A History of Modern Singapore, 1819-2005 by C.Mary Turnbull HARDBACK

A History of Modern Singapore, 1819-2005\nby C.Mary Turnbull\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: C.Mary Turnbull\nTitle: A History of Modern Singapore, 1819-2005\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Asian history\nPublisher: NUS Press\nPublication year: 2010\nISBN-13: 9789971694302\nISBN-10: 9971694301\nRRP: \u00A344.95\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nWhen C.M. Turnbull's \""\""A History of Singapore, 1819-1975\""\"" appeared in 1977, it quickly achieved recognition as the definitive history of Singapore. A second edition published in 1989 brought the story up to the 1988 election. In this fully revised edition, which takes into account recent scholarship, including the work of social and cultural historians, the author added a chapter on Goh Chok Tong's premiership (1990-2004) and the .