A History of Modern Singapore 1819-2005Author: C. M. Turnbull Condition: Acceptable. Small tear on jacket Hardcover When C. M. Turnbull's A History of Singapore, 1819 1975 appeared in 1977, it quickly achieved recognition as the definitive history of Singapore. This second edition history book published in 1989 brought the story up to the elections held in 1988. In this fully revised edition, rewritten to take into account recent scholarship on Singapore, the author has added a chapter on