In this Book
- Merdeka and Much More: Reminiscences of a Raffles Professor, 1953-67
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: NUS Press Pte Ltd
summary
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's 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 quite different from that found in Singapore today.
Table of Contents
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- title page
- p. i
- 1 Home Port
- pp. 1-5
- 2 The Campus
- pp. 6-17
- 4 Kuala B’rang
- pp. 31-36
- 7 The Padang
- pp. 57-62
- 8 Tea Cups and Tokyo
- pp. 63-66
- 9 Meeting the Mighty
- pp. 67-88
- 10 Lee Kuan Yew
- pp. 89-97
Additional Information
ISBN
9789971695880
Related ISBN(s)
9789971694227
MARC Record
OCLC
794698890
Pages
118
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No