Author Description

Assessments Of Singapore’s History Invariably Revolve Around Sir Stamford Raffles’ Arrival In 1819. Before This Date – We’ve Been Told – “nothing Very Much Appears To Have Happened In Singapore”. Pre-1819 Singapore Was A Sleepy, Historically Insignificant Fishing Village, Little More Than The “occasional Resort Of Pirates”. This Ambitious Book, Co-written By Four Of Singapore’s Foremost Historians, Offers An Assertive Re-evaluation Of That View, Firmly Situating Singapore’s Starting Point Seven Hundred Years Ago. Drawing On A Multi-disciplinary Range Of Archival, Textual And Cartographical Records, As Well As The Latest Archaeological Discoveries, The Authors Cast A Singular Historical Trajectory For Singapore Over The Past Seven Centuries, Animating Its History Like Never Before. Written In A Compelling And Accessible Manner, And Richly Illustrated With More Than 200 Artefacts, Photographs, Maps, Art Works And Ephemera, This Volume Builds Upon The Foundations Of An Earlier Book, Singapore: A 700-year History. Extensively Rewritten To Incorporate Ground-breaking Research Findings, Seven Hundred Years: A History Of Singapore Widens The Historical Lens And Offers A Vital New Perspective On The Story Of Singapore.