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As someone who has studied history for much of my life, I have found the past fascinating. But it has always been some grand and even intimidating universe that I…
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Squatters into Citizens: The 1961 Bukit Ho Swee Fire and the Making of Modern Singapore
Loh Kah Seng, the author of Squatters into Citizens: The 1961 Bukit Ho Swee Fire and the Making of Modern Singapore, is a historian of Singapore and an Honorary Research…
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Catalogue of Pre-Republican Chinese books at the National University of Singapore Libraries (新加坡国立大学图书馆中文古籍目录)
Catalogue of Pre-Republican Chinese books at the National University of Singapore Libraries (新加坡国立大学图书馆中文古籍目录) was published in Beijing in May 2021 by the Zhonghua Book Company. The two-volume catalogue is edited…
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Singapore: A Very Short History from Temasek to Tomorrow
The Singapore Bicentennial year of 2019 has resulted in an upsurge of publications devoted to commemorating the momentous occasion. This book – a result of Alvin Tan’s ambitious goal to…
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Directory of S.E. Asian Towns with Roads & Streets (东南亚地名街名录)
东南亚地名街名录 or Directory of S.E. Asian Towns with Roads & Streets was published in 1952 by the Nantao Publishing House. Edited by Pan Xing Nong (潘醒农), it was the first…
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Hakka Soul: Memories, Migrations, and Meals
Chin Woon Ping was born in Malacca, Malaysia, and received her early education there. After graduating from the University of Malaya, she pursued doctoral studies in American literature at the…
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Malay Newspapers
This collection consists of three Malay vernacular newspapers published in Malaya starting from 1930. It covers the social news, religious matters, editorials devoted to political affairs of Malaya and contained…
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Nanyang & the Founding of the Republic (南洋与创立民国)
南洋与创立民国 (Nanyang & the Founding of the Republic) written by Teo Eng Hock provides a detailed record of the Tongmenghui (Chinese Revolutionary Alliance) and its activities in Southeast Asia. Teo…
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Law Collection
The C J Koh Law Library has one of the richest collections of legal materials in the Asia-Pacific. The pride of our legal collection is now accessible digitally in Digital…
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Kapal Haji: Singapore and the Hajj Journey by Sea
The Hajj or the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the principle fundamentals of Islam. The greatest efforts are made in humble Malay households to enable at least one…
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