Hidden Hands and Divided Landscapes: A Penal History of Singapore's Plural Society

Eventually, the plural city ideal collapsed into the hegemonic urban form of the citadel, where a quite different military vision of the city became evident.Hidden Hands and Divided Landscapes is a fascinating and thoroughly original study in urban history and the making of multiethnic society in Si...

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Beteilige Person: Pieris, Anoma (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press [2009]
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Links:https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824862831
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824862831
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824862831
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824862831
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824862831
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824862831
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824862831
https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824862831
Zusammenfassung:Eventually, the plural city ideal collapsed into the hegemonic urban form of the citadel, where a quite different military vision of the city became evident.Hidden Hands and Divided Landscapes is a fascinating and thoroughly original study in urban history and the making of multiethnic society in Singapore. It will compel readers to rethink the ways in which colonial urban history, postcolonial urbanism, and governance have been theorized by scholars and represented by governments
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Jan 2018)
Umfang:1 online resource 30 b&w illustrations
ISBN:9780824862831