The authenticity and place-making of Singapore’s lifestyle village : a case study of Tanglin village.

• Main Author: Chang, Cheryl Yek Mun.
• Other Authors: Lim Khek Gee, Francis
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/43810
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This research paper primarily aims to uncover the type of authenticity that today’s postmodern tourist seeks. Based on a case study of Tanglin Village, this paper proposes that today’s postmodern tourist seeks existential authenticity, an increasingly notable, yet relatively under examined trend in...