The site of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus in Singapore entwined histories of a colonial convent and a nation, 1854-2015
From trading post to nation, from convent to commerce -- Destination Singapore -- The colonial convent 1854-1942 -- Tapioca days: under Japanese occupation -- The city renewed, the nation made concrete -- Departures: re-imagining the convent site -- Remembering the past: choices made, places lost --...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Lexington Books
2016
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | From trading post to nation, from convent to commerce -- Destination Singapore -- The colonial convent 1854-1942 -- Tapioca days: under Japanese occupation -- The city renewed, the nation made concrete -- Departures: re-imagining the convent site -- Remembering the past: choices made, places lost -- Remembering the convent -- No more silent nights |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-167) and index |
| Beschreibung: | ix, 173 pages illustrations 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781498524117 978-1-4985-2411-7 |