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A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore (Photographic Guides)

March 22, 2015

A compact companion to snakes and reptiles encountered in peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Over 220 species are covered and each description is accompanied by a photograph. Venomous snakes are identified. The introduction contains information on their biology, habitat and behaviour. Sale Price:$56.96 1853684384
Singapore: Wealth, Power and the Culture of Control (Asia’s Transformations/Asia’s Great Cities)

March 22, 2015

This volume examines Singapore’s culture of control, exploring the city-state’s colonial heritage as well as the forces that have helped to mould its current social landscape. Taking a comparative approach, Trocki demonstrates the links between Singapore’s colonial past and independent present, focusing on the development of indigenous social and political movements. In particular, the book examines […]
Sieges: A Comparative Study

March 22, 2015

.Watson presents five sieges for detailed analysis. The author utilizes the methodology John Keegan developed to define sieges as a form of battle and to explore the categories of combat–those relationships of men versus weapons and the commitment to battle on the part of the contestants–which determined the outcome of battles and wars. Watson’s unique […]
Deadly Secrets: The Singapore Raids 1942-45

March 22, 2015

A sobering aspect of many of the special operations carried out by Australian forces during World War II is that many fine men who volunteered for hazardous service died while carrying out missions that were politically, rather than militarily, motivated. In telling the story of both these raids, author Lynette Silver reveals a number of […]
The Ruling Elite of Singapore: Networks of Power and Influence

March 22, 2015

Michael Barr explores the complex and covert networks of power at work in one of the world’s most prosperous countries – the city-state of Singapore. He argues that the contemporary networks of power are a deliberate project initiated and managed by Lee Kuan Yew – former prime minister and Singapore’s “”founding father”” – designed to […]
Scripting of A National History: Singapore and Its Pasts, The

March 22, 2015

Rather than presenting another narrative of Singapore history, The Scripting of a National History: Singapore and Its Pasts studies the constructed nature of the history endorsed by the state, which blurs the distinction between what happened in the past, and how the state intends that past to be understood. The People’s Action Party (PAP) government’s […]
A Sociolinguistic History of Early Identities in Singapore: From Colonialism to Nationalism

March 22, 2015

‘Pulau Panjan’, ‘Po Luo Chung’, ‘Pulau Ujong’, ‘Lung –ya-men’, ‘Temasek’, ‘Singapura’ are all former names of Singapore and belie its colorful history as the El-Dorado and nexus of Southeast Asia. Who were Singapore’s previous multilingual inhabitants? What were the pidgins, creoles and languages that thronged its market places and created its forgotten identities? How did […]
Language Policy and Modernity in Southeast Asia: 6

March 22, 2015

This volume considers the ways in which modernity challenges and informs the language policies of various Southeast Asians nations. Using case studies from Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, the authors examine language policies that are explicitly articulated either in the form of State constitutions or in the public proclamations of political leaders. Particular attention […]
Singapore and the Silk Road of the Sea, 1300-1800

March 22, 2015

Beneath the modern skyscrapers of Singapore lie the remains of a much older trading port, prosperous and cosmopolitan and a key node in the maritime Silk Road. This book synthesizes 25 years of archaeological research to reconstruct the 14th-century port of Singapore in greater detail than is possible for any other early Southeast Asian city. […]
Singapore – A Pictorial History 1819-2000

March 22, 2015

In less than two centuries, Singapore has transformed itself from a small seaside kampong into a modern metropolis, growing first into a thriving colony, then a Straits Settlement, and becoming in 1965 an independent nation. With over 1,200 images, this book documents all the important aspects of Singapore’s history: political and economic development, the construction […]

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