Meanings of multiethnicity : a case study of ethnicity and ethnic relations in Singapore /

Meanings of multiethnicity : a case study of ethnicity and ethnic relations in Singapore /

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Author / Creator:Lai, Ah Eng.
Imprint:Kuala Lumpur ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Description:xvii, 233 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:South-East Asian social science monographs
Subject:
Ethnicity -- Singapore.
Ethnic relations.
Ethnicity.
Singapore -- Ethnic relations.
Singapore.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2335484
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ISBN:9676530875: $43.00 (U.S. : est.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-222) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Theoretical Discussion, the Singapore Context, and Research Methodology
  • 2. The Multiethnic Community of Marine Parade
  • 3. Everyday Life
  • 4. Special Occasions
  • 5. Organizations and Committees
  • 6. Evaluations of Multiethnic Living
  • 7. Ethnic Assertion and Competition: Cultural
  • 8. Ethnic Assertion and Competition: Economic
  • 9. Multiracialism and Nation-building
  • 10. Conclusion.

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