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Singapore's Foreign Policyby Michael Leifer
Routledge 2000; US$ 54.95Singapore's Foreign Policy is the first full length English language study of this subject and is an essential resource for all those interested in Singapore's international role. more...
Did Singapore Have to Fall?by Karl Hack; Kevin Blackburn
RoutledgeCurzon 2003; US$ 44.95This book provides a sophisticated summary of up-to-date knowledge on the Fall of Singapore, including the critical tensions between Churchill and local commanders. more...
The Little Red Dotby Tommy Koh; Chang Li Lin
World Scientific 2005; US$ 67.602005 is the 40th anniversary of Singapore?s independence. This collection of essays by Singapore?s past and present diplomats tells the remarkable story of how this small and vulnerable country has become a stable, prosperous and respected member of the international community. The essays include those from the late President Wee Kim Wee and President S R Nathan as well as seminal contributions from the four former Foreign Ministers Mr S Rajaratnam, Mr S Dhanabalan, Mr Wong Kan Seng and Professor S Jayakumar. The current Foreign Minister, Mr George Yeo, has written the foreword. The absorbing stories about people, places and international politics make this book a highly enjoyable read for all who are interested in Singapore, its history,... more...
Realism And Dependence In Singapores? Foreign Poliby Narayanan Ganesan
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 44.95Charting the philosophical underpinning of Singapore's foreign policy output and the institutions responsible for it, this book examines the importance of economic and defence diplomacy that are central to Singapore's foreign policy output. more...
Singaporeby Carl A. Trocki
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 51.95Examines Singapore's culture of control, exploring the city-state's colonial heritage as well as the forces that have helped to mould its social landscape. more...
CultureShock! Singaporeby Marion Bravo-Bhasin
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 11.17CultureShock! Singapore takes you inside the tiny island nation at the tip of the Malaysian archipelago and pulls back the veneer on a country that is both Asian and Western at the same time. Discover how this multi-racial society manages to work like clockwork despite its disparate backgrounds, and find out how to deal with the peoples kiasu attitude. Through this bookfilled with practical information and tips for everyday livingyou will learn more about the different local and ethnic customs and beliefs, and be introduced to its diverse and mouth-watering cuisine. CultureShock! Singapore is the definitive read for anyone who wants to settle easily into Singaporean society and it will have you understanding Singlish in no... more...
Crossroadsby Jim Baker
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 11.20In this fully updated, second edition of Crossroads, Jim Baker adds two new chapters that bring Malaysia and Singapore into the middle of the first decade of the 21st century. The original text (which traces the complex currents of history and politics of Malaysia and Singapore'neighbours with a common past) is also revised to re-evaluate events in the context of an expanded history. more...
Final Notes from a Great Islandby Neil Humphreys
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2006; US$ 6.65Singapore's best-selling author is back. After spending the best 10 years of his life in Singapore Neil Humphreys has decided to move to Australia. But the British writer doesn't want to leave the island he fell in love with a decade ago without taking one final tour. Embarking on a valedictory tour from his home in Toa Payoh, Humphreys vows to explore Singapore as he did when he first arrived - a newcomer on foot and inexperienced - visiting his favourite places, from the glorious countryside of Lim Chu Kang to the serene beaches of Kusu island. From Sentosa to Sembawang Park, St. John's Island to Johor Bahru, Humphreys treks, cycles and even hitchhikes his way across this great island, encountering murderous dogs, dead cats, wild... more...
Complete Notes from Singaporeby Neil Humphreys
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2007; US$ 15.05Almost 200 years ago, an Englishman by the name of Stamford Raffles landed on the shores of Singapore and the rest, shall we say, is history. A decade ago, another Englishman came to Singapore and left behind a wholly different kind of legacy. "Notes from an even Smaller Island", "Scribbles from the Same Island" and "Final Notes from a Great Island" are three widely-acclaimed offerings by Neil Humphreys detailing his own Singapore story of a man who came, who saw and who fell in love with the tiny tropical nation. "Complete Notes from Singapore: The Omnibus Edition" brings together all three best-selling books for an insightful account of one man's relationship with Singapore and Singaporeans that... more...
Notes from an Even Smaller Islandby Neil Humphreys
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2001; US$ 5.95Knowing nothing of Singapore, a young Englishman Neil Humphreys arrives in the land of 'air-conned' shopping centres and Lee Kuan Yew. From the aunties in the hawker centres to expats dressed as bananas, from Singlish to kiasuism, and from Singaporeans at home to Singaporeans abroad, Humphreys explores all aspects of Singaporean life, taking in the sights, dissecting the culture and illuminating each place and person with his perceptive and witty observations. Written by someone who is at once both an insider and outsider, the book is a wonderfully funny and disarmingly honest portrait of Singapore and its people. more...









