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ISBN: 9789971693435
Paperback 520 pages
NUS Press
Jun 2009
Price: S$38.00
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A
History of Modern Singapore, 1819-2005 (Revised Edition)
by C.M. Turnbull
When C.M. Turnbull’s A History of Singapore, 1819-1975 appeared
in 1977, it quickly achieved recognition as the definitive history
of Singapore. A second edition published in 1989 brought the story
up to the 1988 election. This fully revised version takes into account
recent scholarship, including the work of social and cultural historians.
The author has added a chapter on Goh Chok Tong’s premiership
(1990-2004) and the transition to a government headed by Lee Hsien
Loong. The book now ends in 2005, when the Republic of Singapore celebrated
its 40th anniversary as an independent nation.
While most modern studies have focused on contemporary or very recent
times and Singapore’s successful transition from the developing
to the developed world, younger historians are increasingly interested
in other aspects of their past. A History of Modern Singapore, 1819-2005
provides a general framework for their research, giving due weight
to the origins, early development and successive periods of Singapore’s
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ISBN 9789810832001
Paperback
Gartbooks
Sep 2009
Price: S$8.90
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An
Essential Guide to Pantang!
Taboos and Superstitions of Singapore and Malaysia
Pantang is a fascinating
and fun collection of local superstitions and taboos - hilariously
illustrated by award-winning and best-loved cartoonist; Miel. It
is entertaining and also instructive. It could help you avoid a
lot of embarrassment and, who knows, even save your life!
So stop reading this
and take the book to the cashier - you won't regret it.
is a fascinating and
fun collection of local superstitions and taboos - hilariously illustrated
by award-winning and best-loved cartoonist; Miel. It is entertaining
and also instructive. It could help you avoid a lot of embarrassment
and, who knows, even save your life!
So stop
reading this and take the book to the cashier - you won't regret
it.
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ISBN 9789810835347
Paperback 312 pages
Moonson Books
Jul 2009
Price: S$23.50
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In
the Footsteps of Stamford Raffles
by Nigel Barley
Stamford Raffles is that
rarest of things — a colonial figure who is forgotten at home
but still remembered with affection abroad.
Born into genteel poverty in 1781, he joined the East India Company
at the age of fourteen and worked his way up to become Lieutenant
Governor of Java when the British seized that island for some five
years in 1811. There he fell in love with all things Javanese and
vaunted it as a place of civilization as he discovered himself as
a man of science as well as commerce. A humane and ever-curious
figure, his administration was a period of energetic reform and
boisterous research that culminated in his History of Java in 1817
and it remains the starting-point of all subsequent studies of Indonesian
culture.
Personal tragedy and ill-health stalked his final years in the East.
Yet, though dying at the early age of 44 and dogged by the hostility
of lesser men, he would still find time to found the city-state
of Singapore and guide it through its first dangerous years. Here,
mythologised by the British and demonised by the Dutch, he is more
than a remote founding father and remains a charter for its independence
and itsenduring values.
In this intriguing book, part history, part travelogue, Nigel Barley
re-visits the places that were important in the life of Stamford
Raffles and evaluates his heritage in an account that is both humorous
and insightful.
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ISBN: 9789810830502
Paperback 576 pages
NUS Press
Jun 2009
Price: S$38.00
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Impressions
of the Goh Chok Tong Years in Singapore
Bridget Welsh, James Chin, Arun Mahizhnan and Tan Tarn How
Singapore experienced substantial changes during the 14-year tenure
of the country's second Prime Minister, Goh Chok Tong (1990-2004).
Coming after a long period of growth and stability, the period brought
to office a new generation of political leaders who faced the task
of sustaining and building upon the policies of their predecessors.
There were social and cultural initiatives and significant challenges
to the economy arising from the Asian crisis of 1998 and the SARS
outbreak in 2003. This volume examines the changes that took place
during the Goh premiership and assesses its legacy. The 45 essays
in the volume review a range of issues from domestic politics and
foreign policy to economic development, society, culture, the arts
and media.
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ISBN: 9789810830502
Paperback 36 pages
NAS
Jun 2009
Price: S$38.00
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Singapore:
A 700-Year History - From Early Emporium to World City
Mr Kwa Chong Guan, Prof Derek Heng & Prof Tan Tai Yong
Ever wonder if Singapore was indeed a “sleepy fishing village”
prior to Raffles’ famous arrival in 1819? Did we really not
have an economically-viable trading port during the pre-colonial times?
