| Description |
1 online resource (281 pages) |
| Series |
Modern economic history of Southeast Asia |
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Modern economic history of Southeast Asia.
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| Contents |
Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Currency; Introduction; 1. Technology and the British Empire; 2. Pioneers of Change: Entrepreneurs and Engineers; 3. Maritime Technology and Development of the Port; 4. Introducing Technological Systems; 5. Sanitation and Public Health; 6. Agriculture and Colonial Science; 7. Food and Singapore Cold Storage; 8. Politics of Imperial Education; 9. Technology Transfer and Limited Industrial Growth; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
How did imported technology contribute to the development of the colony of Singapore? Who were the main agents of change in this process? Was there extensive transfer and diffusion of Western science and technology into the port-city? How did the people respond to change? Examining areas such as shipping, port development, telegraphs and wireless, urban water supply and sewage disposal, economic botany, electrification, food production and retailing, science and technical education, and health, this book documents the role of technology and, to a smaller extent, science, in the transformation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ISEAS, viewed on July 3, 2014) |
| Subject |
Technology -- Economic aspects -- Singapore -- History
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Technology -- Social aspects -- Singapore -- History
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Entrepôt trade -- Singapore -- History
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Technology transfer -- Singapore -- History
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Technology transfer -- Great Britain -- History
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Economic history
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Entrepôt trade
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Technology -- Economic aspects
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Technology -- Social aspects
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Technology transfer
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| SUBJECT |
Singapore -- Economic conditions
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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Singapore
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789814414098 |
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9814414093 |
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9814414085 |
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9789814414081 |
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