SINGAPORE CHILDHOOD : OUR STORIES THEN AND NOW.

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 grou...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Centre, Research and Outreach
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore : World Scientific, 2012.
Subjects:
Children > Singapore > Social conditions.
Children > Singapore > Social conditions > Pictorial works.
Enfants > Singapour > Conditions sociales.
Enfants > Singapour > Conditions sociales > Ouvrages illustrés.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Children's Studies.
Children > Social conditions.
Singapore.
Pictorial works.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-225) and index.
ISBN:9789814390781
981439078X

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