TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goh,Robbie B.H.
TI  - Contours of culture: space and social difference in Singapore 
SN  - 9622097316
U1  - 307.76 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Hong Kong
PB  - Hong Kong University Press
KW  - Sociology, Urban
KW  - Singapore
KW  - Pluralism (Social sciences)
KW  - Multiculturalism
KW  - Globalization
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Social conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1: Chronotopia : colonial memories, landmark sites, and civic cultures in the postcolonial Asian city - 2. Ideologies of 'Upgrading' in Singapore public housing: postmodern style, globalization, and class construction - 3. Things to a void: identity politics and the poetics of communal spaces - 4. The space of race: multicultural policy and resistant discourses - 5. Private property in Singapore: the social symbolism of elitism and absence - 6. "Imaginary" space: mapping/contesting Singapore's future in a global era - Conclusion : Asian urbanism and globalization: dialogical contestations and symbolic violence
ER  -