Studying Singapore's past [electronic resource] : C.M. Turnbull and the history of modern Singapore / edited by Nicholas Tarling.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Constance Mary Turnbull, 1927-2008 / P.J. Thum -- Framing Singapore's history / Karl Hack -- Mary Turnbull's history textbook for the Singapore nation / Kevin Blackburn -- The limitations of monolingual history / P.J. Thum -- Historical sketch of the settlement of Singapore / John Bastin -- Singapore's role in constituting the "Malay" narrative / Anthony Milner -- Reappraising the aftermath of war, the problems of the British military administration and Singapore's place in the changing strategic environment of empire, 1945-1946 / Kelvin W.K. Ng -- A colonial progress, Franklin Gimson in Ceylon, Hong Kong, and Singapore / A.J. Stockwell -- To negotiate trade and avoid politics, the overseas Chinese trade missions to China and Taiwan, 1956-1957 / Jason Lim -- Singapore and its neighbours / Nicholas Tarling.

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