- A Sense of History: a select bibliography on the history of Singapore Home Table of Contents Back Next Singapore, 1955-1965: Self-Government, Merger & Separation Abrams, Charles ; Kobe, Susumu & Koenigsberger, Otto . Growth and urban renewal in Singapore: report prepared for the Government of Singapore. New York: United Nations Programme of Technical Assistance, Dept. of Economic and Social ...www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/sh/sing1955.html