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Modern Dreams
Beng-Lan Goh
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Description for Modern Dreams
Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
A fascinating ethnographic study of the cultural politics of urban redevelopment in Kampung Serani, one Penang community, in the 1990s. Through interviews, newspaper reports, and other records, Goh considers changing notions of culture, ethnic identity, and urban space.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780877277309
SKU
V9780877277309
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Reviews for Modern Dreams
A major contribution to the understanding of Malaysian modernity. The theories and themes discussed... would be of interest to a range of scholars from the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, politics, and human geography.
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
Goh provides a refreshingly analytical and nuanced account of the interplay especially between competing influences of ethnicity, religion, ... Read more
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
Goh provides a refreshingly analytical and nuanced account of the interplay especially between competing influences of ethnicity, religion, ... Read more