Singapore
Unlikely Power
Singapore has gained a reputation for being one of the wealthiest and best-educated countries in the world and one of the brightest success stories for a colony-turned-sovereign state, but the country's path to success was anything but assured. Its strategic location and natural resources both allowed Singapore to profit from global commerce and also made the island an attractive conquest for the world's naval powers, resulting in centuries of stunting colonialization.In Singapore: Unlikely Power, John Curtis Perry provides an evenhanded and authoritative history of the island nation that ranges from its Malay origins to the present day. Sing…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-046951-1
- EAN: 9780190469511
- Produktnummer: 29055939
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 14'891 KB
Über den Autor
John Curtis Perry is Professor of Maritime History in the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
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