Overview

In the British colonial city of Singapore, municipal authorities and Asian communities faced off over numerous issue. As the city expanded, disputes arose in connection with sanitation, housing, street names, control over pedestrian 'five-foot-ways', and sacred spaces such as burial grounds. Brenda Yeoh's Contesting Space in Colonial Singapore details these conflicts and how they shaped the city. The British administration structured the private and public environments of the city with an eye toward shaping human behaviour, following scientific principles and the lessons of urban planning in other parts of the world. For the Asian communities, Singapore was the place where they lived according to their own values, priorities and resources. The two perceptions of the city frequently clashed, and the author reads the cityscape of Singapore as the result of this contest between discipline and resistance. Drawing on meticulous research and a theoretically sophisticated use of cultural and social geography, post-colonial historical discourse, and social theory, the author offers a compelling picture of a critical stage in Singapore's past. It is an important contribution to the study of colonial cities and an indispensable resource for understanding the shape of modern Singapore.

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Author:   Brenda S.A. Yeoh
Publisher:   NUS Press
Imprint:   NUS Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 25.30cm
Weight:   0.586kg
ISBN:  

9789971692681

ISBN 10:   9971692686
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   30 January 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Historical urban geography at its best! -Progress in Human Geography What a splendid book this is! -Journal of Southeast Asian Studies

Historical urban geography at its best.

"Historical urban geography at its best!"" —Progress in Human Geography ""What a splendid book this is!"" —Journal of Southeast Asian Studies"

Author Information

Brenda S.A. Yeoh is Professor in the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore, and Co-Principal Investigator of the Asian MetaCentre for Population and Sustainable Development Analysis at the University's Asia Research Institute.

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