02621nam 2200541Ia 450 991078611110332120200520144314.0981-4435-25-2(CKB)2670000000343214(EBL)1132241(OCoLC)830169509(SSID)ssj0000886279(PQKBManifestationID)12431703(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000886279(PQKBWorkID)10815881(PQKB)10290965(MiAaPQ)EBC1132241(Au-PeEL)EBL1132241(CaPaEBR)ebr10676002(PPN)187314829(EXLCZ)99267000000034321420130412d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrKampong spirit[electronic resource] gotong royong - life in Potong Pasir, 1955 to 1965 /Josephine ChiaSingapore Marshall Cavendish20131 online resource (242 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-4398-60-8 front cover; title page; verso page; dedication; contents; acknowledgements; foreword; balik kampong; days of dearkness 1955; clarion call of hope 1956; freedom from tyranny 1957; going for gold 1958; music for togetherness 1959; a sense of identity 1960; the burning question 1961; changing times 1962; those who dared to dream 1963; dying to be free 1964; the lion must learn to roar again 1965; about the author; also by josephine chia; back coverThe most significant aspect of living in a kampong was its kampong spirit-or gotong royong. Though deprived of modern comforts like electricity or running water, multi-racial neighbours lived harmoniously with each other in their attap villages, had a wonderful zest for life and a strong sense of community. Kampong Spirit brings to life the colourful characters of the villagers with whom the Peranakan author, Josephine Chia, grew up at a kampong in Potong Pasir. The period 1955 to 1965 was also a dramatic era for Singapore. As the country struggled towards nationhood, the social and politicalHistorySingaporeKampong Glam (Singapore)Social conditions20th centurySingaporHistory1945-1963SingaporeHistory1963-1965History959.57Chia Josephine1495379MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786111103321Kampong spirit3719458UNINA