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Contours of culture : space and social difference in Singapore / Robbie B.H. Goh.

By: Goh, Robbie B. H, 1964-.
Publisher: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press 2005Description: viii, 261 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9622097316.Subject(s): Sociology, Urban -- Singapore | Pluralism (Social sciences) -- Singapore | Multiculturalism -- Singapore | Globalization -- Social aspects -- Singapore | Singapore -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 307.76
Contents:
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.
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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.