CHAPTER 2: REFRAMING THE MALAY PAST IN SINGAPORE’S HISTORY
The following sections are included:
Introduction
How then Does One Write History with a Purpose — The Purpose of Nation-building?
Pre-colonial Temasek-Singapura in the Insular Malay World: An Island Entrepôt
Raffles’ Pre-1819 Singapore as the Navel of the Malay Countries
Pre-colonial Cosmopolis and Hybridised Malays
Colonial Period Malay Engagement with Globalisation and European Modernity
Final Thoughts