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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809125703321

Autore

Hill Michael <1943 Dec. 30->

Titolo

The politics of nation building and citzenship in Singapore / / Michael Hill and Lian Kwen Fee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995

ISBN

1-134-85599-0

1-134-85600-8

1-138-99509-6

1-280-15689-9

0-203-42443-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 285 pages)

Collana

Politics in Asia series

Altri autori (Persone)

LianKwen Fee <1950->

Disciplina

306/.095957

Soggetti

Citizenship - Singapore

Civil society - Singapore

Nationalism - Singapore

Political participation - Singapore

Multiculturalism - Singapore

Singapore Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-271) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The state, citizenship and nationality in Singapore; The ethnic origins of Singapore; Education and bilingualism; Multiracialism and the structuring of ethnic relations; Housing policy in the nation building process; Between the family and the state; Parapolitical and intermediary structures; From the ideology of pragmatism to shared values; Civil society: the current project; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since independence in 1965 Singapore has strengthened its own national identity through a conscious process of nation-building and promoting the active role of the citizen within society. Singapore is a state that has firmly rejected welfarism but whose political leaders have maintained that collective values, instead of those of autonomous



individuals, are essential to its very survival.The book begins by examining basic concepts of citizenship, nationality and the state in the context of Singapore's arrival at independence.