Historical Dictionaries of
Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East
Edited by Jon Woronoff
Asia
1. Vietnam , by William J. Duiker. 1989. Out of print. See No. 57.
2. Bangladesh , 2nd ed., by Craig Baxter and Syedur Rahman. 1996. Out of print. See No. 48.
3. Pakistan , by Shahid Javed Burki. 1991. Out of print. See No. 61 .
4. Jordan , by Peter Gubser. 1991.
5. Afghanistan , by Ludwig W. Adamec. 1991. Out of print. See No. 47.
6. Laos , by Martin Stuart-Fox and Mary Kooyman. 1992. Out of print. See No. 67.
7. Singapore , by K. Mulliner and Lian The-Mulliner. 1991. Out of print. See No. 77.
8. Israel , by Bernard Reich. 1992. Out of print. See No. 68.
9. Indonesia , by Robert Cribb. 1992. Out of print. See No. 51.
10. Hong Kong and Macau , by Elfed Vaughan Roberts, Sum Ngai Ling, and Peter Bradshaw. 1992.
11. Korea , by Andrew C. Nahm. 1993. Out of print. See No. 52.
12. Taiwan , by John F. Copper. 1993. Out of print. See No. 64.
13. Malaysia , by Amarjit Kaur. 1993. Out of print. See No. 36.
14. Saudi Arabia , by J. E. Peterson. 1993. Out of print. See No. 45.
15. Myanmar , by Jan Becka. 1995. Out of print. See No. 59.
16. Iran , by John H. Lorentz. 1995. Out of print. See No. 62.
17. Yemen , by Robert D. Burrowes. 1995 . Out of print. See No. 72
18. Thailand , by May Kyi Win and Harold Smith. 1995. Out of print. See No. 55.
19. Mongolia , by Alan J. K. Sanders. 1996. Out of print. See No. 42 .
20. India , by Surjit Mansingh. 1996. Out of print. See No. 58.
21. Gulf Arab States , by Malcolm C. Peck. 1996. Out of print. See No. 66.
22. Syria , by David Commins. 1996. Out of print. See No. 50.
23. Palestine , by Nafez Y. Nazzal and Laila A. Nazzal. 1997.
24. Philippines , by Artemio R. Guillermo and May Kyi Win. 1997. Out of print. See No. 54.
Oceania
1. Australia , by James C. Docherty. 1992. Out of print. See No. 65.
2. Polynesia , by Robert D. Craig. 1993. Out of print. See No. 39.
3. Guam and Micronesia , by William Wuerch and Dirk Ballendorf. 1994.
4. Papua New Guinea , by Ann Turner. 1994. Out of print. See No. 37.
5. New Zealand , by Keith Jackson and Alan McRobie. 1996. Out of print. See No. 56.
New Combined Series
25. Brunei Darussalam , by D. S. Ranjit Singh and Jatswan S. Sidhu. 1997. Out of print. See No. 69.
26. Sri Lanka , by S. W. R. de A. Samarasinghe and Vidyamali Samarasinghe. 1998.
27. Vietnam , 2nd ed., by William J. Duiker. 1998. Out of print. See No. 57.
28. Peoples Republic of China: 19491997 , by Lawrence R. Sullivan, with the assistance of Nancy Hearst. 1998. Out of print. See No. 63.
