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UNINA9910779990603321 |
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Titolo |
Education at large : student life & activities in Singapore, 1945-1965 / / editors, Teng Siao See, Chan Cheow Thia, Lee Huay Leng |
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Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Publishing Co., 2013 |
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New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , [2013] |
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�2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxxiv, 273 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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The Tangent series Education at large |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education - Singapore - History |
Singapore History 1945-1963 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Part I. Forum documentation -- Part II. Oral history -- Part III. Appendix. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first part of the book contains documentation of a groundbreaking exhibition held in 2007 on student activities and societal engagements during post-war Singapore 1945-1965 and transcripts of forums held in conjunction with it. The second half centres on oral history accounts of mostly former Chinese school students who shared about their social, cultural and political activities in complex but exciting times.Education-at-large broadens our understanding of Singapore's educational history in the transitional period between the end of the Second World War and the country's independence; |
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