The Japanese occupation of Malaya and Singapore, 1941-45 : a social and economic history / Paul H. Kratoska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kratoska, Paul H., author.

Contributor:

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social conditions.

Economic conditions.

Malaya--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.

Malaya.

History.

Singapore--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.

Singapore.

Malaya--Economic conditions--20th century.

Singapore--Economic conditions--20th century.

Malaya--Social conditions--20th century.

Singapore--Social conditions--20th century.

Economic history.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 407 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : NUS Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

For three-and-a-half bleak years during World War II, Japan occupied Malaya and Singapore, transforming a once prosperous and vibrant region into a desolate place rife with unemployment, corruption, inflation and shortages of essential supplies. As Japan's promised Greater East Asia crumbled, malnourished residents increasingly faced a struggle to survive, with little prospect of better times ahead. Originally published in 1998, The Japanese Occupation of Malaya and Singapore is fully updated with material from newly discovered and recently translated documents and as well as new archival evidence. Kratoska's work offers a clear depiction of wartime life under foreign occupation, and explains how the legacies of war and occupation shaped the post-war recovery in Malaya and Singapore.

Contents:

1 Malaya Before the War p. 10

2 The Beginning of the Occupation p. 23

3 The Japanese Administration of Malaya p. 55

4 Ethnic Policies p. 94

5 Education and Propaganda p. 125

6 The Economy p. 161

7 Currency and Banking p. 211

8 The Estate and Mining Industries p. 229

9 Rationing and Food Production p. 250

10 The End of the Occupation p. 289

11 The Aftermath p. 314.

Notes:

First published in 1998 by C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd (London) and Allen & Unwin (Australia).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9789971696382

997169638X

OCLC:

1015231110