Managing Chineseness: Identity and Ethnic Management in Singapore
Daphnee Lee
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Description for Managing Chineseness: Identity and Ethnic Management in Singapore
Hardback. Series: Frontiers of Globalization. Num Pages: 262 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 1FPC; JFSL; JHBL; KJVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 248 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
This book explores the personal experiences of professionals who are a part of the post-colonial and late-industrializing reality in the global value chain in Singapore. Looking at Chinese Singaporean employees at a French multi-national firm, the author explores the evolving social constructions of `Chineseness'. Sociologist Manuel Castells once hailed Singapore as `the only true Leninist project that has survived', and Lee revisits the Singapore `social laboratory', addressing recent dialectics that transpire within the global political economy. Currently, professional actors need to address the demands of dual hegemony in response to ... Read more
This book explores the personal experiences of professionals who are a part of the post-colonial and late-industrializing reality in the global value chain in Singapore. Looking at Chinese Singaporean employees at a French multi-national firm, the author explores the evolving social constructions of `Chineseness'. Sociologist Manuel Castells once hailed Singapore as `the only true Leninist project that has survived', and Lee revisits the Singapore `social laboratory', addressing recent dialectics that transpire within the global political economy. Currently, professional actors need to address the demands of dual hegemony in response to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Frontiers of Globalization
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137582577
SKU
V9781137582577
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Ref
99-15
About Daphnee Lee
Daphnee Lee is Assistant Professor of Education Policy and Leadership, The Education University of Hong Kong.
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