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Author: Jui Lin Yong Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing ISBN: 9780836825466 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 52
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From a tiny trading post to a bustling global business center -- Singapore is an island city-state, yet one of the richest countries in the world. Join this voyage of discovery and take a closer look at the lives of hard-working, multicultural Singaporeans and the land of shophouses and skyscrapers. Book jacket.
Author: Jui Lin Yong Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing ISBN: 9780836825466 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 52
Book Description
From a tiny trading post to a bustling global business center -- Singapore is an island city-state, yet one of the richest countries in the world. Join this voyage of discovery and take a closer look at the lives of hard-working, multicultural Singaporeans and the land of shophouses and skyscrapers. Book jacket.
Author: Nilanjana Sengupta Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 981314131X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 260
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When after three decades of research Singapore could produce its own water, the little city-state was said to have lost its vulnerability. No longer would every policy have to bend at the knees for water survival. It was finally time to celebrate liberty! When did the same moment come in Bala's life? Was it when in mid-Atlantic he heard of his promotion as Controller of Posts? Or was it when he was appointed by the President as member of the Parliamentary Elections Minority Committee? Or was it at a moment of tragic loss when he realised he had nothing more to lose? Singapore, My Country tells M Bala Subramanion's story, a second generation Indian who lost his father to the Death Railway, witnessed Subhas Chandra Bose at the Padang and later emerged as not only a senior civil servant but the man behind multiple social interventions, living in a fast evolving Singapore. The histories of the man and his nation remain seamlessly intertwined, each peppered with equal doses of endeavour, ingenuity and a sheer will to survive! Contents:My Neighbour is Another LanguageNothing without LabourHow You Wrestled Nippon-go Far into the NightGave Him a CauseRestore this Sun to us and the Waiting GenerationsWe Must Make a People Readership: General readers, students involved in Southeast Asian research, readers interested in South Indians in Singapore, readers interested in Singapore's history, Indian communities in Singapore, postal and philatelic organisations in Singapore.
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From the 1930s to 1965, discussions about modernisation, race and civic responsibility were as common as they are today. The youth of colonial Singapore wrote passionately about these issues, seeking to enkindle the idea of a nation that did not yet exist. The poetry and stories that encapsulate how they saw Singapore have become more, not less, relevant. In Who Are You My Country?, the youth of modern Singapore build on those stories and use them to create a vision for what our post-SG50 nation might look like. As the historical publications were to those students of the past, we hope this anthology will also be to us a shared space for the collective imagination of our Singapore.
Author: Selvaraj Velayutham Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies ISBN: 9812304215 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 251
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Investigates the Singapore Government's approach to the construction of national identity. This book focuses on the global/national nexus: the tensions between the necessity to embrace the global to ensure economic survival, yet needing a committed population to support the perpetuation of the nation-state and its economic success.
Author: Cherian George Publisher: Ethos Books ISBN: 9811449848 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 347
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"Think of Singapore instead as the Air-Conditioned Nation—a society with a unique blend of comfort and central control, where people have mastered their environment, but at the cost of individual autonomy, and at the risk of unsustainability." Air-Conditioned Nation Revisited is an anthology of essays on Singapore politics by Cherian George. It draws upon his influential collection Singapore: The Air-Conditioned Nation (2000), on the country's politics of comfort and control, and from Singapore, Incomplete (2017), on its underdeveloped democracy. Updated for the impending transition to a new generation of leaders, this 20th anniversary edition of Air-Conditioned Nation offers critical reflections on continuity and change in Singapore’s unique political culture.
Author: Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh Publisher: Hong Kong University Press ISBN: 9888139312 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 308
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What happens after a country splits apart? Forty-seven years ago Singapore separated from Malaysia. Since then, the two countries have developed along their own paths. Malaysia has given preference to the majority Malay Muslims—the bumiputera, or sons of the soil. Singapore, meanwhile, has tried to build a meritocracy—ostensibly colour-blind, yet more encouraging perhaps to some Singaporeans than to others. How have these policies affected ordinary people? How do these two divergent nations now see each other and the world around them? Seeking answers to these questions, two Singaporeans set off to cycle around Peninsular Malaysia, armed with a tent, two pairs of clothes and a daily budget of three US dollars each. They spent 30 days on the road, cycling through every Malaysian state, and chatting with hundreds of Malaysians. Not satisfied, they then went on to interview many more people in Malaysia and Singapore. What they found are two countries that have developed economically but are still struggling to find their souls.
Author: J. J. Carney Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers ISBN: 1532682522 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 172
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A devout Catholic politician assassinated by a capricious dictator. A Cardinal standing up for his people in the face of political repression. A priest leading his nation’s constitutional revision. The “Mother Teresa of Uganda” transforming the lives of thousands of abandoned children. Two missionaries who founded the best community radio station in Africa. A peace activist who has amplified the voices of grassroots women in the midst of a brutal civil war. Such are the powerful stories in For God and My Country, a book that explores how seven inspiring leaders in Uganda’s largest religious community have shaped the social and political life of their country. Drawing on extensive oral research, J. J. Carney analyzes how personal faith, theological vision, and Catholic social teaching have propelled these leaders to embody Vatican II’s call for the Church to be a sign of communion and unity in the world. Readers will gain rich insight into Uganda’s postcolonial politics and the history of one of Africa’s most important Catholic communities. Each chapter closes with leadership lessons and reflection questions, making this an ideal text for classroom and parish adoption.
Author: Shirley Geok-lin Lim Publisher: NUS Press ISBN: 9971694581 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 705
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A comprehensive historical anthology of English-language literary works from Singapore. It attempts to place the texts that have imagined the territory and the people who are now recognizably Singaporean in a historical narrative, to be read, studied, critiqued and treasured.
Author: Noeleen Heyzer Publisher: World Scientific ISBN: 9811263280 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 130
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Dr Noeleen Heyzer is the Institute of Policy Studies' 10th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book is an edited collection of her three IPS-Nathan Lectures, delivered in November and December 2021, and includes highlights of her question-and-answer segments with our audience.Dr Heyzer examines how Singapore can continue to contribute to multilateral governance amid 21st century global challenges. Highly dependent on multilateral governance, Singapore has to engage the region and contribute to the multilateral global order. Dr Heyzer highlights the need for Singapore to build a mindset of 'solidarity as self-interest', contribute to a normative future that is equitable, inclusive and sustainable, and rethink our current multilateral governance framework. What does a renewed multilateralism look like? Can Singapore become an epicentre for this new multilateralism? And critically, how can we secure our common future and shape what we become as a nation?The IPS-Nathan Lecture series was launched in 2014 as part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for the Study of Singapore, named after Singapore's sixth and longest-serving president. It seeks to advance public understanding and discussion of issues of critical national interest for Singapore.
Author: Jui Lin Yong
Author: Jui Lin Yong
Author: Nilanjana Sengupta
Author: Winston Toh Ghee Wei
Author: Selvaraj Velayutham
Author: Tom Plate
Author: Cherian George
Author: Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh
Author: J. J. Carney
Author: Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Author: Noeleen Heyzer