Nationalism and Decolonisation in Singapore

Auteur

Thum Ping Tjin is a historian and Visiting Fellow at Hertford College, University of Oxford, UK, and also the founder and Managing Director of New Naratif.

Texte du rabat

This book analyses Singapore's decolonisation movement between 1953-63 and important unresolved conflicts in Singaporean society. It will be of interest to researchers of Southeast Asian History and Politics, and those interested in decolonisation, nationalism, identity, and the politics of race, class, and language.

Contenu

1: Why Malayan? 2: The Origins of Malayan Nationalism; 3: Mass Movements and Education, 1953-55; 4: Political Parties, 1954-55; 5: Associationalism, 1955-56; 6: Transitional Politics, 1955-57; 7: Electoral Politics, 1957-61; 8: The Meaning of Self-Determination, 1961-63; 9: Legacies; Index