Responding to Globalization : : Nation, Culture and Identity in Singapore /

Responding to Globalization : : Nation, Culture and Identity in Singapore / / Selvaraj Velayutham.

Despite unprecedented levels of global interconnectedness, little academic attention has been paid to how governments actively deal with the challenges globalization poses for national identity. This book investigates the Singapore Government’s approach to the construction of national identity and t...

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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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Velayutham, Selvaraj,
Place / Publishing House:Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2007]
©2007
Year of Publication:2007
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (252 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION: Globalization and the Nation-State
  • 1. The Making of the Singapore Nation-State and the Quest for a National Identity
  • 2. The Rhetoric of Asian Values and the Embracing of a “New Asian” Identity
  • 3. Creating National Citizens for a Global City
  • 4. Re-Branding Singapore: Cosmopolitan Cultural and Urban Redevelopment in a Global City-State
  • 5. At “Home” in a Globalized City-State?
  • CONCLUSION
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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