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Using a patchwork of words and images from Singapore’s residents and visitors of yesteryear, this book shares the often untold colonial past of this busy trading port while shedding light on Asian culture. Old Singapore was an eclectic trade emporium where an ethnically and culturally diverse populace coalesced under the aegis of the British Empire. It was a fascinating world filled with traders of all nations, roving bands of pirates, murderers running amok, and even the occasional flesh-hungry tiger. This collection illuminates Singapore’s often untold colonial past, giving perspective to its rapid economic development into the powerhouse it is today.
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Iain Manley is a travel writer whose work has appeared in many publications, including the Daily Telegraph and his own award-winning travel blog Old World Wandering.
“Iain Manley has done us a magnificent service, assembling these wonderful vignettes of a time past. . . . What a rollicking read and visual feast!” — Dr. Kevin Y. L. Tan, president, Singapore Heritage Society
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- PublisherEarnshaw Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 9881998409
- ISBN 13 9789881998408
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages170
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