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The politics of nation building and citzenship in Singapore / Michael Hill and Lian Kwen Fee.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hill, Michael, 1943 December 30-
- Series:
- Politics in Asia series.
- Politics in Asia series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Citizenship--Singapore.
- Citizenship.
- Civil society--Singapore.
- Civil society.
- Nationalism--Singapore.
- Nationalism.
- Political participation--Singapore.
- Political participation.
- Multiculturalism--Singapore.
- Multiculturalism.
- Singapore--Politics and government.
- Singapore.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 285 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-271) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-85599-0
- 1-134-85600-8
- 1-138-99509-6
- 1-280-15689-9
- 0-203-42443-3
- 9780203424438
- OCLC:
- 62589019
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