Merdeka and Much More: The Reminiscences of a Raffles Professor, 1953-67 - Couverture souple

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9789971694227: Merdeka and Much More: The Reminiscences of a Raffles Professor, 1953-67
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ISBN 10 : 9971694220 ISBN 13 : 9789971694227
Editeur : NUS Press, 2010

Synopsis

Professor K.G. Tregonning's anecdotal memoir of his years as a member of the Department of History in the University of Singapore, culminating as Raffles Professor, captures the mood and milieu of Singapore as the country emerged from colonial rule to become a self-governing independent nation. Arriving at the height of the Cold War, Tregonning was acutely conscious of the ongoing Malayan Emergency and of the political shifts taking place across Southeast Asia. He records meetings with a number of the region's leaders, and encounters with students and colleagues who would later feature in Singapore politics, or become leading figures in the academic world. The result is an engaging and very personal account of a university and a professional, political and social environment that is very different from that found in Singapore today.

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À propos de l?auteur

Kennedy G. Tregonning joined the University of Malaya at Singapore as a lecturer in History in 1953, and in 1959 was appointed Raffles Professor of History. Upon leaving Singapore he became Headmaster of Hale School in Wembley Downs, Western Australia, a position he held from 1967 until 1988

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Éditeur
NUS Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9971694220
ISBN 13 
9789971694227
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
120
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Personne responsable
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