Place names tell us much about a country — its history, its landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-image, The study of place names called toponymics

Place names tell us much about a country -- its history, its landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-image, The study of place names called toponymics

This book represents archival work as well as field work and interviews. The introductory chapters provide an overview of the academic importance of studying pl

Lion City Narratives: Singapore Through Western Eyes fulfils four aims. First, it is a study of subjective Western impressions of Singapore's 145 years (1819-19

Since its publication in 1923, Sir Song Ong Siang's One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore has become the standard biographical reference of pro