The Politics of Landscapes in Singapore

The Politics of Landscapes in Singapore
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Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-13 : 081562980X
ISBN-10 : 9780815629801
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Book Synopsis The Politics of Landscapes in Singapore by : Lily Kong

Download or read book The Politics of Landscapes in Singapore written by Lily Kong and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thought-provoking book explores strategies employed by Singapore, a multiracial society, to create a Singapore "nation" with an emphasis on the role of landscape. As such, the authors cast keen eye on religious buildings, public housing, heritage landscapes, and street name changes as tangible methods of nation-building in a postcolonial society. The authors illustrate how "nation" and "national identity" are concepts that are negotiated and disputed by varied social, economic, and political groups—some of which may actively resist powerfuI state-centrist attitudes. Throughout this work, the role of the landscape prevails both as a way to naturalize state ideologies and as a means of providing possibilities for reinterpretation in everyday life.


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