How then is this possible conjecture of Singapore being a thriving
emporium pre-1819 being juxtaposed and/or correlated to our present
day context of being a global city? These are the questions that the
authors of Singapore: 700-Year History – From Early Emporium
to World City aim to address. With new archaeological evidence recovered
since 1983 and more systematic search of the Dutch, Portuguese and
to a lesser extent, the Spanish archives, a more long-sighted view
of Singapore’s past is made visible through the facts presented
in the book. 700-Year History seeks to fill in the gaps of much of
Singapore’s pre-1819 history with the indisputable evidence
that Singapore, actually enjoyed prosperity in an earlier cycle of
globalised trade underpinned by the Yuan and Ming dynasties. Even
for the post-1819 period, the coherent and continuous narrative in
the book offers new insights and interpretations.The book is an attempt
at providing a historical basis for thinking of Singapore’s
experiences, not just in the past, but also in the present and the
future. 700 years of history, with each period providing its respective
significance on the emergence of our World City, have finally been
compiled into an enriching and informative readable joy. Key-Selling
Point:First ever book that traces 700 years of Singapore history,
featuring some seldom-seen maps and photos Facts presented in the
book are set to challenge earlier notions of the pre-colonial history
Target readership: students of History in secondary and tertiary institutes
and history enthusiasts worldwide About the National Archives of Singapore:The
National Archives of Singapore (NAS) was established by an act of
parliament in 1968 as the official custodian of the government’s
corporate memory, and is an institution under the National Heritage
Board. From government files, private memoirs, historical maps and
photographs to oral history interviews and audio-visual materials,
NAS is responsible for the collection, preservation and management
of Singapore’s public and private archival records, some of
which date back to the early 19th century. Its repository of archival
materials makes NAS an important research centre for those in search
of information about the country’s history. Table
of Contents:
Ch 1: Writing Singapore’s History
Ch 2: In The Beginning – The Lion City
Ch 3: The Lure of the Chinese Market
Ch 4: Reconstructing the Lion City
Ch 5: Singapura: Outposts of the Melaka and Johor Kingdoms
Ch 6: Contesting the Waters Around Singapore
Ch 7: Raffles and the Establishment of an East India Company Station
on Singapore
Ch 8: The Port City and its Trading Networks
Ch 9: Staple Port and the Malayan Hinterland
Ch 10: Fortress Singapore: Defending a Port-City and Empire
Ch 11: The British “Grand Design”, Local Politics and
the Formation of Malaysia
Ch 12: Separation
Ch 13: Responding to Separation
Ch 14: Aspiring to Global City Status
Ch 15: Conclusion
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ISBN: 9789810820169
Hardback: 606 pages
Singapore Journal of Legal Studies
Jun 2009
Price: S$72.90 |
Encounters
with Singapore Legal History - Essays in Memeory of Geoffrey
Wilson Bartholomew
Edited by Kevin Y.L. Tan, Michael Hor
Even though Singapore's recorded legal history is brief - starting
as it does from the time of British colonization in 1819 - it is a
fascinating one. From its earliest days, Singapore's rulers - colonial
and post-colonial - have seen law as an instrument for social change
and transformation. The structure of the modern Singaporean family
has been shaped by law, as has its built environment and heritage.
Despite this legacy, legal history is one of the most neglected facets
in the education of the Singaporean lawyer. Regrettably, many see
history as a series of dates and events about things they don't care
and about and people they have never heard of. Yet, lawyers constantly
search through databases and law books of a bygone era for suitable
precedents with which to argue and win their cases, constantly tapping
into this aquifer of historical and judicial wisdom.
This collection of essays is dedicated to the memory
of the late Professor Geoffrey Wilson Bartholomew, the most important
post-War historian of Singapore's legal history. Starting out primarily
as a commercial lawyer, Bartholomew became fascinated by the question
of the reception of English law in Singapore and thereafter, tracing
the applicable laws of the land. Even though he spent only 13 years
living and teaching in Singapore, Bartholomew spent a life-time
studying Singapore's legal system and history.
Anyone
hoping to understand the workings of Singapore's legal system and
legal history cannot help but encounter the name of Bartholomew
at some point. We certainly have and to him, we are eternally grateful.
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ISBN: 9789810820961
Paper back 36 pages
NUS School of Business
Jan 2009
Price: S$7.38 |
Financial
Crisis 2008
After the shock bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in mid-September of
2008, the faculty from the National University of Singapore Business
School undertook to write a series of essays in October for The Straits
Times. Little did they know ' that October itself was one of the most
volatile periods. A substantial risk of a financial meltdown was barely
averted. and global credit markets froze.
