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Entertainment: Forms of Leisure in Singapore 1920s – 1970s (2017)

Entertainment: Forms of Leisure in Singapore 1920s – 1970s (2017)

$35 incl. GST

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.

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