The Politics of Landscapes in Singapore: Constructions of Nation

by Brenda S.A. Yeoh and Lily Kong

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081562980X
• ISBN13: 9780815629801
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"