Marshall of Singapore : A Biography /

David Marshall (1908-1995) was one of Singapore's most remarkable sons. The eldest son of migrant Sephardic Jews, Marshall's brilliant academic career at Raffles Institution was brought to an abrupt end when he collapsed from tuberculosis. Sent away to recuperate in Switzerland, Marshall n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tan, Kevin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, [2008]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Statesmen.
Hommes d'État > Singapour > Biographies.
Statesmen > Singapore > Biography.
Singapore.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword / Keong, Chan Sek
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements / Tan, Kevin Y L
  • 1. Baghdad to Singapore and Back
  • 2. Growing Up in Colonial Singapore: 1917-1925
  • 3. Searching for a Place in the Sun: 1927-1934
  • 4. Studying Law in London
  • 5. Starting Legal Practice in Singapore
  • 6. War
  • 7. Rebuilding Broken Lives
  • 8. The Legal Legend
  • 9. The Political Tyro
  • 10. Igniting a Spark
  • 11. Into the Deep End: The Struggle for Survival
  • 12. Building a New Singapore
  • 13. Politics on the Margins
  • 14. Doyen of the Bar
  • 15. Viva la France!
  • 16. The End Game
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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