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The history of Singapore / Jean E. Abshire.

By: Abshire, Jean E.
Series: The Greenwood histories of the modern nations: Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2011Description: xvi, 179 p. : maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780313377426 (hbk.); 0313377421 (hbk.); 9780313377433 (ebk.); 031337743X (ebk.).Subject(s): Singapore -- HistoryDDC classification: 959.57
Contents:
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.
Item type Current location Shelf location Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Main Collection Taylor's Library-TU

Floor 4, Shelf 37, Side 2, TierNo 5, BayNo 1

959.57 ABS 2011 (Browse shelf) 1 Available GENLS,GENLS,03,GR 5000126011

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.