Immigration in Singapore / edited by Norman Vasu, Yeap Su Yin, Chan Wen Ling.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vasu, Norman, editor.

Ling, Chan Wen, editor.

Yin, Yeap Su, editor.

Series:

Asian cities (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 1.

Asian Cities ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Singapore.

Immigrants.

Singapore--Social life and customs.

Singapore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study traces the socio-political effects of immigration on Singapore and its population, a topic that has been the subject of intense debate in the nation as its population grows increasingly diverse. Beyond the logic of economic imperatives, the book aims to explore the larger consequences of taking in large number of immigrants, and its analysis should appeal to scholars of migration, social change, and public policy.

Contents:

Immigration in Singapore : an overview

Angst, anxieties, and anger in a global city

The politics of immigration

Social integration of immigrants into multiracial Singapore

Reconstructing Singapore as a cosmpolitan landscape

"Family, worker or outsider"

Whither integration?

Permanent residentes serving national service.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Dec 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-003-69783-6

1-04-079443-2

90-485-2342-7

9781003697831

OCLC:

1076415319