NUS Digital Libraries - Social Life & Conditions

The Straits Chinese house: domestic life and traditions

2006

Lee, Peter
Chen, Jennifer

Collection	Social Life & Conditions
Author/Creator	Lee, Peter Chen, Jennifer
Title	The Straits Chinese house: domestic life and traditions
Publication Date	2006
Publisher	Singapore : Editions Didier Milliet and National Museum of Singapore
Call Number	DS599.4 *Per.Le 2006
Subject	Peranakan (Chinese) -- Singapore Peranakan (Chinese) -- Singapore -- Dwellings Peranakan (Chinese) -- Singapore -- Social life and customs Peranakan (Chinese) -- Singapore -- Rites and ceremonies Chinese -- Singapore -- Social life and customs
Page	123
Language	English
Content Type	Book
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Description	First published in 1998 as Rumah baba: life in a peranakan house, accompanying the exhibtiion bearing the same title at the National Museum of Singapore (17 November 1996 - 27 April 2003)

The Straits Chinese in Singapore: a study of the Straits Chinese way of life

1958

Tan, Rosie Kim Neo

Collection	Social Life & Conditions
Author/Creator	Tan, Rosie Kim Neo
Title	The Straits Chinese in Singapore: a study of the Straits Chinese way of life
Publication Date	1958
Call Number	DS595 Tan
Subject	Peranakan (Asian people) -- Singapore -- Social life and customs Peranakan (Asian people) -- Singapore -- Ethnic identity
Page	181
Language	English
Content Type	Dissertation/Thesis
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Description	Academic exercise -- Dept. of Social Studies, University of Malaya

The struggle for merit in meritocratic Singapore: implications for persons with disabilities

2021

Wong, Meng Ee

Collection	Social Life & Conditions
Author/Creator	Wong, Meng Ee
Editor	Wong, Meng Ee Lim, Levan
Title	The struggle for merit in meritocratic Singapore: implications for persons with disabilities
Source Title	Special needs in Singapore: trends and issues
Publication Date	2021
Publisher	Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd
DOI	https://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789814667142_0004
Call Number	HV1559.S55 Spe 2021
Subject	People with disabilities -- Singapore Equality -- Singapore
Page	57-79
Language	English
Content Type	Book Chapter
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	restrictedAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Abstract	The following sections are included: Introduction; Concepts of Meritocracy; Features of Meritocracy; Considerations of Meritocracy; Pitfalls of Meritocracy; Value of the Human; Emphasis of Ableism in a Meritocracy; Meritocracy Legitimising Neoliberal Culture; Meritocracy in Singapore; Emerging Questions to Consider; Concluding Thoughts; ; References

The transformation of an overseas Chinese family - three generations of the Eu Tong Sen family, 1822-1941

2005

Chung, Stephanie Po-Yin

Collection	Social Life & Conditions
Author/Creator	Chung, Stephanie Po-Yin
Title	The transformation of an overseas Chinese family - three generations of the Eu Tong Sen family, 1822-1941
Source Title	Modern Asian Studies
Publication Date	2005
DOI	http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0026749X05001873
Call Number	DS1 MAS
Subject	Feng shui Euston Castle (Hong Kong) Architecture, Domestic -- China -- Hong Kong Eu family Eu, Hok Chung, 1822-1886 Eu. Kong Pui, 1853-1891 Eu, Tong Sen, 1877-1941 Eu, Tong Sen, 1877-1941 -- Homes and haunts
Page	599-630
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Volume	39
Issue	3

The ups and downs of women's status in Singapore: a chronology of some landmark events (1950-1987)

1987

Wee, Vivienne

Collection	Social Life & Conditions
Author/Creator	Wee, Vivienne
Title	The ups and downs of women's status in Singapore: a chronology of some landmark events (1950-1987)
Source Title	Commentary
Publication Date	1987
Call Number	DS599.1 C
Subject	Women -- Singapore -- History Women -- Singapore -- Social conditions
Page	5-12
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Volume	7
Issue	2-3

The winning connection: 150 years of racing in Singapore

1992

Tan, Sumiko

Collection	Social Life & Conditions
Author/Creator	Tan, Sumiko
Title	The winning connection: 150 years of racing in Singapore
Publication Date	1992
Publisher	Singapore : Bukit Turf Club
Call Number	SF335.12 Tan
Subject	Horse-racing -- Singapore -- History
Page	208
Language	English
Content Type	Book
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries

The Y: first 100 years in Singapore 1902-2002

2002

Flower, Raymond

Collection	Social Life & Conditions
Author/Creator	Flower, Raymond
Title	The Y: first 100 years in Singapore 1902-2002
Publication Date	2002
Publisher	Singapore : Youth Men's Christian Association of Singapore
Call Number	BV1060.12 Flo 2002
Subject	Young Men's Christian Association of Singapore -- History
Page	117
Language	English
Content Type	Book
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries

They came from Jaffna: a historical culinary journey and enchanting tales of roots, routes and vivid memories as told by a pioneer's granddaughter

2019

Iswaran, Indra Rani Lavan

Collection	Social Life & Conditions
Author/Creator	Iswaran, Indra Rani Lavan
Title	They came from Jaffna: a historical culinary journey and enchanting tales of roots, routes and vivid memories as told by a pioneer's granddaughter
Publication Date	2019
Publisher	Singapore: Plantation Table Books
Call Number	GN635.I4 Isw 2019
Subject	Tamil (Indic people) -- Sri Lanka -- Jaffna Tamil (Indic people) -- Singapore Tamil (Indic people) -- Malaysia Cooking, Sri Lankan Cooking, Tamil -- Jaffna style Cooking, Tamil
Page	518
Language	English
Content Type	Book
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Description	The book traces the journey made by members of the Singapore Ceylon Tamil community to come to Malaya and Singapore, such as Mrs Iswaran's grandmother Meenachi, who "braved the winds of change" and sailed from Jaffna, a city in Sri Lanka, in the 1890s. It is also a Ceylonese heritage cookbook that includes a diverse range of multicultural recipes.

Till the break of day: a history of mental health services in Singapore, 1841-1993

2001

Ng, Beng Yeong

Collection	Social Life & Conditions
Author/Creator	Ng, Beng Yeong
Title	Till the break of day: a history of mental health services in Singapore, 1841-1993
Publication Date	2001
Publisher	Singapore : Singapore University Press
Call Number	RA790.712 Ng
Subject	Mental health services -- Singapore -- History -- 19th century Mental health services -- Singapore -- History -- 20th century
Page	312
Language	English
Content Type	Book
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries

Triad and tabut: a survey of the origin and diffusion of Chinese and Mohamedan secret societies in the Malay peninsula, A.D. 1800-1935

1941

Wynne, Mervyn Llewelyn

Collection	Social Life & Conditions
Author/Creator	Wynne, Mervyn Llewelyn
Title	Triad and tabut: a survey of the origin and diffusion of Chinese and Mohamedan secret societies in the Malay peninsula, A.D. 1800-1935
Publication Date	1941
Publisher	Singapore : Govt. Print. Off
Call Number	HS315.1 Wyn
Subject	Triads (Gangs) Secret societies -- Malaysia, Semenanjung Chinese -- Malaysia -- Peninsular Malaysia Muslims in Semenanjung Malaysia Tabut
Page	540
Language	English
Content Type	Book
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries