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- The Asian Modern: Culture, Capitalist Development, Singapore
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
summary
How does one comprehend the phenomenon of the modernization of an Asian society in a globalized East Asian context? With this opening question, the author proceeds to give an account of how the modernization processes for postcolonial societies in Asia, such as those of India, Malaysia, and Singapore, are fraught with collaborations and conflicts between different socio-political, historical, economic, and cultural agents.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. xi-xiii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-13
- 1. The Asian Modern
- pp. 15-30
- PART 1. Deterritorialisation
- PART 2. Reterritorialisation
- 5. The State, Ethnic Identity and Capitalism
- pp. 100-119
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 197-206
Additional Information
ISBN
9789888052837
Related ISBN(s)
9789622098596
MARC Record
OCLC
646068524
Pages
224
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No