reversal; CHAPTER 6-1950 to 2011: Urban Revolution; CHAPTER 7-1950 to 2011: Mergers and Laws; Conclusion: Speed and Slowness; Bibliography; Index; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Back Cover
Summary A history of a city-state can cover its political leaders or military past. Historian Eisen Teo is fascinated by something else: its land transport networks, and urban and traffic patterns. He dubs it the History of Movement: an intimate history driven by human nature, the age-old need to move from Point A to Point B for the everyday conduct of life. As the world urbanizes, the history of movement will only grow in relevance. Jalan Singapura sheds new light on Singapore history through 700 years of movement. From horse carriages to subway trains, dirt tracks to million-dollar expressways, anci
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Subject Transportation -- Singapore -- History
Urban transportation -- Singapore -- History
Urban transportation policy -- Singapore -- History
Transportation.
Urban transportation.
Urban transportation policy.
Singapore.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789814868082
9814868086