Singapore | Asian History Books

Indiscreet Memories

March 22, 2015

Indiscreet Memories is one Englishman?s true account of life in Singapore from 1901 to 1904. We learn about balls at Government House, rickshaw strikes, and tigers causing havoc in Chinatown; and how historical events such as the death of Queen Victoria and the decision by Straits-born Chinese to discard their towchang (queues) affected the society […]
The History of Singapore (The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations)

March 22, 2015

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 […]
Urban Planning in Singapore: The Transformation of a City (South-East Asian Social Science Monographs)

March 22, 2015

This book details the process of urban planning in Singapore by tracing its early growth on the banks of the Singapore River to its present structure. Sale Price:$761.08 9676530646
A Slow Ride into the Past: The Chinese Trishaw Industry in Singapore, 1942-1983 (Monash Asia Series)

March 22, 2015

The trishaw (cycle rickshaw) was introduced in Singapore after the surrender of the British in 1942. After the end of the war, the trishaw continued to be a popular mode of transport, as it was cheap and the service was seen to be personalized. The trishaw industry was dominated by two Chinese minority dialect groups, […]
Diary of a Girl in Changi

March 22, 2015

No description available. Sale Price:$14.98 0731812425
The Economic Growth of Singapore: Trade and Development in the Twentieth Century

March 22, 2015

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the economic development of Singapore, easily the leading commercial and financial center in Southeast Asia throughout the twentieth century. This development has been based on a strategic location at the crossroads of Asia, a free trade economy, and a dynamic entrepreneurial tradition. Throughout this study Dr. Huff […]
Linking an Asian Transregional Commerce in Tea (Chinese Overseas-History , Literature, and Society)

March 22, 2015

Current historical work on the international tea trade has focused on the Sino-British trade and the impact of capitalism and modern technology on tea production in India and Ceylon. These studies have overlooked the changes that were afoot in the Fujian tea industry and the problems with conducting the trade with the overseas Chinese in […]
Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics

March 22, 2015

The definitive guide to place names in Singapore. Place names tell us much about a country – its history, its landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-image. The study of place names, ‘toponymics’, unlocks the myriad interlocking stories that are encoded in every street and landmark.In Singapore, the coexistence of various races, cultures and languages, […]
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Kt., LL.D., F.R.S., Founder of Singapore, 1819, and Some of His Friends and Contemporaries

March 22, 2015

CHAPTER I.EARLY TRAINING.The work and worth of a truly great and good man will bear close and critical examination even after a century. Indeed, with the vision clarified by the lapse of time, the more correct perspective may be taken as, from a knowledge of subsequent events as well as a review of his time […]
Colonialism, Violence and Muslims in Southeast Asia: The Maria Hertogh Controversy and its Aftermath (Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia)

March 22, 2015

This book deals with the genesis, outbreak and far-reaching effects of a legal controversy and the resulting outbreak of mass violence, which determined the course of British colonial rule after post World War Two in Singapore and Malaya. Based on extensive archival sources, it examines the custody hearing of Maria Hertogh, a case which exposed […]

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