Abshire, Jean E.
The history of Singapore / Jean E. Abshire. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2011. - xvi, 179 p. : maps ; 24 cm. - The Greenwood histories of the modern nations . - The Greenwood histories of the modern nations. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Timeline of major events -- A globalized city-state -- Pre-colonial Singapore : Temasek, Dragon's Tooth Gate, and Singapura, 100-1819 -- The establishment of colonial Singapore : 1819-1867 -- A crown colony : 1867-1942 -- Fortress Singapore to Syonan-to : World War II -- The rough road to independence, 1945-1963 -- From Third World to First World, since 1965 -- Notable people in the history of Singapore -- Glossary.
9780313377426 (hbk.) 0313377421 (hbk.) 9780313377433 (ebk.) 031337743X (ebk.)
Singapore--History.
959.57 / ABS 2011
The history of Singapore / Jean E. Abshire. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2011. - xvi, 179 p. : maps ; 24 cm. - The Greenwood histories of the modern nations . - The Greenwood histories of the modern nations. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Timeline of major events -- A globalized city-state -- Pre-colonial Singapore : Temasek, Dragon's Tooth Gate, and Singapura, 100-1819 -- The establishment of colonial Singapore : 1819-1867 -- A crown colony : 1867-1942 -- Fortress Singapore to Syonan-to : World War II -- The rough road to independence, 1945-1963 -- From Third World to First World, since 1965 -- Notable people in the history of Singapore -- Glossary.
9780313377426 (hbk.) 0313377421 (hbk.) 9780313377433 (ebk.) 031337743X (ebk.)
Singapore--History.
959.57 / ABS 2011