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Description:Singapore in Global History brings together scholarsworking in the fields of political science, internationalrelations, history, sociology, literature, art history andarchitecture to explore ways in which Singapore’shistory could be looked upon from a global perspective.The volume’s papers make a collective attempt atarguing, often in radically novel fashion, that Singaporecan be conceived both as core and periphery, and thatthe logic of the post-colonial nation-narrative, whichattributes Singapore’s success primarily to the roles ofbig men and strong government, are inadequate.This volume locates Singapore as a central spacebetween the major termini of maritime Asia and theworld, and articulates the island as a strategic locationwhere the global processes find their nesting place,where its society is fundamentally affected by theseprocesses, and where the roots of global transformativeprocesses eventually emanate to far reaching parts of aglobalising world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Singapore in Global History. To get started finding Singapore in Global History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Singapore in Global History brings together scholarsworking in the fields of political science, internationalrelations, history, sociology, literature, art history andarchitecture to explore ways in which Singapore’shistory could be looked upon from a global perspective.The volume’s papers make a collective attempt atarguing, often in radically novel fashion, that Singaporecan be conceived both as core and periphery, and thatthe logic of the post-colonial nation-narrative, whichattributes Singapore’s success primarily to the roles ofbig men and strong government, are inadequate.This volume locates Singapore as a central spacebetween the major termini of maritime Asia and theworld, and articulates the island as a strategic locationwhere the global processes find their nesting place,where its society is fundamentally affected by theseprocesses, and where the roots of global transformativeprocesses eventually emanate to far reaching parts of aglobalising world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Singapore in Global History. To get started finding Singapore in Global History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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