Seven Hundred Years : A History of Singapore

A History of Singapore

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• Publisher: MarshallCavendishEditions and National Library Boa
• Year: 2019
• Edition: 0
• eBook ISBN:
  9789814868334
• Topic: History
• Index: History

Assessments of Singapore's history invariably revolve around Sir Stamford Raffles' arrival in 1819. Before this date - we've been told - "nothing very much appears to have happened in Singapore". Pre-1819 Singapore was a sleepy, historically insignificant fishing village, little more than the "occasional resort of pirates". This ambitious book, co-written by four of Singapore's foremost historians, offers an assertive re-evaluation of that view, firmly situating Singapore's starting point seven hundred years ago. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary range of archival, textual and cartographical records, as well as the latest archaeological discoveries, the authors cast a singular historical trajectory for Singapore over the past seven centuries, animating its history like never before. Written in a compelling and accessible manner, and richly illustrated with more than 200 artefacts, photographs, maps, art works and ephemera, this volume builds upon the foundations of an earlier book, Singapore: A 700-Year History. Extensively rewritten to incorporate ground-breaking research findings, Seven Hundred Years: A History of Singapore widens the historical lens and offers a vital new perspective on the story of Singapore.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter One The 14th Century: Advent of a “Great City”
• Chapter Two The 15th Century: Feeder Port and Homeland of Melaka’s Naval Forces
• Chapter Three The 16th Century: Shahbandaria of the Johor Sultanate
• Chapter Four The 17th Century: Contested Waterways
• Chapter Five The 18th Century: From Malay Entrepôt to Colonial Port-City
• Chapter Six The 19th Century: Port-City of the British Empire
• Chapter Seven The 20th Century: Becoming a Global City-State
• Conclusion Singapore’s Challenge
• Bibliography
• Image Credits
• Index