Images of Singapore : from the Japanese perspective (1868-1941) / Lim Shao Bin

Author(s): Lim, Shao Bin

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Main Title
Images of Singapore : from the Japanese perspective (1868-1941)
Author(s)
Lim, Shao Bin
Publisher
Singapore : Japanese Cultural Society, Singapore, 2004
Collation
xix, 286 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
22 cm
Summary
"Published in commemoration of JCS' 40th anniversary, is a compilation of various photos, books and postcards of Singapore before World War II. These photos and postcards themselves are of historial significance and shows Singapore of those days. However, they also indicate how Singapore was seen through Japanese eyes during that period. This book is a precious historial record of Singapore in these two aspects"--p. iv.
ISBN
9810516991
Dewey Class
959.57
Contents
Message / Taka-aki Kojima -- Foreword / Dr. Wang Kai Yuen -- Introduction -- Meiji -- Taisho -- prewar Showa -- Index.
Language
English
Subject
Singapore -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
Singapore -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
BRN
10098

Notes

  • Text in English, Chinese, and Japanese.

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