{"product_id":"the-japanese-occupation-of-malaya-and-singapore-1941-45-a-social-and-economic-history-2e-pos","title":"The Japanese Occupation of Malaya and Singapore, 1941-45: A Social and Economic History, 2e","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor three-and-a-half bleak years during World War II, Japan occupied Malaya and Singapore, transforming a once prosperous and vibrant region into a desolate place rife with unemployment, corruption, inflation and shortages of essential supplies.  As Japan’s promised Greater East Asia crumbled, malnourished residents increasingly faced a struggle to survive, with little prospect of better times ahead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally published in 1998, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Occupation of Malaya and Singapore\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis fully updated with material from newly discovered and recently translated documents and as well as new archival evidence. Kratoska’s work offers a clear depiction of wartime life under foreign occupation, and explains how the legacies of war and occupation shaped the post-war recovery in Malaya and Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The best book on World War II Malaya, it is indispensable for understanding the consequences of Japan's wartime occupation.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGregg Huff\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePembroke College, University of Oxford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul H. Kratoska\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e formerly taught history at Universiti Sains Malaysia and the National University of Singapore. He is Publishing Director of NUS Press.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"APD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21375454904433,"sku":"9789971696382","price":42.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Japanese_Occupation_cvr_final_hires.jpg?v=1598618584","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-japanese-occupation-of-malaya-and-singapore-1941-45-a-social-and-economic-history-2e-pos","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}