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Singapore: A Very Short History - From Temasek to Tomorrow is a
fresh, new, and highly-readable account of Singapore's history. It
is a sweeping story of discovery, abandonment, rediscovery and
development of what is today one of the world's greatest
port-cities. Brief as this account may be, it incorporates all the
latest research and findings about Singapore's past, and weaves a
concise yet coherent and comprehensive account of the island over
the last 700 years. Beyond familiar foundational myths and stories,
this new account weaves Singapore's story on a wide tapestry -
through a cast of princes, sultans, colonial administrators,
occupiers community leaders and politicians - and tells the tale of
how they struggled to answer that allimportant question: How do we
make this island succeed? Two recurrent themes emerge from this
gripping account. First, that Singapore was an unlikely or
accidental nation-state; and second, that given its vulnerability
to wider regional and international forces, it survived and
flourished only because it was able to constantly change and adapt
to make itself useful and relevant to the world. And what of
tomorrow? Will Singapore survive? This book is a hopeful response
to these questions.
An illustrated collection of Singapore truth and trivia, Singapore
at Random is filled with anecdotes, statistics, quotes, diagrams,
facts, advice, folklore and other unusual and often useful tidbits.
This veritable treasure trove of information on Singapore is
arranged, as the title suggests, randomly, so that readers will
come to expect the unexpected on each and every page. Designed in a
charmingly classic style and peppered with attractive
illustrations, Singapore at Random is a quirky and irresistible
celebration of everything you didn't know you wanted to know about
this unique and unmissable country. This new edition of Singapore
at Random provides the answers to these and many other fun and
fascinating questions about the city state.
Singapore: A Very Short History — From Temasek to Tomorrow is a
fresh, new, and highly-readable account of Singapore’s history.
It is a sweeping story of discovery, abandonment, rediscovery and
development of what is today one of the world’s greatest
port-cities. Brief as this account may be, it incorporates all the
latest research and findings about Singapore’s past, and weaves a
concise yet coherent and comprehensive account of the island over
the last 700 years. Beyond familiar foundational myths and stories,
this new account weaves Singapore’s story on a wide tapestry –
through a cast of princes, sultans, colonial administrators,
occupiers community leaders and politicians – and tells the tale
of how they struggled to answer that allimportant question: How do
we make this island succeed? Two recurrent themes emerge from this
gripping account. First, that Singapore was an unlikely or
accidental nation-state; and second, that given its vulnerability
to wider regional and international forces, it survived and
flourished only because it was able to constantly change and adapt
to make itself useful and relevant to the world. And what of
tomorrow? Will Singapore survive? This book is a hopeful response
to these questions.
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