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1819 & Before: Singapore's Pasts

by Chong Guan Kwa
$26.90
1819 & Before: Singapore's Pasts
1819 & Before: Singapore's Pasts

Delving into pre-colonial Singapore's environmental history.

If you're fascinated by the intersections of history, policy, and environmental studies, "1819 & Before" might just be the book you're searching for. Kwa takes you through a Southeast Asian journey that's seldom told, illuminating Singapore's pre-colonial past with insights that spark contemporary conversations. It's a deep dive that could change the way you think about urban development and environmental legacy.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

1819 & Before: Singapore's Pasts

by Chong Guan Kwa
$26.90
ISBN: 9789814951111
Authors: Chong Guan Kwa
Publisher: Iseas Publishing
Date of Publication: 2021-06-30
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, Personal Development, History
Related Topics: Social Issues, Race, Ancient History, History, World History
Goodreads rating: 4.0
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Description

The essays published here began as a series of lectures commemorating the bicentennial of Thomas Stamford Raffles’s establishment of a British Station in 1819. The essays draw on thirty-five years of archaeological investigations on and around Fort Canning, new readings of the Malay Annals, early Chinese records reporting Singapore, and the Portuguese and Dutch records to probe and challenge our understanding of Singapore’s history before Raffles. Altogether, these essays suggest that Singapore had a pre-1819 past that was deeply connected to the millennium-long maritime history of the Straits of Melaka and its links to the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.
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Delving into pre-colonial Singapore's environmental history.

If you're fascinated by the intersections of history, policy, and environmental studies, "1819 & Before" might just be the book you're searching for. Kwa takes you through a Southeast Asian journey that's seldom told, illuminating Singapore's pre-colonial past with insights that spark contemporary conversations. It's a deep dive that could change the way you think about urban development and environmental legacy.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.