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Author Perry, John Curtis, author.

Title Singapore : unlikely power / John Curtis Perry.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 329 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "The life of Singapore as an independent nation since 1965 has coincided with explosive growth, both of world trade and world wealth. Trade, heavily seaborne, now contributes more than half of global GNP. Largely by exploiting changing uses of the ocean, Singapore has grown remarkably rich. Constant and continuing comment in the media concerning Singapore's dramatic economic and organizational achievement has yet to find its way into a book, and this one is the first to put the story of Singapore into a global maritime context, describing and analyzing how, despite many life-threatening crises, Singapore, by using the sea, survived and prospered far beyond even its own expectations. Putting priority upon economic development and maintaining the social and economic stability that Singapore's authoritarian government has thought necessary to achieve this growth has provoked heated controversy both among Singaporeans and outside observers. Although opposition is too weak to challenge the government successfully, the struggle to define an acceptable balance between freedom and control continues. This question takes on a universal concern, intensified in our age of terrorism with its new challenges to order and stability. To what extent does authority stifle creativity?"--Provided by publisher.
Contents Cover; SINGAPORE UNLIKELY POWER; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Why Should We Care?; Singapore's Periodic Crises; How Has It Happened?; Chapter I: Origins ; SEA PEOPLE ; EARLIEST "SINGAPORE" ; THE HINGE OF EURASIA ; THE CHINESE, THE SEA, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA ; CHINA'S SEAFARING CULTURE HERO ; Chapter II: Wings of Canvas ; NORTHERN EUROPE FOLLOWS THE ATLANTIC OTHERS ; BRITISH TRIUMPH IN ASIAN WATERS ; BIRTH TRAUMA FOR SINGAPORE ; Chapter III: "Queen of the Further East" ; THE LURE OF SINGAPORE ; "CHINATOWN" ; CHINESE AND BRITONS ; OPIUM AND EMPIRE ; CHINA ON EBB TIDE.
PULSATING PORT Chapter IV: Empire at Zenith ; "THE DIRTY DITCH" ; A KRA CANAL? ; WIRING THE WORLD ; SINGAPORE'S ADVANTAGE ; THE PORT RESPONDS ; TIN MINES AND TIN CANS ; RUBBER STARTLES THE WORLD ; PLYING THE COAST ; BLUE WATER HIGHWAYS ; GLOBETROTTERS ; COOLIES ; A COSMOPOLITAN CULTURE ; "GREAT POSSIBILITIES" ; Chapter V: Clouds, Thunder, and Storm,1918:-42: ; OIL EMERGES ; A PRIVILEGED COLONIAL WORLD ; ENTER THE JAPANESE ; APPREHENSION GROWS ; "BATTLESHIP WITHOUT A BOTTOM" ; "THE WORST DAY OF THE WAR" ; RIP CURRENT FOR THE ALLIES ; "LAMBS AT HOME, DEVILS OUTSIDE" ; VOYAGE OF NETAJI.
THE RISING SUN SETS Chapter VI: "Walking on a Razor's Edge, "1945:-65: ; PAINFUL RECOVERY AND PUSH FOR FREEDOM ; SINGAPORE'S "MEN IN WHITE" DISPLACE COLONIAL OVERLORDS ; STRUGGLING FOR A NEW ORDER ; DEFINING AN ECONOMY ; "MIGHT WELL START ROWING" ; Chapter VII: "Turfed Out" ; GOH BUILDS JURONG ; "STRATEGIC PRAGMATISM" ; A NEW SCHOOLHOUSE ; LION OF THE LION CITY ; EMBRACING OCEANIC REVOLUTION ; GOODBYE TO GREAT BRITAIN ; A NEW CITY EMERGES ; Chapter VIII: Coming to the Present ; PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT ; HYDRO HUB ; LOOMING THREATS? ; "BRAIN SERVICES" ; POLISHING SOCIETY ; "ASIAN" VALUES.
THE SINGAPORE GRIP OUT OF BOUNDS ; THE VOICE OF THE INTERNET ; Chapter IX: Global Hinge? ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; NOTES ; Preface ; I Origins ; II Wings of Canvas ; III "Queen of the Further East" ; IV. Empire at Zenith ; V. Clouds, Thunder, and Storm, 1918-42 ; VI. "Walking on A Razor's Edge," 1945-65 ; VII "Turfed Out" ; VIII. Coming to the Present ; IX. Global Hinge? ; Bibliography: A Select List of Books and Articles Cited and Some Others of Special Interest ; DOCUMENTS ; Electronic Sources ; BIBLIOGRAPHIES ; OTHER ; UNPUBLISHED PAPERS ; INTERVIEWS ; Index.
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Subject Singapore -- Economic conditions.
Singapore.
Economic conditions.
Singapore -- Commerce -- History.
Commerce.
History.
Economic development -- Singapore -- History.
Economic development.
Shipping -- Singapore -- History.
Shipping.
Harbors -- Economic aspects -- Singapore -- History.
Harbors -- Economic aspects.
Singapore -- Politics and government.
Authoritarianism -- Singapore -- History.
Harbors.
Social stability -- Singapore -- History.
Politics and government.
Crises -- Singapore -- History.
Authoritarianism.
Social change -- Singapore -- History.
Social change.
Social stability.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
Crises.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
Economic history.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Perry, John Curtis. Singapore. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017] 9780190469504 (DLC) 2016022371 (OCoLC)951778594
ISBN 9780190469511 (electronic book)
019046951X (electronic book)
9780190469528 (electronic book)
0190469528 (electronic book)
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