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From the Blue Windows: Recollections of Life in Queenstown, Singapore, in the 1960s and 1970s
Tan Kok Yang
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Description for From the Blue Windows: Recollections of Life in Queenstown, Singapore, in the 1960s and 1970s
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; GTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Tan Kok Yang grew up in a small public housing estate in Queenstown during the 1960s and early 1970s. Queenstown is one of the earliest public housing estates in Singapore and over the years, has gone through immense changes. It was home to a group of low-rise government rental flats where the windows were fitted with unique blue louvers, hence the title of the book. This account of the games, festivities, customs and lifestyle of the area as seen through the eyes of an inquisitive boy will arouse memories in many older Singaporeans.
While the stories touch on the ... Read more
Tan Kok Yang grew up in a small public housing estate in Queenstown during the 1960s and early 1970s. Queenstown is one of the earliest public housing estates in Singapore and over the years, has gone through immense changes. It was home to a group of low-rise government rental flats where the windows were fitted with unique blue louvers, hence the title of the book. This account of the games, festivities, customs and lifestyle of the area as seen through the eyes of an inquisitive boy will arouse memories in many older Singaporeans.
While the stories touch on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971696504
SKU
V9789971696504
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Tan Kok Yang
Tan Kok Yang holds a PhD in Housing and Environmental Studies from the University of New England in Australia, and runs his own specialist acoustic consultancy firm in Singapore.
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