The severe 2008 financial crisis in the USA has
already spilt over into the real economy. It is also infecting the
interconnected world. It will probably be one of the most serious
crises threatening the world. Will it be more like the perfect storm
of 1907 or the Great Depression of 1929? In years to come, much
ink and analyses will be devoted to the dramatic events of 2008,
their root causes and the aftermath.
This
compilation of the October tutorials serves as one useful lens of
an eventful month in an eventful year.
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ISBN: 9789971694579
Paper back:230 pages
NUS Press
Jan 2009
Price: S$30.00
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Pedra
Branca: The Road to the World Court
by S. Jayakumar & Tommy Koh
This book is about the territorial dispute between
Malaysia and Singapore over Pedra Branca, a small but strategically
located island near the entrance to the Straits of Malacca. It describes
how the two countries managed the dispute over three decades until
final resolution by the International Court of Justice in May 2008.
The two authors, who were personally involved in the case, recount
the many twists and turns in the dispute as well as behind the scenes
political and diplomatic manoeuvres. At a time when Asia still has
numerous unresolved territorial disputes, the book would be of great
interest to scholars, academics and practitioners in politics, international
relations, history, diplomatic and legal circles.
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ISBN: 9789810810832
Paperback: 184 pages
Monsoon Books
Oct 2008
Price: S$20.50
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Rice
Wine & Dancing Girls: The Real-Life Drama of a Roving Cinema
Manager in 1950s Malaysia & Singapore
by Wong Seng Chow
Written in a
fast-paced episodic style that pays fitting homage to the black-and-white
cinema adventure serials of yesteryear, this is an engaging story
of the career of the late Wong Kee Hung, an itinerant cinema manager
swept up in the post-War cinema industry boom of the 1950s and 1960s
Malaya and Singapore. Kee Hung's line of work threw him into contact
with a menagerie of colourful characters ranging from movie stars
and politicians to gangsters and headhunters. This book follows
him closely as, armed with just a foldable camp-bed and mosquito
net, his wanderings took him into unfamiliar and sometimes dangerous
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ISBN: 9789812481146
Hardback: 212 pages
SNP
Aug 2008
Price: S$60.00
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Creating
Paradise T3 - Singapore Changi Airport
by Vincent Lim
Creating Paradise T3 traces the ideas, thoughts, processes and accumulated
know-how that has gone into making the terminal a soothing oasis that
is also highly functional and effective. It celebrates the cutting-edge
architecture and forward-looking eco-sensibilities that have come
together in Singapore Changi Airport’s biggest project to date
– Terminal 3 (T3). In the past twenty years, Singapore’s
Changi Airport has made a name for itself as one of the best airports
in the world. But as the race for a bigger air-hub slice gets more
intense, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is raising
the bar for airport terminal planning and design with T3. Taking the
much-lauded Changi Experience to the next level, T3 promises a special
experience embedded in a special building that speaks to the body,
mind and soul.
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ISBN: 9789810807054
Paperback: 256 pages
Monsoon Books
Aug 2008
Price: S$22.50
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STIR-FRIED
and not SHAKEN| - A nostalgic trip down Singapore’s memory
lane
by Terry Tan
Perhaps more
than any other Southeast Asian city, Singapore has seen tumultuous
changes that have catapulted this once-sleepy colonial port into
a buzzing metropolis. From its humble beginnings, it has emerged
with an identity, social lifestyle and language imbued with the
most fascinating mix.
In Stir-fried
and Not Shaken, Singapore’s favourite cookbook author, TV
chef and food writer Terry Tan takes a trip down memory lane offering
an intriguing insight into a very different Singapore that existed
from the 1940s to 1970s. Resident or visitor, you will be endlessly
fascinated by his memoirs that recall funny, familiar and forgotten
moments of this fortyyear passage. Meet Khan Chia Peh the trishaw
man, Muthu the barber, and delight in Granny’s flying fox
curries.
Peel away the
decades and discover what it feels like to be "stir-fried but
not shaken". Lap up the mirth of his anecdotal observations,
and enjoy memories that would otherwise be relegated to the mists
of history. |
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ISBN: 9789810598167
Paperback: 256 pages
Monsoon Books
Mar 2008
Price: S$23.50
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Straits
and Narrow
Travelling in Singapore and Malaysia can be murder ...
by Grace McClurg
For newly qualified forensic psychologist Rachel Carson, a three-month
tour of Southeast Asia is exactly what the doctor ordered. But from
the moment she picks up her . rst satay stick in Penang, things do
not quite go according to plan. Her long-term boyfriend seems more
interested in the price of beer than the priceless scenery, and in
the warm light of day, their incompatibility is glaringly apparent.
