Through the eyes of the nation. Over 1,200 rare, fascinating and beautiful images vividly bring Singapore?s history to life.
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This fine compilation rises above the usual coffee-table designation with 1200 well-chosen images, mostly historical photos from both commercial photographers and amateurs but also sketches, paintings, and postcards from numerous sources, including one-of-a-kind family albums. For example, there is the earliest known extant pencil sketch (1823) and photograph (1843) of Singapore. Arranged chronologically, the four chapters consist of concise commentary and identification notes; the views include topographical studies, posed formal portraits, and spontaneous street scenes. All ethnic groups are presented in a balanced fashion, as are all kinds of activity political, economic, religious, cultural, and social. If the final section depicting the present-day city-state is a bit suggestive of government propaganda, Singapore's recent achievements are truly remarkable. Very fairly priced for what it is, this treasure trove of historical visual documentation is recommended for all academic and public libraries as a record of dramatic transformations in a region that deserves our attention. Harold M. Otness, formerly with Southern Oregon Univ. Lib., Ashland
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Gretchen Liu is an accomplished architectural historian, writer, and journalist. She has written a number of books about Singapore's heritage, including Singapore Sketchbook (981-3018-08-9) and Raffles Hotel Style.
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You won't believe this is Singapore (or how fast it changed),
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This review is from: Singapore A Pictorial History (Hardcover)
Its simply amazing going through Singapore's history through this book. Its almost unbelievable how much change has occured in Singapore, especially when you look at pictures of Orchard Road in the book and it looks literally like an orchard, unlike the ultra-modern shopping district it is now. Or the pictures of Bugis as an old Malay village with it just next to the shoreline, and thinking about the amount of land that has been reclaimed. You'll encounter feelings and thoughts like this over and over as you go over this book.
Recommended for the Singaporean who's curious on our own past, or for the visitor to Singpapore who wants to know more about this small island nation. The only thing that I find disapointing with the book are the photos chosen for the "modern era" depiction of Singapore. Some of those pictures simply don't belong there, like the pictures of the local actors and actresses...
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Great pictures from 1819 to 1969, not so great 1970 to 2000,
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This review is from: Singapore A Pictorial History (Hardcover)
This is a thick picture book of Singapore gone by. The pictures are organised chronologically. There are some great aerial maps from the 1950s.
The key weakness is 1970 to 2000. Pictures are not very good. Especially for newcomers to Singapore it is fun to see how Singapore has changed in the last couple of decades as well. I can recommend this book to people who move to Singapore and would like to get a visual history of how this island looked in years gone by.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great photo-historical book of Singapore,
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This review is from: Singapore A Pictorial History (Hardcover)
The photos and writing in the book is very good. I would say the modern Singapore pictures are a little off be the cliche or simply staged. But as you go back in time the pictures are really meaningful to me, someone who has spent a lot of time in Singapore, knows its history and loves it as if it were my own.
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