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The Making of Independent Singapore
Singapore's path to independence was neither straightforward nor easy. This resource includes books on Singapore politics from the post-war years to 1965, as well as biographies of those who played a part in making modern Singapore.
Articles
Remembering Dr Goh Keng Swee (1918–2010)
Kwa, Chong Guan. Remembering Dr Goh Keng Swee (1918–2010) BiblioAsia 6(3), (October – December 2010). Retrieved 2023, June 9.
Researching S. Rajaratnam
Ng, Irene. Researching S. Rajaratnam BiblioAsia 15(1), (April – June 2019). Retrieved 2023, June 9.
Books
Lim Kim San: A builder of Singapore
Asad-ul Iqbal Latif. (2009). Lim Kim San: A builder of Singapore. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 363.585092 ASA)
The tiger and the Trojan horse
Bloodworth, Dennis. (2011).The tiger and the Trojan horse. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 320.95957 BLO)
Malaya's secret police 1945-60: The role of the special branch in the Malayan emergency
Comber, Leon. (2008). Malaya's secret police 1945-60: The role of the special branch in the Malayan emergency. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 363.283095951 COM)
Singapore: The unexpected nation
Lee, Edwin. (2008). Singapore: The unexpected nation. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 959.57 LEE)
There was a time: Singapore from self-rule to independence, 1959-1965
Lee, Geok Boi. (2020). There was a time: Singapore from self-rule to independence, 1959-1965. Singapore: Landmark Books. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 959.5705 THE)
The battle for merger
Lee, Kuan Yew. (2014). The battle for merger. Singapore: National Archives of Singapore: Straits Times Press. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 959.5704 LEE)
The Singapore story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew
Lee, Kuan Yew. (2015). The Singapore story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions: Straits Times Press. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 959.5705092 LEE)
The open united front: the communist struggle in Singapore, 1954-1966
Lee, Ting Hui. (1996). The open united front: the communist struggle in Singapore, 1954-1966. Singapore: South Seas Society. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 959.5703 LEE)
Squatters into citizens: The 1961 Bukit Ho Swee fire and the making of modern Singapore
Loh, Kah Seng. (2013). Squatters into citizens: The 1961 Bukit Ho Swee fire and the making of modern Singapore. Singapore: Asian Studies Association of Australia in association with NUS Press and NIAS Press. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 307.76095957 LOH)
The Singapore lion: A biography of S. Rajaratnam
Ng, Irene. (2010). The Singapore lion: A biography of S. Rajaratnam. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 327.59570092 NG)
Albert Winsemius and Singapore: Here it is going to happen
Quah, Euston, Luke Nursultan Iuldashov and Zach Lee. (2022). Albert Winsemius and Singapore: Here it is going to happen. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 330.092 QUA)
E W Barker: The people's minister
Sim, Susan. (2016). E W Barker: The people's minister. Singapore: Straits Times Press. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 959.5705092 SIM)
Goh Keng Swee: A portrait
Tan, Siok Sun. (2015). Goh Keng Swee: A portrait. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 959.5704092 TAN)
Creating "Greater Malaysia": Decolonization and the politics of merger
Tan, Tai Yong. (2008). Creating "Greater Malaysia": Decolonization and the politics of merger. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 959.5051 TAN)
Men in white: The untold story of Singapore's ruling political party
Yap, Sonny, Richard Lim and Leong Weng Kam. (2009). Men in white: The untold story of Singapore's ruling political party. Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings. (Call no.: Adult Sing English 324.25957 YAP)
eBooks
A sensation of independence: David Marshall, a political biography
Chan, Heng Chee. (2016). A sensation of independence: David Marshall, a political biography. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions.
Retrieved from OverDrive (a myLibrary username is required to access the eBook).
Leaders of Singapore
Chew, Melanie. (2015). Leaders of Singapore. Hackensack: World Scientific.
Retrieved from OverDrive (a myLibrary username is required to access the eBook).
Singapore: Struggle for Success
Drysdale, John. (2015). Singapore: Struggle for Success. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions.
Retrieved from OverDrive (a myLibrary username is required to access the eBook).
Lee Kuan Yew: The crucial years
Josey, Alex. (2013). Lee Kuan Yew: The crucial years. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish.
Retrieved from OverDrive (a myLibrary username is required to access the eBook).