Lion City Narratives: Singapore Through Western Eyes

Lion City Narratives: Singapore Through Western Eyes explores subjective Western impressions of Singapore's 145-year colonial history, offering an impressionistic account of how Western residents viewed the city. It serves as a short biography of Singapore's evolution, providing a holistic perspective on its urban dynamics and cultural insights into its population. Set within a broader academic discourse, the book explores Western perspectives on Singapore's colonial development, contributing to our understanding of the region's political and economic development.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 600 pages
\n Publication date: 29 May 2021
\n Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
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Lion City Narratives: Singapore Through Western Eyes is a captivating exploration of the subjective Western impressions of Singapore's 145-year colonial history (1819-1963). It aims to provide readers with an impressionistic account of how Western residents viewed Singapore over the decades, rather than an in-depth historical analysis. The book serves as a short biography of Singapore's evolution as a city, offering a holistic perspective on its urban dynamics through chapters on the imageability of Singapore and its urban morphology. Additionally, it delves into the cultural insights of Singapore's population, encompassing both White residents and transient visitors, as well as the locals or Asians. By examining Singapore's colonial narrative within a broader academic discourse, the book offers a broader picture of Singapore's colonial development. It acknowledges the Western involvement in Singapore but focuses more on the association of many subjective Western perspectives that enrich our understanding of the tropics, perceptions of the exotic Orient, and diverse views of ethnic groups. Without the Western writings, paintings, and maps, academia would have limited records of Singapore's development, particularly in its early years as a new colony in the 19th century. However, Singapore's growth has been extensively documented, and this book contributes significantly to our understanding of the city's past.

\n Weight: 794g\n
Dimension: 159 x 237 x 34 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9789811229152\n \n