{"product_id":"9789811467950","title":"There Was a Time : Singapore 1959-1965 From Self-Rule to Independence by Lee Geok Boi","description":"This collection of 328 photographs shows the rhythm of daily life in Singapore between 1959 and 1965 - the pivotal time in its history when the city-state was granted internal self-rule by the British colonial government to the year it became a sovereign nation.   This was when Singapore began its process of great development. Kampong folk moved into high-rise housing, new careers came with factories built in Jurong, the trading of stocks and shares began in Raffles Place, television was introduced to Singapore, and the new red-brick National Library opened on Stamford Road.   Yet, some things remained unchanged. Bumboats still jostled on the fetid waters of the Singapore River, children played on five-foot-ways, families enjoyed the sea air along Queen Elizabeth Walk, and eating out at street-side hawker stalls was a way of life.   For those who remember these scenes, this book will evoke a lost time. And for those who do not, it is a window to a simpler, unhurried life.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311344300405,"sku":"9789811467950","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9789811467950.jpg?v=1762817390","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9789811467950","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}