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Decolonizing the History Curriculum in Malaysia and Singapore

By: Kevin Blackburn,ZongLun Wu

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Decolonizing the History Curriculum in Malaysia and Singapore

By: Kevin Blackburn,ZongLun Wu

Decolonizing the History Curriculum in Malaysia and Singapore is a unique study in the history of education because it examines decolonization in terms of how it changed the subject of history in the school curriculum of two colonized countries – Malaysia and Singapore. Blackburn and Wu’s book analyzes the transition of the subject of history from colonial education to postcolonial education, from the history syllabus upholding the colonial order to the period after independence when the history syllabus became a tool for nation-building. Malaysia and Singapore are excellent case studies of this process because they once shared a common imperial curriculum in the English language schools that was gradually ‘decolonized’ to form the basis of the early history syllabuses of the new nation-states (they were briefly one nation-state in the early to mid-1960s). The colonial English language history syllabus was ‘decolonized’ into a national curriculum that was translated for the Chinese, Malay, and Tamil schools of Malaysia and Singapore. By analyzing the causes and consequences of the dramatic changes made to the teaching of history in the schools of Malaya and Singapore as Britain ended her empire in Southeast Asia, Blackburn and Wu offer fascinating insights into educational reform, the effects of decolonization on curricula, and the history of Malaysian and Singaporean education.

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265

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Routledge

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0429749406

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9780429749407

The Algonquin Round Table New York

A Historical Guide

By: Kevin C. Fitzpatrick

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The Algonquin Round Table New York

A Historical Guide

By: Kevin C. Fitzpatrick

That is the thing about New York," wrote Dorothy Parker in 1928. "It is always a little more than you had hoped for. Each day, there, is so definitely a new day." Now you can journey back there, in time, to a grand city teeming with hidden bars, luxurious movie palaces, and dazzling skyscrapers. In these places, Dorothy Parker and her cohorts in the Vicious Circle at the infamous Algonquin Round Table sharpened their wit, polished their writing, and captured the energy and elegance of the time. Robert Benchley, Parker’s best friend, became the first managing editor of Vanity Fair before Irving Berlin spotted him onstage in a Vicious Circle revue and helped launch his acting career. Edna Ferber, an occasional member of the group, wrote the Pulitzer-winning bestseller So Big as well as Show Boat and Cimarron. Jane Grant pressed her first husband, Harold Ross, into starting The New Yorker. Neysa McMein, reputedly “rode elephants in circus parades and dashed from her studio to follow passing fire engines.” Dorothy Parker wrote for Vanity Fair and Vogue before ascending the throne as queen of the Round Table, earning everlasting fame (but rather less fortune) for her award-winning short stories and unforgettable poems. Alexander Woollcott, the centerpiece of the group, worked as drama critic for the Times and the World, wrote profiles of his friends for The New Yorker, and lives on today as Sheridan Whiteside in The Man Who Came to Dinner. Explore their favorite salons and saloons, their homes and offices (most still standing), while learning about their colorful careers and private lives. Packed with archival photos, drawings, and other images--including never-before-published material--this illustrated historical guide includes current information on all locations. Use it to retrace the footsteps of the Algonquin Round Table, and you’ll discover that the golden age of Gotham still surrounds us.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493016733

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9781493016730

Rediscovered Past

China in North Queensland

By: Kevin Wong Hoy,Kevin Rains,Matthew Richards,Gordon Grimwade,Hanhong Ouyang,John Shay,Bev Shay

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China in North Queensland

By: Kevin Wong Hoy,Kevin Rains,Matthew Richards,Gordon Grimwade,Hanhong Ouyang,John Shay,Bev Shay

Chinese Australian history and archaeology in North Queensland"--Provided by publisher.

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0980402700

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9780980402704

Cheon of the Never Never

By: Kevin Wong Hoy

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Cheon of the Never Never

By: Kevin Wong Hoy

Cheon's name was then formally entered in the station books as cook and gardener, at twenty-five shillings a week. ... There was nothing he could not and did not do for our good; and it was well that he refused to be instructed in anybody's ways, for his own were delightfully disobedient and unexpected and entertaining." - Jeannie Gunn, We of the Never Never. For readers world-wide Mrs Aeneas Gunn brought the Outback to life with her account of a year spent on a remote cattle station in Northern Australia. And of all the characters in her book she especially relished "Cheon ... whose presence and vivid language are one of the great attractions of We of the Never Never" Geoffrey Dutton. As a literary figure, Cheon is fondly remembered, but his personal story has been a mystery-one that Kevin Wong Hoy reveals quite remarkable.

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1921875860

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9781921875861

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Decolonizing the History Curriculum in Malaysia and Singapore

Decolonizing the History Curriculum in Malaysia and Singapore

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The Algonquin Round Table New York

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Rediscovered Past

Cheon of the Never Never

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