SCRIPTING OF A NATIONAL HISTORY Condition:Good and critics Penelope Gilliatt and

and critics Penelope Gilliatt and Helen Dawson—his private life generated its own tumult and drama

Kuok has lived through fascinating and often tumultuous times in Asia - from British colonialism to Japanese military occupation to post-colonial Southeast Asia and the dramatic rise of Asian economies

sending the oranges flying in all directions

“The book that you hold in your hands is nothing short of a miracle

the universe of the narrative splits

SCRIPTING OF A NATIONAL HISTORY Condition:Good and critics Penelope Gilliatt andRather than presenting another narrative of Singapore history, The Scripting of a National History Singapore and Its Pasts studies the constructed nature of the history endorsed by the state, which blurs the distinction between what happened in the past, and how the state intends that past to be understood. The Peoples Action Party (PAP) governments unbroken mandate to rule has come in no small part from the way it explains its lineage and record to