The politics of nation building and citizenship in Singapore / / Michael Hill and Lian Kwen Fee
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| Autore: |
Hill Michael <1943 Dec. 30, >
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| Titolo: |
The politics of nation building and citizenship in Singapore / / Michael Hill and Lian Kwen Fee
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306/.095957 |
| Soggetto topico: | Citizenship - Singapore |
| Civil society - Singapore | |
| Nationalism - Singapore | |
| Political participation - Singapore | |
| Multiculturalism - Singapore | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Singapore Politics and government |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
LianKwen Fee <1950->
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| 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. The theme of nation-building is explored and how the creation of |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The politics of nation building and citizenship in Singapore |
| ISBN: | 1-134-85600-8 |
| 1-138-99509-6 | |
| 1-280-15689-9 | |
| 0-203-42443-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455451203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Politics in Asia series.