Author: Singapore. Ministry of Culture (1959-1965)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Singapore
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Singapore Guide & Street Directory
Author: Singapore. Ministry of Culture (1959-1965)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Singapore
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Singapore Guide and Street Directory
Author: Singapore Street Directory and Guide
Author: Singapore Guide and Street Directory
Author: Singapore. Ministry of CulturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Singapore
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Singapore Street Names (4th edition): A Study of Toponymics
Author: Victor R. SavagePublisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
ISBN: 9815009230
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1180
Book Description
Place names tell us much about a country — its history, its landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-image, The study of place names called toponymics unlocks the stories that are in every street name and landmark. In Singapore, the existence of various races, cultures and languages, as well as its history of colonization, immigration and nationalism has given rise to a complex history of place names. But how did these places get their names? This revised and expanded 4th edition of the book incorporates additional information, from archival research as well as interviews that have come to light since the last edition. Also included are many new entries that have presented themselves as Singapore’s built environment undergoes redevelopment. Expanded by over 100 pages.
What's In The Name? How The Streets And Villages In Singapore Got Their Names
Author: Yew Peng NgPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 981322147X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Since 1819, more than 6,200 place (street and village) names divided into more than 3,900 name groups were known in Singapore. Based on digitised historical newspapers, dated back to 1830, municipal records and Malay dictionaries, the origins, meanings and date of naming for many place names are uncovered. As part of Singapore history, place names known since 1936 are recorded in this book.Although place names are fairly static in nature, there have been more than 100 name changes. The naming trends transitioned from English to Malay and then back to English names. Discover that Toa Payoh was not named after a big swamp, Anderson Road was named before John Anderson, a former Governor, took up his job and many more new findings in this exciting book.This book is a complete listing of all place names since 1936, together with the most comprehensive annotations to date — a first in Singapore. It is also the only book of its kind that analyses naming trends. Information on the origins or date of naming was based on primary sources such as old maps, minutes of municipal meetings, Chinese books and digitised newspapers.
Singapore's Permanent Territorial Revolution
Author: Rodolphe De KoninckPublisher: NUS Press
ISBN: 9814722359
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Ever since Singapore became an independent nation in 1965, its government has been intent on transforming the island’s environment. This has led to a nearly constant overhaul of the landscape, whether still natural or already manmade. Not only are the shape and dimensions of the main island and its subsidiary ones constantly modified so are their relief and hydrology. No stone is left unturned, literally, and, one could add, nor is a single cultural feature, be it a house, a factory, a road or a cemetery. Given one of Singapore’s unique feature, namely that the state is the sole landlord, all types of property in all parts of the island, rural as well as urban, were and remain subject to expropriation, fortunately always with due compensation. This atlas illustrates, essentially through diachronic mapping of the changing distribution of all forms of land use, the universality of what has become a tool of social management. By constantly “replanning” the rules of access to space, the Singaporean State is thus redefining territoriality, even in its minute details. This is one reason it has been able to consolidate its control over civil society, peacefully and to an extent rarely known in history.
Singapore
Author: Rodolphe de KoninckPublisher: NUS Press
ISBN: 9789971693978
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Since 1965, when it became a fully independent city-state, Singapore has been an effervescent laboratory of economic, social and environmental transformation and innovation. The government of the small island republlc, which currently covers about 720 sq km, has thoroughly transformed and extended the lands under its control to serve the needs and ambitions of its citizens. The systematic overhaul of the Singaporean environment reflects a deliberate policy of social transformation, a revolution controlled and monitored from above. While Singapore's achievements in the realm of economic and social development have been carefully observed, little has been said about the close connections between these accomplishments and territorial management. Based on an extended series of diachronic maps, this book illustrates the nature and depth of the territorial changes that have occurred since the early 1960s. The commentary that accompanies the maps shows how Singapore has used this ongoing territorial transformation to support its position in a globalized economy, and also as a tool of social and political management.
A Guide to Foreign Business Directories
Author: United States. Bureau of Foreign CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business enterprises, Foreign
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Animal Life and Nature in Singapore
Author: Shou-Hwa ChuangPublisher: NUS Press
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description