He Who Is Made Lord: Empire, Class and Race in Postwar Singapore National Indie Excellence Awards Nominee for Book Cover Design Non Fiction (2019) The Brand Gap

The Brand Gap

tough animals isn’t so easy

Author: Miriam Austin

So they started their own

He Who Is Made Lord: Empire, Class and Race in Postwar Singapore National Indie Excellence Awards Nominee for Book Cover Design Non Fiction (2019) The Brand GapIn June 1959, the British established the office of Yang di Pertuan Negara (He Who is Made Lord) to replace the colonial governorship and represent Queen Elizabeth II in Singapore. Muhammad Suhail explores the divergent attempts to invest meaning in the Yang di Pertuan Negara. In doing so, he weaves a rich story about the contesting ideas of sovereignty during the global age of decolonization. He Who is Made Lord is a captivating take on Singapores