{"product_id":"9781350185661","title":"Singapore A Modern History","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSingapore\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Modern History\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael D. Barr | Carl A. Trocki\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Asia \/ Southeast Asia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSingapore gained independence in 1965, a city-state in a world of nation-states. Yet its long and complex history reaches much farther back. Blending modernity and tradition, ideologies and ethnicities, a peculiar set of factors make Singapore what it is today. In this thematic study of the island nation, Michael D. Barr proposes a new approach to understand this development. From the pre-colonial period through to the modern day, he traces the idea, the politics and the geography of Singapore over five centuries of rich history. In doing so he rejects the official narrative of the so-called 'Singapore Story'. Drawing on in-depth archival work and oral histories, \u003ci\u003eSingapore: A Modern History\u003c\/i\u003e is a work both for students of the country's history and politics, but also for any reader seeking to engage with this enigmatic and vastly successful nation.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMichael D. Barr\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in International Relations, Flinders University, Australia. He is Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eAsian Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eCultural Politics and Asian Values\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaths Not Taken: Political Pluralism in Post-War Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with C. Trocki), \u003ci\u003eConstructing Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e (with Z. Skrbiš), \u003ci\u003eLee Kuan Yew\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuling Elite of Singapore: Networks of Power and Influence\u003c\/i\u003e (I.B.Tauris).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350185661\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e296\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57324747915404,"sku":"9781350185661","price":25.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_94170af8-404e-4b60-8446-4c1c07a8d32f.jpg?v=1789054314","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350185661","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}