What's In The Name? How The Streets And Villages In Singapore Got Their Names Jerrold M. Packard Latin American magic realism

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Angus Whitehead's introduction highlights literary nuances in the stories and frames them within the wider backdrop of social change of Singapore at the time of Yap's writing

What's In The Name? How The Streets And Villages In Singapore Got Their Names Jerrold M. Packard Latin American magic realismSince 1819, more than 6,200 place (street and village) names divided into more than 3,900 name groups were known in Singapore. Based on digitised historical newspapers, dated back to 1830, municipal records and Malay dictionaries, the origins, meanings and date of naming for many place names are uncovered. As part of Singapore history, place names known since 1936 are recorded in this book. Although place names are fairly static in nature, there have