{"product_id":"there-was-a-time-singapore-from-self-rule-to-independence-1959-1965","title":"There was a Time: Singapore from Self-Rule to Independence 1959-1965","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLee Geok Boi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e9789811467950\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of 328 photographs shows the rhythm of daily life in Singapore between 1959 and 1965 – the pivotal time in its history when the city-state was granted internal self-rule by the British colonial government to the year it became a sovereign nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was when Singapore began its process of great development. Kampong folk moved into high-rise housing, new careers came with factories built in Jurong, the trading of stocks and shares began in Raffles Place, television was introduced to Singapore, and the new red-brick National Library opened on Stamford Road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet, some things remained unchanged. Bumboats still jostled on the fetid waters of the Singapore River, children played on five-foot-ways, families enjoyed the sea air along Queen Elizabeth Walk, and eating out at street-side hawker stalls was a way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who remember these scenes, this book will evoke a lost time. And for those who do not, it is a window to a simpler, unhurried life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Landmark Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42219388731427,"sku":"9789811467950","price":54.5,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/DSC_8959.jpg?v=1775638751","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/there-was-a-time-singapore-from-self-rule-to-independence-1959-1965","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}