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Technology and entrepôt colonialism in Singapore, 1819-1940 /
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 shi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore :
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,
2013.
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| Colección: | Modern economic history of Southeast Asia.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (281 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789814414098 9814414093 9814414085 9789814414081 |