Political Development in Singapore, 1945-55
Author: Kim Wah Yeo
Publisher: NUS Press
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780821404867
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Author: Kim Wah Yeo
Publisher: NUS Press
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780821404867
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George Sweeney
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 322
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Cheng Lian Pang
Publisher: Singapore : Oxford University Press
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Singh Bilveer
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2019-07-11
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9811200114
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the staying power of the People's Action Party, a political party that has governed Singapore since June 1959. A political titan with few chinks in its armour, the party has kept winning elections under three prime ministers and Singapore is about to witness a transition to the fourth prime minister. The party's seemingly unstoppable sterling performance makes the issue of the durability of the PAP highly critical. In light of the serious weakness of the Opposition and the strong performance legitimacy of the ruling party, it is worthwhile asking the question, can the PAP stumble and fall? Addressing this question is highly relevant given that similar political parties and structures have almost all collapsed elsewhere — the Barisan Nasional as the latest casualty with its defeat in Malaysia's 2018 General Elections. With an extensive coverage on domestic and international issues, up-to-date developments on the finalisation of the PAP's 4G leadership, the Workers' Party town council saga, and the efforts to form an opposition coalition led by Tan Cheng Bock are also analysed in this book.
Author: Chong Guan Kwa
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2019-06-21
Total Pages: 1002
ISBN-13: 9813277653
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA General History of the Chinese in Singapore documents over 700 years of Chinese history in Singapore, from Chinese presence in the region through the millennium-old Hokkien trading world to the waves of mass migration that came after the establishment of a British settlement, and through to the development and birth of the nation. Across 38 chapters and parts, readers are taken through the complex historical mosaic of Overseas Chinese social, economic and political activity in Singapore and the region, such as the development of maritime junk trade, plantation industries, and coolie labour, the role of different bangs, clan associations and secret societies as well as Chinese leaders, the diverging political allegiances including Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities and the National Salvation Movement leading up to the Second World War, the transplanting of traditional Chinese religions, the changing identity of the Overseas Chinese, and the developments in language and education policies, publishing, arts, and more.With 'Pride in our Past, Legacy for our Future' as its key objective, this volume aims to preserve the Singapore Chinese story, history and heritage for future generations, as well as keep our cultures and traditions alive. Therefore, the book aims to serve as a comprehensive guide for Singaporeans, new immigrants and foreigners to have an epitome of the Singapore society. This publication is supported by the National Heritage Board's Heritage Project Grant.Related Link(s)
Author: Kim Wah Yeo
Publisher: [Singapore] : Singapore University Press
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sikko Visscher
Publisher: NUS Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9789971693657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book describes the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce's changing relationship with the state and with businesses in the region. Some of the wealthiest and most influential businessmen in Singapore and Malaysia have served as leaders of the Chamber. Drawing on archival materials and extensive interviews, Visscher provides lively biographical sketches that highlight the circumstances and personal values that propelled these and other leading Chinese businessmen to success and to prominence. He also examines Chinese business practices, considering cultural elements as well as state and market forces, and highlights unique features of the Chinese experience in Singapore. By viewing Singapore from the perspective of a well established non-governmental organisation as it struggled, negotiated and cooperated with the state, this book offers an alternative to conventional political histories.
Author: Haruhiro Fukui
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 696
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKGives brief history of political development of each country and brief history of political parties of each country.
Author: Hong Liu
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780820467993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs the first comprehensive study of its kind, this book analyzes the dynamics, processes, mechanisms, and consequences of socio-economic and political changes in Singapore Chinese society from 1945 to 1965. By employing a wide range of primary materials that have been rarely used before, the authors have demonstrated the multi-dimensionality and complexity of the Chinese society in postwar Singapore, which was full of vitality and politically active. They argue that the combination of the internal dynamism and the changing socio-political framework shaped the nature and characteristics of the Chinese community and its fundamental role in the making of modern Singapore. This study is essential reading for an understanding of not only the Chinese politics and business networks in postwar Singapore, but also the historical evolution of the newly independent Republic.
Author: Michael D. Barr
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-01-17
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 0857735764
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMichael Barr explores the complex and covert networks of power at work in one of the world's most prosperous countries - the city-state of Singapore. He argues that the contemporary networks of power are a deliberate project initiated and managed by Lee Kuan Yew - former prime minister and Singapore's 'founding father' - designed to empower himself and his family. Barr identifies the crucial institutions of power - including the country's sovereign wealth funds, and the government-linked companies - together with five critical features that form the key to understanding the nature of the networks. He provides an assessment of possible shifts of power within the elite in the wake of Lee Kuan Yew's son, Lee Hsien Loong, assuming power, and considers the possibility of a more fundamental democratic shift in Singapore's political system.