{"product_id":"singapore-street-names-4e","title":"Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePlace names tell us much about a country — its history, its\nlandscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-image, The study of place\nnames called toponymics unlocks the stories that are in every street name and\nlandmark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn Singapore, the existence of various races, cultures and\nlanguages, as well as its history of colonization, immigration and nationalism\nhas given rise to a complex history of place names. But how did these places\nget their names? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eExpanded by over 100 pages, this revised and expanded 4th\nedition of the book incorporates additional information, from archival research\nas well as interviews that have come to light since the last edition. Also\nincluded are many new entries that have presented themselves as Singapore’s\nbuilt environment undergoes redevelopment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eVictor R Savage is a visiting fellow at the S Rajaratnam\nSchool of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU).\nHe was previously with the Department of Geography, National University of\nSingapore (NUS), and was also Director of the Office of Alumni Relations at\nNUS. Brenda S A Yeoh is an academic with the Department of Geography at the\nNational University of Singapore. Among her many appointments was Dean of the\nFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She also sits on various government boards\nand committees and had previously chaired the Heritage Advisory Panel (HAP),\nNational Heritage Board.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44237328384207,"sku":"9789814928809","price":40.66,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_be545011-050d-4c10-8cec-fef04fb1061b.jpg?v=1773307154","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/singapore-street-names-4e","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}