Singapore : : The Unexpected Nation / / Edwin Lee.
This book deals with Singapore's transition from a British Crown Colony to a state in the Federation of Malaysia, and expulsion from the Federation to become a separate independent nation. For the leaders of Singapore's PAP Government, Malaysia was a traumatic experience. Yet, but for it,...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2008] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (730 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter One. Beginnings: From Temasek to Singapore
- Chapter Two. Race, History and Nationalism
- Chapter Three. Contestants and Contesting Visions
- Chapter Four. The Accidental Chief Minister
- Chapter Five. The Terminal Chief Minister
- Chapter Six. The Embattled Prime Minister
- Chapter Seven. Merger: Contesting Ownership and Principles
- Chapter Eight. Terms of Disendearment
- Chapter Nine. Dare to be Equal
- Chapter Ten. The Way to Survive
- Chapter Eleven. National Service: The Price of Independence
- Chapter Twelve. Politics of Education
- Chapter Thirteen. Home Ownership, National Stability and the New Middle Classes
- Chapter Fourteen. University and Nation
- Chapter Fifteen. Toh’s Nation-Building Thrust
- Chapter Sixteen. Nantah: Between Community and Nation
- Chapter Seventeen. Self-Renewal: Talents for a Tough Act
- Chapter Eighteen. The Consensual Prime Minister
- Chapter Nineteen. Confucianism, Christianity, Chineseness
- Chapter Twenty. Singapore Dreams, Singapore Dilemmas
- Chapter Twenty-One. The Hyphenated Singaporean
- Chapter Twenty-Two. The Unexpected Nation
- Bibliographical Note
- Index
- THE AUTHOR