But after a chance encounter with a charismatic
expat and a welcome detour to Singapore, things suddenly get a whole
lot worse.
With a murder on her hands and a boyfriend about
to hang, Rachel is forced to ask herself the ultimate question:
If she can’t tell which of the two men in her life is a cold-blooded
killer, should she really be a forensic psychologist at all?
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ISBN: 9789810596866
Paperback: 160 pages
Price: S$11.50
ISBN: 9789810596873
Paperback: 160 pages
Monsoon Books
Jan 2008
Price: S$11.50
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Paranormal Singapore
by Andrew Lim
Volume
1
Little
boy bad: When
Lim Poh Choo and her children move into their new apartment in Bedok,
someone else is already living there. Can they drive the evil spirit
away before he drives them crazy?!
The
devil’s blade:
Mr Seah buys an antique dagger from a shop in Chinatown— then
the nightmares and the murders begin. But how will he get rid of
such an evil presence? And why is he covered in blood?
Ghost
at my door: What starts off as a typical Saturday
for Shamsul ends with a spine-chilling encounter with his old friend
Farouk. But isn’t Farouk supposed to be in Tokyo?
From
beyond the grave
Sandman’s corpse
Head of the class
Promise from the other side
AND MANY MORE SPOOKY STORIES
Volume
2
Fangs:
When Baby Sara is born with fangs, her parents are surprised. When
Baby Sara starts to eat human flesh, her parents are horrified.
When Grandma disappears …
Green warrior: Paranormal
investigators Melvin and Johnson encounter the violent ghost of
a Japanese soldier at Fort Siloso. But will they live to tell their
kopitiam tale?
Shophouse
curse: Mr Siew thinks
he’s going to be rich until the shophouse curse paralyses
his workmen. Can he lift the curse in time or will he be the next
victim?
PLUS!
One last gasp
Mummy loves you
Next course
Talisman
AND MANY MORE SPOOKY STORIES |
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ISBN 9789812481771
SNP
Paperback: 160 pages
Mar 2008
Price: S$15.00
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Celebrating
Family: 101 Stories on Love and Inspiration
Real-life family stories take on special importance because they embody
our past and present, and gives us hope for the future.
FREE!
• listing of fun activities and places for family outings
• conversation starter cards with tips for happy family chit-chats
Celebrating Family: 101 Stories on Love and Inspiration is a collection
of stories, quotes and pictures by people from all walks of life.
The real-life stories featured create a tapestry showing the colourful
nuances of family life in Singapore.
Among the intimate portraits is a gamut of experiences, but also universal
themes of love, humour, triumph, challenge and sorrow. From examining
your role in the family to finding ways to have fun together, the
many life lessons woven together in this book will inspire you, make
you think or simply bring a smile to your face.
Whoever you are, a working mum or five-year-old child, a man on the
street or a media personality, everyone has a family story to tell.
What’s yours?
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9789812481498
SNP
Paperback: 176 pages
Dec 2007
Price: S$40.00
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Singapore
Hawker Centres - people • Places • Food
by Lily
Kong
A project of the National Environment Agency of Singapore (NEA), this
book includes:
=> Hawkers, their food and their stories
=> Planning and changing demographics and lifestyles
=> Heritage architecture and the cultural legacy of our multiracial
immigrant nation
=> The history of hawking in Singapore
=> Colourful accounts of environment and public health officials
=> Dollars and sense of hawking from small business to franchise
=> Impact of hawking on Singapore society
=> Management of hawker centres addressing public health and hygiene
issues
Singaporeans go to their favourite hawker centres for their daily
meals. Hawker centres are no more seen as a poor man’s meal
ticket. How did hawkers and hawker centres develop over the years,
from street food to architect-designed eating places with an eye to
culture and environment?
Briyani, thosai, chilli crab, roti prata, chicken rice and satay,
the Singaporean-ness of hawker centres is palpable. Nowhere else on
the island (or in the world) will you find such an eclectic array
of food as it was meant to be enjoyed: in a natural open-air atmosphere,
among friends and family, with the sizzle of hot pans and the clang
of woks as the cook prepares your favourite dish just so.
Hawker centres bring together foods old and new, from East and West.
They are a reflection of life in Singapore, bridging cultures and
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