SINGAPORE CHILDHOOD : OUR STORIES THEN AND NOW.

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Author / Creator:Centre, Research and Outreach.
Imprint:Singapore : World Scientific, 2012.
Description:1 online resource (256 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11168172
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ISBN:9789814390781
981439078X
9789814390774
9814390771
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-225) and index.
Summary:The political, economic and social changes that have occurred over the past 60 years have shaped and transformed the childhood of children in Singapore. This book explores this transformation through anecdotes and memories through interviews with individuals hailing from different races and age groups, together with related archived materials from different sources. The components of childhood - birth, home, play, school, health and welfare - are revisited so as to provide useful insights about the past to young readers and at the same time serve as a nostalgic read for older readers. Written i.
Other form:Print version: Centre, Research and Outreach. SINGAPORE CHILDHOOD : OUR STORIES THEN AND NOW. Singapore : World Scientific, ©2012 9789814390774