Singapore : a modern history / Michael D. Barr.
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TextLondon : Bloomsbury Academic 2020Description: xxxiii, 257 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781350185661 (pbk.)
- 959.57 BAR 23 016303
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Includes index.
List of Maps List of FiguresForeword by Carl A. TrockiPrologueAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsGlossary of Asian-Language TermsTimeline1. Let's Talk About 1819: Reorienting the National Narrative2. The Idea of Singapore3. Singapore Central: The Role of Location in Singapore's History4. Governance in Premodern Singapore5. Governance in Modern Singapore, 1867-19656. Governance in Independent Singapore7. The Economy: Singapore, Still at the Centre8. Making Modern Singaporeans: People, Society and PlaceAfterwordNotesBibliographyIndex
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 thematic study of the island nation, Michael D. Barr proposes a new approach to understand this development. 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." Drawing on in-depth archival work and oral histories, Singapore: a modern history is a work both for students of the country's history and politics, but also for any reader seeking to engage with this enigmatic and vastly successful nation.
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