Автор: Perry John Curtis Название: Singapore: Unlikely Power ISBN: 0190469501 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190469504 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 25860.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: 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. Singapore development has been aided by its greatest natural blessing-a natural deepwater port, shielded by mountain ranges from oceanic storms and which sits along one of the most strategic straits in the world, cementing the island's place as a major shipping entrepot throughout modern history. Perry traces the succession of colonizers, beginning with China in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and followed by the island's most famous colonizer, Britain, which ruled Singapore until the 1960s excluding the Japanese occupation of World War II. After setting a historical context, Perry turns to the era of independence beginning in the 1960s. Plagued with corruption, inequality, lack of an educated population, Singapore improbably vaulted from essentially third-world status into a first world dynamo over the course of three decades-with much credit due longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister who led the country for over three decades, who embraced the colonial past, established close ties with former foe Japan, and adopted a resolutely pragmatist approach to economic development. His efforts were successful, and Singapore today is a model regime for other developing states. Singapore's stunning transformation from a poor and corrupt colonial backwater into an economic powerhouse renowned for its wealth, order, and rectitude is one of the great-and most surprising-success stories of modern era. Singapore is an accessible, comprehensive, and indeed colorful overview of one of the most influential political-economic models in the world and is an enlightening read for anyone interested in how Singapore achieved the unachievable.
Автор: Bokhorst-Heng, Wendy D. Название: Quadrilingual Education in Singapore 2016 ISBN: 981287965X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789812879653 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 93160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book explores Singapore's language education system. Unlike previous volumes, which discuss the bilingual requirement for learning, it focuses on Singapore's quadrilingual system, bringing together articles on each of the four languages - English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil - as well as articles that examine more than one language. It highlights past successes, current concerns, and future directions for language education.
The book focuses on classroom pedagogy in all four official languages, showcasing how languages are taught and learned in Singapore as a basis for better understanding the system "from the inside out." The authors present empirical, classroom-based studies on language pedagogy in all four languages, as well as updated information on the current socio-political context and how it has influenced attempts at pedagogical innovation. Consideration is given to the dialectical relationship between policy and practice. The chapters also include discussions of pre-school-age learning, influences of language policy, home literacy practices, and commentaries by international language-in-education scholars.
This approach also provides a basis for international comparison - especially for those who are interested in fostering English proficiency while maintaining one or more national languages. The volume is particularly important in light of the continuing international efforts to integrate English into national educational systems where it is not the dominant language.
Автор: Woo Название: Singapore as an International Financial Centre ISBN: 1137569107 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137569103 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 46570.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book providesan analysis of Singapore’s development and success as an internationalfinancial centre (IFC). Chapters demonstrate how Singapore plays a criticalrole in both Asian and global financial markets, despite its relatively smallgeographic size. The author focuses specifically on the factors that havecontributed to the city-state’s success and discusses the policy lessons thatcan be derived from it. The book describes the historical, spatial, politicaland policy factors that contributed to Singapore’s development as a leadingAsian financial centre and global city, and will be of interest to both policyscholars and practitioners.
Автор: Wernmei Yong Ade; Lim Lee Ching Название: Contemporary Arts as Political Practice in Singapore ISBN: 1137576286 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137576286 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 65210.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This timely collection examines the contemporary arts as political practice, offering critical insight into some of the more controversial talking points that have shaped Singapore's identity as a nation. Focusing on the role played by contemporary arts in shaping Singapore's political landscape as the country celebrated 50 years of independence in 2015, the authors consider how politics is often perceived as that which limits the flourishing of the arts. Contending that all art is political, and that all art form is a form of political practice, this collection examines ways in which the practice of art in Singapore redraws the boundaries that conventionally separate arts from politics. It critically examines the tenuous relationship between the arts and politics and offers a timely reevaluation of the relationship between the arts and politics. In doing so, it opens a dialogue between artistic practice and political practice that reinforces the mutuality of both, rather than their exclusivity, and redefines the concept of the political to demonstrate that political involvement is not a simple matter of partisan politics, but has an inherently aesthetic dimension, and aesthetics an inherently political one.
Автор: Hee Название: Constructing Singapore Public Space ISBN: 9811023859 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811023859 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 130430.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book presents possible alternatives and interpretations to the well established notion in the mostly western discourse on public space. The discourse on public space as understood in the democratic-rationalist tradition, when applied to the Singaporean public space, would offer much criticism but would not be adequate in identifying alternative processes that allow for transformative potentials in public space. Thus said, the objectives of this book are: 1. To develop a conceptual frame of reference to construct the discourse on Singapore public space 2. To form a preliminary model of Singapore public space through analyzing case studies 3. To understand the modes, methods of production and representation of these public spaces within the rapidly changing urban context 4. To situate these constructions of public space and its possible trajectories within the larger discourse on public space, and to examine the viability of such a construction and interpretive model of public space
Автор: Sengupta Nilanjana Название: Singapore, My Country: Biography of M Bala Subramanion ISBN: 9813141298 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789813141292 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 24290.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: When after three decades of research Singapore could produce its own water, the little city-state was said to have lost its vulnerability. No longer would every policy have to bend at the knees for water survival. It was finally time to celebrate liberty!
Автор: Kwong Kai-Sun, Chau Leung-Chuen, Francis T Lui, La Название: Industrial Development in Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea ISBN: 9810246277 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789810246273 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 64410.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: An economic analysis of the industrial experiences of the newly industrialized economies in Asia. This study provides an in-depth discussion on the economic impact of the industrial policies of Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea in the three-and-a-half decades after 1960.
Автор: Yeo Lay Hwee Et Al Название: 50 Years Of Singapore-Europe Relations: Celebrating Singapore`S Connections With Europe ISBN: 9814675555 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789814675550 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 47520.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: As Singapore enters its 50th year of independence, it is a good time to reflect on its past as well as look to the future. 50 Years of Singapore-Europe Relations: Celebrating Singapore`s Connections with Europe is one such contribution to the wide collection of books commemorating Singapore`s 50th birthday.
Автор: Koh Tommy Et Al Название: 50 Years Of Singapore And The United Nations ISBN: 981471304X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789814713047 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 39070.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In 2015, Singapore marks the 50th anniversary of its independence, and the United Nations (UN) the 70th anniversary of its founding. This book celebrates 50 years of a mutually beneficial relationship between Singapore and the UN.
Автор: Sengupta Nilanjana Название: Singapore, My Country: Biography of M Bala Subramanion ISBN: 981314128X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789813141285 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 48570.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: When after three decades of research Singapore could produce its own water, the little city-state was said to have lost its vulnerability. No longer would every policy have to bend at the knees for water survival. It was finally time to celebrate liberty!
Автор: Heng Chye Kiang Название: 50 Years Of Urban Planning In Singapore ISBN: 9814656461 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789814656467 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 33790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: 50 Years of Urban Planning in Singapore is an accessible and comprehensive volume on Singapore`s planning approach to urbanization.
Автор: Heng Chye Kiang Название: 50 Years Of Urban Planning In Singapore ISBN: 9814656453 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789814656450 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 116160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: 50 Years of Urban Planning in Singapore is an accessible and comprehensive volume on Singapore`s planning approach to urbanization.
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