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The makers & keepers of Singapore history / edited by Loh Kah Seng & Liew Kai Khiun. Singapore : Ethos Books : Singapore Heritage Society, c2010. xvi, 347 p. ; 25 cm. ISBN 9789810863579. LCCN 2010353562.

About the Publication:
This is a unique book in the field of history. While it is about historical matters and also about historical materials and historiography to some extent, it is really about something else: it is about how a society is able to produce its history.

It is about the conditions of historical knowledge production— political, institutional, global, social and epistemological. It is organized around three gates: the ‘front gates’ of institutions, the ‘side gates’ of transnational sources, and the ‘memory gates’ of oral histories.

Further review please read:
http://makersnkeepers.wordpress.com/

Geology of Singapore. Singapore : Defence Science and Technology Agency, 2009. 8 col. maps. ; 55 x 56 cm., folded in cover 32 x 24 cm.+e text (xxii, 90 p. : col. paps., ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. ISBN 9789810596125. LCCN 2010353418.


About the Publication:
DSTA has published the second edition of "Geology of Singapore", incorporating geological information gathered since the first edition was published in 1976. Led by Dr Zhou Yingxin, a senior principal engineer at DSTA, the team of 10 geologists and researchers compiled the information into a publication that will be very useful for local construction and urban planning experts.

Further review please read:
http://www.dsta.gov.sg/index.php/Publications/

The Sikhs in Singapore / Arunajeet Kaur. -- Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2010. 265 p. : ill. (some col,) ; 22 cm. ISBN 9789814279925. LCCN 2010353189.

About the Publication:

The Sikhs in Singapore attempts to understand the arrival, settlement, and subsequent assimilation of Sikhs into the multi-racial society of Singapore. It traces the story of the Sikh experience in Singapore from their arrival in the colonial Straits Settlements through to their recognition as a 'model minority' in the post independence republic.

Further review please read:
http://www.sikhnet.com/news/sikhs-singapore

Ethnic relations and nation building: the way forward / Edited by Maya Khemlani David … [et al.].—Kuala Lumpur : SIRD, c2010. ISBN 9789833782932. LCCN 2010337347.

About the Publication:
Nation building remains an unfinished political project for most countries in Southeast Asia. Questions about how best to forge nation states based on heterogeneous groups of citizens remain unsolved and highly contested. This book offer new analyses of the difficulties of nation building ethnically diverse states, with a particular focus on the Malaysian experience as well as comparative studies drawn from Thailand and Burma.