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Crossroads: A Popular History of Malaysia and Singapore by Jim Baker (Paperback, 2014)

In this fully updated, third edition of Crossroads, Jim Baker adds new information following recent government elections in Malaysia and reviews the policies and impact of the next generation of Singapore leaders The original text (which traces the complex currents of history and politics of Malaysia and Singapore-neighbours with a common past) is also rewritten and revised to re-evaluate events in the context of an expanded history. Jim Baker's Crossroads is bound to raise more than a few eyebrows in more than a few quarters. His book presents a side of history t many may be aware of or even want to kw ...it is as thought-provoking as it is enlightening. - The Sun (on the first edition)Baker's thrilling book profits from his refusal to separate Singapore's history from Malaysia's. What we get is a broad story filled with surprising details drawn from his own experiences and from other scholarly works, and told in an easy and captivating style. - Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

Place of Publication
Singapore
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations, Black & White Tables, Maps
Author Biography
Jim [James] Baker is a history and economics teacher at the Singapore American School. He is an American who has lived in Singapore for most of his life. He first published Crossroads in1999, and has subsequently written The Eagle in the Lion City (2005), an academic history of the American presence in Singapore, and Singapore's Eagles (2006), a 50th anniversary publication of the Singapore American School.
Date of Publication
08/07/2014
Edition Statement
3rd Revised Edition
Country of Publication
Singapore

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