Michael Hill, Kwen Fee Lian

The Politics of Nation Building and Citizenship in Singapore (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The creation of a national identity has been a central feature of political life in Singapore. A broad strategy of multiculturalism together with the creation of 'Asian values' has served the purpose of building a new national identity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134855995
• Artikelnr.: 47889070

Autorenporträt

Michael Hill is Professor of Sociology at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand.,
Lian Kwen Fee is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the National University of Singapore.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 The state, citizenship and nationality in Singapore
Chapter 2 The ethnic origins of Singapore
Chapter 3 Education and bilingualism
Chapter 4 Multiracialism and the structuring of ethnic relations
Chapter 5 Housing policy in the nation building process
Chapter 6 Between the family and the state
Chapter 7 Parapolitical and intermediary structures
Chapter 8 From the ideology of pragmatism to shared values
Chapter 9 Civil society: the current project
Chapter 10 Conclusion