Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction xv
5. Chapter One. Beginnings: From Temasek to Singapore 1
6. Chapter Two. Race, History and Nationalism 21
7. Chapter Three. Contestants and Contesting Visions 51
8. Chapter Four. The Accidental Chief Minister 99
9. Chapter Five. The Terminal Chief Minister 131
10. Chapter Six. The Embattled Prime Minister 159
11. Chapter Seven. Merger: Contesting Ownership and Principles 189
12. Chapter Eight. Terms of Disendearment 217
13. Chapter Nine. Dare to be Equal 239
14. Chapter Ten. The Way to Survive 265
15. Chapter Eleven. National Service: The Price of Independence 281
16. Chapter Twelve. Politics of Education 295
17. Chapter Thirteen. Home Ownership, National Stability and the New Middle Classes 323
18. Chapter Fourteen. University and Nation 359
19. Chapter Fifteen. Toh’s Nation-Building Thrust 387
20. Chapter Sixteen. Nantah: Between Community and Nation 417
21. Chapter Seventeen. Self-Renewal: Talents for a Tough Act 453
22. Chapter Eighteen. The Consensual Prime Minister 487
23. Chapter Nineteen. Confucianism, Christianity, Chineseness 533
24. Chapter Twenty. Singapore Dreams, Singapore Dilemmas 559
25. Chapter Twenty-One. The Hyphenated Singaporean 597
26. Chapter Twenty-Two. The Unexpected Nation 633
27. Bibliographical Note 667
28. Index 675
29. THE AUTHOR 708