{"product_id":"singapore-a-pictorial-history-18192000-9780700715848","title":"Singapore  A Pictorial History 18192000","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn less than two centuries, Singapore has transformed itself from a small seaside kampong into a modern metropolis, growing first into a thriving colony, then a Straits Settlement, and becoming in 1965 an independent nation. With over 1,200 images, this book documents all the important aspects of Singapore''s history: political and economic development, the construction of the city and the emergence of a new society. Early and contemporary photographs, lithographs and engravings drawn largely from the rich collection of the National Archives of Singpaore, with a keenly written text, tell the story of Singapore. Some of these images are very rare, and many have never been published before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Eyes of the Nation  1. Immigrant Settlement 1819-1869  2. Colonials and Coolies 1870-1919  3. Cosmopolitan City 1920-1940  4. Towards a Nationhood 1941-1965  5. Island, City, State 1965-2000 Bibliography   Index Picture Credits","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404008759639,"sku":"9780700715848","price":123.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780700715848.jpg?v=1730485148","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/singapore-a-pictorial-history-18192000-9780700715848","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}