1819 & Before: Singapore's Pasts

1819 & Before

Singapore's Pasts

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Edited by Kwa Chong Guan

Publisher:: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
Online publication date:: October 2021
Print publication year:: 2021
Online ISBN:: 9789814951425

Subjects:: Regional and World History: General Interest, History

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This important book reflects the challenges and questions currently foremost in scholars', activists' and policy-makers' minds—the Anthropocene, environmental justice, China's Belt and Road Initiative, and post-politics—all addressed through the lens of environmental movements in Asia.—Jonathan Rigg, Professor at the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol

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Singapore's Pasts

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Foreword
pp vii-x

Acknowledgments
pp xi-xii

Contributors
pp xiii-xvi

1 - Introduction: Approaches to Singapore’s Past before 1819
pp 1-10

2 - Issues and Approaches to Studying Singapore before 1819
pp 11-22

3 - Regional Influences, International Geopolitics and Environmental Factors in the Rise and Demise of Temasek
pp 23-34

4 - The Mysterious Malay Jong and Other Temasek Shipping
pp 35-44

5 - The Orang Laut and the Negara Selat (Realm of the Straits)
pp 45-54

6 - Avoidance of Shipwreck in the Malay Annals: A Trope in Buddhist Narratives of Maritime Crossings
pp 55-64

7 - The Inception of Lion City
pp 65-76

8 - A Note on Amoghapāśa-Lokeśvara in Singapura
pp 77-88

9 - Portuguese and Dutch Records for Singapore before 1819: An Overview
pp 89-100

10 - Zheng He’s Navigation Methods and His Visit to Longyamen, Singapore
pp 101-114

Bibliography
pp 115-118

Index
pp 119-127

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