Research Catalog

The politics of landscapes in Singapore : constructions of "nation"

Title
The politics of landscapes in Singapore : constructions of "nation" / Lily Kong & Brenda S.A. Yeoh.
Author
Kong, Lily.
Publication
Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, 2003.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
TextUse in library JQ1063.A58 K66 2003Off-site

Details

Additional Authors
Yeoh, Brenda S. A.
Description
xiii, 254 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Space, place, and society
Uniform Title
Space, place, and society
Subject
  • Nationalism > Singapore
  • Multiculturalism > Singapore
  • 71.14 urban society
  • Multiculturalism
  • Nationalism
  • Politics and government
  • Nationalismus
  • Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
  • Landschappen
  • Nationale identiteit
  • Natievorming
  • Nationalisme > Singapour
  • Multiculturalisme > Singapour
  • Urbanisme > Aspect politique > Singapour
  • Singapore > Politics and government
  • Singapore
  • Singapur
  • Singapour > Politique et gouvernement > 1965- ..
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-237) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Landscape Politics and the Construction of "Nations" -- 3. Singapore: The Making of a New "Nation" -- 4. Making Space for the Dead in the Body of the Living "Nation" -- 5. For "Nation," for Religion?: Harnessing Sacred Landscapes -- 6. Housing the People, Building a "Nation" -- 7. Naming the Streets, Inscribing the "Nation" -- 8. Re-creating the Past, Reconstructing the "Nation" -- 9. Arts (f)or Survival: Making Spaces for the Arts -- 10. Conclusions.
ISBN
  • 0815629613
  • 9780815629610
  • 081562980X
  • 9780815629801
LCCN
2002015781
OCLC
  • ocm50725363
  • 50725363
  • SCSB-1282893
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library