The History of Singapore
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The History of Singapore

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The History of Singapore

About this book

This book overviews Singapore's fascinating history from the precolonial era to the present, examining this wealthy island nation from economic, political, cultural, and social perspectives. Singapore is a dominant player in the global economy, serving both as an essential business hub for international finance and home to some of the world's most important ports. It is also one of the world's smallest and most resource-poor countries. This book offers an engaging examination of Singapore using a theme of globalization to explain how the country's worldwide interactions across centuries have resulted in an ethnically diverse society and allowed it to ascend to a position of being an economic powerhouse. Every significant historic event and era—from its status as a meeting point for traders in the 600s to its colonization by the British in 1819, and from Japanese occupation during World War II to the 2002 arrest of a group of Islamic terrorists—is covered.

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Information

Publisher
Greenwood
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780313377426
eBook ISBN
9780313377433
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Asian History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Series Foreword
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Timeline of Major Events
  8. Chapter 1: A Globalized City-State
  9. Chapter 2: Pre-Colonial Singapore: Temasek, Dragon’s ToothGate, and Singapura, 100–1819
  10. Chapter 3: The Establishment of Colonial Singapore:1819–1867
  11. Chapter 4: A Crown Colony: 1867–1942
  12. Chapter 5: Fortress Singapore to Syonan-to: World War II
  13. Chapter 6: The Rough Road to Independence: 1945–1963
  14. Chapter 7: From Third World to First World: Since 1965
  15. Notable People in the History of Singapore
  16. Glossary
  17. Bibliographic Essay
  18. Index