Singapore’s Chinatown: Nation building and heritage tourism in a multiracial city

Singapore’s Chinatown: Nation building and heritage tourism in a multiracial city

This paper focuses on the pivotal role played by the state in refashioning the Chinatown landscape as part of both nation-building and heritage tourism projects, and the ensuing cultural politics. After a brief history of the creation of Singapore’s Chinatown, the paper discusses, first, Chinatown’s...

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Main Authors: Yeoh, Brenda S. A., KONG, Lily
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
Subjects:
Ethnic Enclave
Historic District
Politics of Place
Nation-Building
Heritage Tourism
Singapore
Asian Studies
Human Geography
Urban Studies
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2250
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3507/viewcontent/2_4.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3507/viewcontent/2_4.pdf

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