03189nam 2200613Ia 450 991045650890332120200520144314.01-282-70953-49786612709531988-8052-94-2(CKB)2520000000009831(EBL)677281(OCoLC)650509141(SSID)ssj0000427810(PQKBManifestationID)11289889(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427810(PQKBWorkID)10414116(PQKB)10129153(MiAaPQ)EBC677281(MdBmJHUP)muse7405(Au-PeEL)EBL677281(CaPaEBR)ebr10362218(CaONFJC)MIL270953(EXLCZ)99252000000000983120080228d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe scripting of a national history[electronic resource] Singapore and its pasts /Hong Lysa and Huang JianliHong Kong Hong Kong University Press ;Singapore NUS Pressc20081 online resource (329 p.)Description based upon print version of record.962-209-883-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-291) and index.Introduction : beginning of history -- pt. 1. Scripture -- 1. New testament : Singapore and its tensed pasts -- 2. Apotheosis : The Lee Kuan Yew story as Singapore's history -- 3. Sermon : Rajaratnam and Devan Nair as high priests -- 4. Liturgy : telling Singapore's past through oral history -- pt. II. Singapore's Chinese dilemma -- 5. Political vanguard : PAP leaders of the Chinese-speaking community -- 6. Language fault lines : the Wang Gungwu report on Nanyang University -- 7. Student political activism : articulation, contestation and omission -- pt. III. Con/scripting Singapore's national heroes -- 8. Toying with Pandora's box : the scripting of Singapore's national heroes -- 9. Imagining a big Singapore : positioning the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall -- 10. Conscripting Chinese diasporic culture into national identity : taming of the Tiger Balm Gardens -- Conclusion : no end to history.The scripting of a national history : Singapore and its pasts is highly relevant not only to academics but also for the Singapore general reader interested to see what are meant to be received wisdoms for the citizenry interrogated in a well-reasoned and engaging exercise, as well as for an international readership to whom Singapore has become a fascinating enigma. They may well be intrigued by the anxieties of being Singaporean.EthnicitySingaporeSingaporeHistoriographySingaporeHistorySingaporePolitics and governmentElectronic books.Ethnicity959.570072Hong Lysa1044812Huang Jianli1044813MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456508903321The scripting of a national history2470663UNINA