29. Afghanistan , 2nd ed., by Ludwig W. Adamec. 1997. Out of print. See No. 47.
30. Lebanon , by Asad AbuKhalil. 1998.
31. Azerbaijan , by Tadeusz Swietochowski and Brian C. Collins. 1999.
32. Australia , 2nd ed., by James C. Docherty. 1999. Out of print. See No. 65.
33. Pakistan , 2nd ed., by Shahid Javed Burki. 1999. Out of print. See No. 61.
34. Taiwan (Republic of China) , 2nd ed., by John F. Copper. 2000. Out of print. See No. 64.
35. Laos , 2nd ed., by Martin Stuart-Fox. 2001. Out of print. See No. 67.
36. Malaysia , 2nd ed., by Amarjit Kaur. 2001. Out of print. See No. 71.
37. Papua New Guinea , 2nd ed., by Ann Turner. 2001.
38. Tajikistan , by Kamoludin Abdullaev and Shahram Akbarzedeh. 2002. Out of print. See No. 73.
39. Polynesia , 2nd ed., by Robert D. Craig. 2002. Out of print. See No. 76.
40. North Korea , by Ilpyong J. Kim. 2003.
41. Armenia , by Rouben Paul Adalian. 2002. Out of print.
42. Mongolia , 2nd ed., by Alan J. K. Sanders. 2003. Out of print. See No. 74.
43. Cambodia , by Justin Corfield and Laura Summers. 2003.
44. Iraq , by Edmund A. Ghareeb with the assistance of Beth K. Dougherty. 2004.
45. Saudi Arabia , 2nd ed., by J. E. Peterson. 2003.
46. Nepal , by Nanda R. Shrestha and Keshav Bhattarai. 2003.
47. Afghanistan , 3rd ed., by Ludwig W. Adamec. 2003.
48. Bangladesh , 3rd ed., by Craig Baxter and Syedur Rahman. 2003. Out of print. See No. 75.
49. Kyrgyzstan , by Rafis Abazov. 2004.
50. Syria , 2nd ed., by David Commins. 2004.
51. Indonesia , 2nd ed., by Robert Cribb and Audrey Kahin. 2004.
52. Republic of Korea , 2nd ed., by Andrew C. Nahm and James E. Hoare. 2004.
53. Turkmenistan , by Rafis Abazov. 2005.
54. Philippines , 2nd ed., by Artemio Guillermo. 2005.
55. Thailand , 2nd ed., by Harold E. Smith, Gayla S. Nieminen, and May Kyi Win. 2005.
56. New Zealand , 2nd ed., by Keith Jackson and Alan McRobie. 2005.
57. Vietnam , 3rd ed., by Bruce Lockhart and William J. Duiker. 2006.
58. India , 2nd ed., by Surjit Mansingh. 2006.
59. Burma (Myanmar) , by Donald M. Seekins. 2006.
60. Hong Kong SAR and the Macao SAR , by Ming K. Chan and Shiu-hing Lo. 2006.
61. Pakistan , 3rd ed., by Shahid Javed Burki. 2006.
62. Iran , 2nd ed., by John H. Lorentz. 2007.
63. Peoples Republic of China , 2nd ed., by Lawrence R. Sullivan. 2007.
64. Taiwan (Republic of China) , 3rd ed., by John F. Copper. 2007.
65. Australia , 3rd ed., by James C. Docherty. 2007.
66. Gulf Arab States , 2nd ed., by Malcolm C. Peck. 2008.
67. Laos , 3rd ed., by Martin Stuart-Fox. 2008.
68. Israel , 2nd ed., by Bernard Reich and David H. Goldberg. 2008.
69. Brunei Darussalam , 2nd ed., by Jatswan S. Sidhu. 2010.
70. Postwar Japan , by William D. Hoover. 2009.
71. Malaysia , by Ooi Keat Gin. 2009.
72. Yemen , 2nd ed., by Robert D. Burrowes. 2010.
73. Tajikistan , 2nd ed., by Kamoludin Abdullaev and Shahram Akbarzadeh. 2010.
74. Mongolia , 3rd ed., by Alan J. K. Sanders. 2010.
75. Bangladesh , 4th ed., by Syedur Rahman. 2010.
76. Polynesia , 3rd ed., by Robert D. Craig. 2011.
77. Singapore , New ed., by Justin Corfield. 2011.
78. East Timor , by Geoffrey C. Gunn. 2011.
Historical Dictionary
of Singapore
New Edition
Justin Corfield
Historical Dictionaries of
Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East, No. 77
The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Lanham Toronto Plymouth, UK
2011
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Rev. ed. of: Historical dictionary of Singapore / K. Mulliner and Lian The-Mulliner. 1991, in series: Asian historical dictionaries, no. 7.
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