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portada Constructing Singapore: Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-Building Project
Constructing Singapore: Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-Building ProjectConstructing Singapore: Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-Building ProjectConstructing Singapore: Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-Building Project
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Physical Book
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Publisher
Language
English
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.4 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Weight
0.45 kg.
ISBN
8776940292
ISBN13
9788776940294
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Constructing Singapore: Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-Building Project

Michael D. Barr (Author) · Zlatko Skrbis (Author) · Nordic Institute of Asian Studies · Paperback

Constructing Singapore: Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-Building Project - Barr, Michael D. ; Skrbis, Zlatko

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Synopsis "Constructing Singapore: Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-Building Project"

Singapore has few natural resources, but, in a relatively short history, its economic and social development and transformation are nothing short of remarkable. Today Singapore is by far the most successful exemplar of material development in Southeast Asia and it often finds itself the envy of developed countries. Furthermore, over the last three and a half decades the ruling party has presided over the formation of a thriving community of Singaporeans who love and are proud of their country. Nothing about these processes has been 'natural' in any sense of the word. Much of the country's investment in nation building has in fact gone into the selection, training nd formation of a ruling and administrative elite that reflects and will perpetuate its vision of the nation. The government ownership of the nation-building project, its micromanagement of everyday life and the role played by the elite are three fundamental elements in this complex and continuing process of construction of a nation. The intense triangulation of these elements and the pace of change they produce make Singapore one of the most intriguing specimens of nation building in the region. In a critical study of the politics of ethnicity and elitism in Singapore, Constructing Singapore looks inside the supposedly 'meritocratic' system, from nursery school to university and beyond, that produces Singapore's political and administrative elite. Focusing on two processes - elite formation and elite selection - it gives primary attention to the role that ethno-racial ascription plays in these processes, but also considers the input of personal connections, personal power, class, and gender. The result is a study revealing much about how Singapore's elite-led nation-building project has reached its current state whereby a Singaporean version of Chinese ethno-nationalism has overwhelmed the discourse on national and Singaporean identity.

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