Marshall of Singapore : : A Biography /

Marshall of Singapore : : A Biography / / Kevin Tan.

David Marshall (1908-1995) was one of Singapore's most remarkable sons. The eldest son of migrant Sephardic Jews, Marshall's brilliant academic career at Raffles Institution was brought to an abrupt end when he collapsed from tuberculosis. Sent away to recuperate in Switzerland, Marshall n...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
VerfasserIn:
Tan, Kevin,
MitwirkendeR:
Keong, Chan Sek,
Tan, Kevin Y L,
Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2008]
©2008
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (614 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Baghdad to Singapore and Back
  • 2. Growing Up in Colonial Singapore: 1917–1925
  • 3. Searching for a Place in the Sun: 1927–1934
  • 4. Studying Law in London
  • 5. Starting Legal Practice in Singapore
  • 6. War
  • 7. Rebuilding Broken Lives
  • 8. The Legal Legend
  • 9. The Political Tyro
  • 10. Igniting a Spark
  • 11. Into the Deep End: The Struggle for Survival
  • 12. Building a New Singapore
  • 13. Politics on the Margins
  • 14. Doyen of the Bar
  • 15. Viva la France!
  • 16. The End Game
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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