Singapore in global history / edited by Derek Heng and Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heng, Derek Thiam Soon, editor.

Aljunied, Syed Muhd. Khairudin, 1976- editor.

Series:

ICAS publication series. Edited volumes ; 14.

ICAS publications series edited volumes ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--Singapore.

Ethnicity.

Singapore--History.

Singapore.

Singapore--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Singapore in Global History' explores Singapore's past and present through the lens of global history. It analyses Singapore as a city-state and adds an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of its growth. The studies presented here demonstrate that Singapore's history and growth have implications that extend to Southeast Asia and the world. This book will be of interest to economists, sociologists and political scientists, as well as those interested in imperial history, business history, and networks.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Illustrations

Foreword

1. Globalising the History of Singapore / Aljunied, Syed Muhd Khairudin / Heng, Derek

2. Situating Temasik within the Larger Regional Context: Maritime Asia and Malay State Formation in the Pre-Modern Era / Heng, Derek

3. The Singapore River/Port in a Global Context / Dobbs, Stephen

4. 'Walls of Illusion': Information Generation in Colonial Singapore and the Reporting of the Mahdi-Rebellion in Sudan, 1887-1890 / Tschacher, Torsten

5. The Littoral and the Literary: Making Moral Communities in the Straits Settlements and the Gold Coast in the late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century / Holden, Philip

6. Social Discourse and Economic Functions: The Singapore Chinese in Japan's Southward Expansion between 1914 and 1941 / Kuo, Huei-Ying

7. The Dynamics of Trans-Regional Business and National Politics: The Impact of Events in China on Fujian-Singapore Tea Trading Networks, 1920-1960 / Lim, Jason

8. Rambutans in the Picture: Han Wai Toon and the Articulation of Space by the Overseas Chinese in Singapore / Kien, Lai Chee

9. The Global Effects of an Ethnic Riot: Singapore, 1950-1954 / Khairudin Aljunied, Syed Muhd

10. The British Military Withdrawal from Singapore and the Anatomy of a Catalyst / Seng, Loh Kah

11. Bringing the International and Transnational back in: Singapore, Decolonisation, and the Cold War / Long, S.R. Joey

12. The Global and the Regional in Lee Kuan Yew's Strategic Thought: The Early Cold War Years / Guan, Ang Cheng

13. A Brief History of the Hub: Navigating between 'Global' and 'Asian' in Singapore's Knowledge Economy Discourse / Yew, Leong

About the Contributors

Bibliography

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Feb 2021).

Includes bibliographical references.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0https://www.aup.nl/en/publish/open-access

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ISBN:

1-003-70374-7

1-04-079900-0

1-283-12802-0

9786613128027

90-485-1437-1

9781003703747

OCLC:

730151807