| Description |
384 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-373) and index. |
| Contents |
The Battle Box of the Past -- Messages from Our Forgotten Ancestors -- The Silk Road of the Sea : Maritime Trade in Ancient Southeast Asia -- The Pivot : The Influence of China and India The Rise and Fall of Medieval Singapore -- Faith on the Wings of Trade : The Coming of Islam to Southeast Asia -- Strangers from the West : The Portuguese Seize Malacca -- The Rise of the East India Company : Vanguard of Empire -- 'A very clever, able, active and judicious man' : The story of Thomas Stamford Raffles -- Thwarting the Dutch : How Raffles Seized Singapore -- Singapore Secured : The Age of Pioneers -- The White Rajahs : The Conquest of North Borneo -- The Making of British Malaya : The Rise of the Men of Tin -- Singapore : The Golden Age -- The Empire Strikes Back : Singapore at War -- The fortress : defending Singapore between the wars -- The Japanese Conquest of Malaya and Singapore : Light in the South -- Merdeka or Bust -- Singapore's Struggle for Independence : Opening Moves -- The Emergency War : The Malayan Front Line -- The Clever Mr Lee : The Rise and Rise of Lee Kuan Yew -- High Noon : the London Talks -- The Formation of Malaysia : Independence at Last -- Together Apart : Singapore Goes it Alone -- The Challenges of Independence : Singapore in the Cold War -- Malaysia Takes a Different Road. |
| Summary |
"The fascinating account of two former British colonies with a shared past but vastly different identities today! Singapore and Malaysia sit astride the sea lanes linking East with West--vital choke points in the world's commerce. Since ancient times, ports along the Silk Road of the Sea were populated by peoples from around the globe who came here to trade and live, carried by the steady flow of goods and the ever-present monsoon winds. Author Christopher Hale recounts many fascinating histories of this region, including: The ancient international trade in spices and the seven voyages to the southern seas of the Chinese eunuch Admiral Zheng He in the 15th century The rise of Islamic kingdoms along rivers bordering the Straits of Malacca and the conquest of Malacca, one of the world's largest cities, by a few hundred Portuguese marauders in 1511 The saga of Sir Stamford Raffles, credited with founding Singapore, and the development of tin mines and vast rubber and oil palm plantations on the Malay Peninsula The disastrous fall of "Fortress Singapore" to the Japanese in World War II after only three weeks of fighting, the worst British military defeat in history The wildly successful film Crazy Rich Asians, set in Singapore, the highest grossing romantic comedy of the decade A Brief History of Singapore and Malaysia tells these and many other compelling stories about the people and events which have shaped these nations as they developed into modern powerhouses of international trade and tourism"-- Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Malaysia -- History.
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Singapore -- History.
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Malaysia. (OCoLC)fst01204590
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Singapore. (OCoLC)fst01205288
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
Multiculturalism and prosperity : the shared history of two Southeast Asian tigers |
| ISBN |
9780804854207 (paperback) |
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0804854203 (paperback) |
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