SOUND OF MEMORIES, THE: RECORDINGS FROM THE ORAL HISTORY CENTRE, SINGAPORE

The Sound of Memories: Recordings from the Oral History Centre, Singapore features the happy, funny, poignant and bittersweet — but always heartwarming and unforgettable — stories, memories and anecdotes of Singaporeans from all walks of life. Distilled from almost 5,000 interviews that the National Archives of Singapore's Oral History Centre has collected since 1979, these recordings describe the experiences of everyman, from tycoons and tailors to chief executive officers and chief cooks. 
 Relive the significant moments that have unfolded in Singapore's history through the eyes of people who personally bore witness to these events. Their recollections are vividly captured in chapters on communities, schooldays, popular pastimes, the Japanese Occupation, food, national tragedies, medicine, economy, women, the performing arts and sports. 
 Readership: Historians, students and the general public ineterested in learning more about Singapore's history.

History

Cheong Suk-Wai

Asia

Co-Published with World Scientific

The Sound of Memories: Recordings from the Oral History Centre, Singapore features the happy, funny, poignant and bittersweet — but always heartwarming and unforgettable — stories, memories and anecdotes of Singaporeans from all walks of life. Distilled from almost 5,000 interviews that the National Archives of Singapore's Oral History Centre has collected since 1979, these recordings describe the experiences of everyman, from tycoons and tailors to chief executive officers and chief cooks.\nRelive the significant moments that have unfolded in Singapore's history through the eyes of people who personally bore witness to these events. Their recollections are vividly captured in chapters on communities, schooldays, popular pastimes, the Japanese Occupation, food, national tragedies, medicine, economy, women, the performing arts and sports.\nReadership: Historians, students and the general public ineterested in learning more about Singapore's history.

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SOUND OF MEMORIES, THE: RECORDINGS FROM THE ORAL HISTORY CENTRE, SINGAPORE

SOUND OF MEMORIES, THE: RECORDINGS FROM THE ORAL HISTORY CENTRE, SINGAPORE