Tangled Worlds: The Story of Maria Hertogh

This story centres on the time Maria Hertogh spent in Singapore in 1950, when she became the innocent focus of a tangle of cultures and religions which aroused world-wide interest. There are introductory chapters outlining Maria’s origins and an epilogue sketching what happened to her afterwards. Th...

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Main Author: Hughes, Tom Eames (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore ISEAS Publishing [1980]
Links:https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814377751
https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814377751
https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814377751
https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814377751
https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814377751
https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814377751
https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814377751
https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814377751
Summary:This story centres on the time Maria Hertogh spent in Singapore in 1950, when she became the innocent focus of a tangle of cultures and religions which aroused world-wide interest. There are introductory chapters outlining Maria’s origins and an epilogue sketching what happened to her afterwards. The author was at the time head of the Singapore Social Welfare Department which was intimately involved. The account is thus largely based on firsthand knowledge
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 22. Jun 2018)
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9789814377751
DOI:10.1355/9789814377751