![]() | Singapour chic Petit village de pêche à ses débuts, Singapour est devenue l’une des villes les plus modernes et les plus riches au monde. Singapour Chic matérialise l’esprit et le style de la « ville des jardins », et permet de découvrir cette nation élégante. La (...) |
![]() | Over Singapore No landscape in the world has been more transformed by the hand of man than Singapore’s. Once a tropical island of forest, fishermen and gambier plantations, Singapore is now Asia’s most dynamic city. Its skyline changes weekly, and some 15 per (...) |
![]() | Over Singapore 50 Years Ago Aerial photographs from the 1950s from the collection of the National Archives of Singapore provide a graphic portrait of the evolution of Singapore’s cityscape in this book. Sites covered include well-known areas such as the Singapore River and (...) |
![]() | Singapore Cinema Filmmaking in Singapore has seen a dramatic revival since the 1990s with the success of movies such as Royston Tan’s 15, Djinn’s Perth, Jack Neo’s I Not Stupid, Eric Khoo’s 12 Storeys and it continues to be highly active with several new productions (...) |
![]() | Singapore through 19th Century Photographs Emphasising the topographical and architectural landscape of the city and its surrounding environs, this visually irresistible city tour of rare and iconic photographs from the 1840s to the early 1900s will transport readers back to the (...) |
![]() | Singapore Through 19th Century Prints and Paintings Voyages of scientific exploration, trade and colonial conquest brought many visitors to Singapore in the 19th century, and was further augmented by globe-trotting tourists as travel became increasingly convenient. Much of our understanding of (...) |
![]() | Singapore : 500 Early Postcards > Feuilletez un extrait de cet ouvrage Presenting for the first time through the illustrations of 500 postcards from the author’s private collection, this book offers a rare and comprehensive glimpse into the changing landscapes and lifestyles (...) |
![]() | Singapore : A Biography > Feuilletez un extrait de cet ouvrage The authors, drawing on research undertaken in collaboration with the National Museum of Singapore, have woven together ancient chronicles, eyewitness accounts, oral histories and even modern radio and (...) |
![]() | Singapore : A Pictorial History In less than two centuries, Singapore has transformed itself from a small seaside kampong into a modern metropolis. Since the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles, the humble village that was Singapore grew into a thriving colony, then a Straits (...) |
![]() | Singapore : The Encyclopedia Singapore : The Encyclopedia contains over 2,500 alphabetically arranged entries on a vast range of topics – practically everything the general reader might want to know about Singapore, four decades after the achievement of full independence. (...) |
![]() | The Singapore Foreign Service his is a vivid account of how a foreign ministry was established at home, and missions were set up abroad. The Singapore Foreign Service is a record of the experiences, often exhilarating and sometimes chaotic, of the pioneers who established (...) |
![]() | Vintage Singapore > Feuilletez un extrait de cet ouvrage A retrospective of the recent past, Vintage Singapore evokes a strong sense of nostalgia and highlights the continuous rebirth of old familiar styles. Focusing on the post-war years, the National Museum of (...) |
![]() | Wartime Kitchen > Feuilletez un extrait de cet ouvrage Wartime Kitchen : Food and Eating in Singapore (1942–1950) captures the resilience and adaptability of a people faced with limited resources and shortages during the Japanese Occupation and in post-war (...) |