Crossroads: A Popular History of Malaysia and Singapore by Jim Baker (2010) Paperback - Softcover

Jim (James) Baker is a history and economics teacher at the Singapore American School. He is an American who has lived in Singapore for most of his life. He first published Crossroads in1999, and has subsequently written The Eagle in the Lion City (2005), an academic history of the American presence in Singapore, and Singapore's Eagles (2006), a 50th anniversary publication of the Singapore American School.

Baker's thrilling book profits from his refusal to separate Singapore s history from Malaysia's. What we get is a broad story filled with surprising details drawn from his own experiences and from other scholarly works, and told in an easy and captivating style. --Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

Jim Baker's Crossroads is bound to raise more than a few eyebrows in more than a few quarters. His book presents a side of history not many may be aware of or even want to know ... it is as thought-provoking as it is enlightening. --The Sun (Singapore --Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore

Baker's thrilling book profits from his refusal to separate Singapore s history from Malaysia's. What we get is a broad story filled with surprising details drawn from his own experiences and from other scholarly works, and told in an easy and captivating style. --Dr Ooi Kee Beng, Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore