| Author/Contributor(s): | Tan, Alvin |
| Publisher: | Talisman Publishing |
| Date: | 5/1/2022 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
and weaves a concise yet coherent and comprehensive account of the island over the last 700 years. Beyond familiar foundational myths and stories, this new account weaves Singapore’s story on a wide tapestry – through a cast of princes, sultans, colonial administrators, occupiers community leaders and politicians – and tells the tale of how they struggled to answer that allimportant question: How do we make this island succeed? Two recurrent themes emerge from this gripping account. First, that Singapore was an unlikely or accidental nation-state; and second, that given its vulnerability
to wider regional and international forces, it survived and flourished only
because it was able to constantly change and adapt to make itself useful
and relevant to the world. And what of tomorrow? Will Singapore survive?
This book is a hopeful response to these questions.