Beyond rubber prices: Negotiating the Great Depression in Singapore

South East Asia Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-31

  Seng, Loh Kah ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Great Depression; Singapore; Social history

Indexed keywords

GREAT DEPRESSION; SOCIAL HISTORY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33646242277     PISSN: 0967828X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000006776563695     Document Type: Review

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