Negotiating Multiculturalism : : Disciplining Difference in Singapore / / Nirmala Srirekam Purushotam.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2012]
©2000
Year of Publication:2012
Edition:Reprint 2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (294 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • i-vi
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • ‘Nation’ and ‘Race’: realms of problematic possibilities for language
  • Race-ing language: the institutionalisation of ‘Chinese’, ‘Malay’, and ‘Indian’ in Singapore
  • Talk about language: from political project to daily life positionings
  • Language on the life trajectory: Everyday Life contexts, relevances and practices
  • The mother tongue: male texts and female readings
  • Second language: official bilingualism brought home
  • Disciplining difference
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index