A History of Modern Singapore, 1819-2005

Constance Turnbull (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

824 Seiten

2020
Nus Press (Verlag)
978-981-325-116-8 (ISBN)

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An essential resource on Singapore's history. Starting with the establishment of the East India Company's trading post in 1819, Turnbull's text is the standard Singapore story all other histories are written against. First published in 1977, it shows how the development of the colony set the stage for Singapore's success post-independence in 1965.

First published in 1977, C. M. Turnbull’s one-volume history of Singapore has been an essential resource for more than forty years. Turnbull’s History provides a solid foundation for understanding of the two-hundred-year trajectory of Singapore from colonial outpost to world city. While many modern studies focus on current affairs or very recent events, emphasizing Singapore’s successful transition from the developing to the developed world, Turnbull connects this story to Singapore’s colonial experience under the East India Company and the British Crown. This new edition, building on two earlier thorough-going revisions, presents the standard history in a new and more affordable format for students, teachers, and anyone fascinated by the many stories of changing Singapore.

Constance Mary Turnbull (1927-2008) ﬁrst came to Asia in 1952 as an administrative officer in the Malayan Civil Service. In 1955 she accepted a position teaching history at the University of Malaya in Singapore where she remained until 1971, having earned a PhD at the University of London in 1962. She then moved to the University of Hong Kong where she became Professor of History and Head of the Department of History. After her retirement, she was made Honorary Professor in the School of Humanities and Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong.

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Maps
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction to the First Edition
Introduction
1. The New Settlement, 1819–1826
2. "This Spirited and Splendid Little Colony", 1826–1867
3. High Noon of Empire, 1867–1914
4. "The Clapham Junction of the Eastern Seas", 1914–1941
5. War in the East, 1941–1942
6. Syonan: Light of the South, 1942–1945
7. The Aftermath of War, 1945–1955
8. The Road to Merdeka, 1955–1965
9. The New Nation, 1965–1990
10. The New Guard, 1990–2005
Notes
Further Reading
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	01.04.2020
Zusatzinfo	63 halftones
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 197 mm
Gewicht	739 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	981-325-116-6 / 9813251166
ISBN-13	978-981-325-116-8 / 9789813251168
Zustand	Neuware