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Entertainment: Forms of Leisure in Singapore, 1920s – 1970s

Entertainment: Forms of Leisure in Singapore, 1920s – 1970s

Murthy, Vidya

Format: Print Book

ISBN: 9789811142772

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A visual feast of images from the rich collections of the National Museum of Singapore. From the site-specific Entertainment Parks, to cinema, radio and music, author and curator Vidya Murthy takes readers on a nostalgic journey through these early forms of recreation. First-person accounts bring memories to life, while insightful texts show how leisure practices emerged in the era of early modernity in Singapore.

Language: :English
Number of Pages: :180
Format: :PB
Imprint: :(NMS) National Museum of Singapore
Publication Date :2017




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