Authors' Biography:

• Mr Kwa Chong Guan
• Prof Tan Tai Yong
• Prof Derek Heng

Live Notes

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• Preface
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• Chapter 1
• Writing Singapore‘s History
• Chapter 2
• In The Beginning – The Lion City
• Chapter 3
• The Lure of the Chinese Market
• Chapter 4
• Reconstructing the Lion City
• Chapter 5
• Singapura: Outposts of the Melaka and Johor Kingdoms
• Chapter 6
• Contesting the Waters Around Singapore
• Chapter 7
• Raffles and the Establishment of an East India Company Station on Singapore
• Chapter 8
• The Port City and its Trading Networks
• Chapter 9
• Staple Port and the Malayan Hinterland
• Chapter 10
• Fortress Singapore: Defending a Port-City and Empire
• Chapter 11
• The British “Grand Design”, Local Politics and the Formation of Malaysia
• Chapter 12
• Separation
• Chapter 13
• Responding to Separation
• Chapter 14
• Aspiring to Global City Status
• Chapter 15
• Conclusion

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