The history of Singapore
While Singapore today is known for having a strong hand of law and order, the island nation was home to vices like prostitution, rampant drug use, and pirate activity in the 1800s and early 1900s. After more than a century of colonialism, Singapore has evolved into the seventh richest country in the...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Greenwood
c2011.
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| Colección: | The Greenwood histories of the modern nations.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31227508*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Timeline
- A globalized 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.
