{"product_id":"9789971696382","title":"The Japanese Occupation of Malaya and Singapore, 1941-45: A Social and Economic History","description":"\u003cp\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.\u003cbr\u003e Originally published in 1998, \u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Occupation of Malaya and Singapore \u003c\/i\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\/p\u003e","brand":"Nus Press Pte Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065771442416,"sku":"9789971696382","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789971696382_p0.jpg?v=1763695116","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789971696382","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}