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Changing Landscapes of Singapore: Old Tensions, New Discoveries
Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho
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Description for Changing Landscapes of Singapore: Old Tensions, New Discoveries
Paperback. This book reflects fresh perspectives from the scholarship of Singaporean academics. Editor(s): Ho, Elaine Lynn-Ee; Woon, Asst Proffesor Chih Yuan; Ramdas, Kamalini. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: AM; RGL; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
Landscape is not only the visible material surface of places but also refers to ways of interpreting fluid or contested social relations and spatial arrangements. The essays in this book critically examine how material and immaterial landscapes take shape in Singapore and their impacts on the population. They further assess how different social groups in Singapore inhabit landscapes and negotiate changing societal dynamics and conditions. The book contextualises developments in Singapore within regional and international trends. A standard Singapore Studies textbook, this book will appeal to anyone seeking to understand this ever-changing island, city and state.
Landscape is not only the visible material surface of places but also refers to ways of interpreting fluid or contested social relations and spatial arrangements. The essays in this book critically examine how material and immaterial landscapes take shape in Singapore and their impacts on the population. They further assess how different social groups in Singapore inhabit landscapes and negotiate changing societal dynamics and conditions. The book contextualises developments in Singapore within regional and international trends. A standard Singapore Studies textbook, this book will appeal to anyone seeking to understand this ever-changing island, city and state.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789971697723
SKU
V9789971697723
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Ref
99-3
About Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho
Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho is Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore. Chih Yuan Woon is Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore. Kamalini Ramdas is Instructor at the Department of Geography, National University of Singapore.
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