Singapore Chinese society in transition : business, politics, & socio-economic change, 1945-1965 /
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| Author / Creator: | Liu, Hong, 1962- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Peter Lang, c2004. |
| Description: | viii, 299 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5616811 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Charting the Multi-faceted Transformations of Postwar Singapore
- 1.. Historical Setting: Chinese Society in Pre-1941 Singapore
- Immigrant Society and Chinese Bang Structure
- Chinese Society and Bang Politics in the New Era
- Consolidation and Restructuring of Bang Organizations
- Concluding Remarks
- 2.. Internal Structure of Singapore Chinese Society: Changes and Continuities
- Changing Chinese Population, 1945-1965
- Leadership Pattern
- Locality and Dialect Associations
- The Bang Economy and Its New Variations
- Concluding Remarks
- 3.. The Chinese Business Community and Huiguan Schools at a Time of Political Transition
- Chinese Business Community and Political Transition
- Huiguan Schools and Socio-Political Change
- Concluding Remarks
- 4.. Educational Policies and the Chinese Response
- The Ten Years' Program of 1947
- The White Paper of 1953 and the All-Party Committee on Education
- The White Paper on Education Policy of 1956
- Concluding Remarks
- 5.. Chinese Student Movements in Postwar Singapore
- The National Service Ordinance
- The SCMSSU Incident
- The Boycott of Examinations
- Nature and Impact of the Student Movements
- Concluding Remarks
- 6.. Labor Movements in a Changing Society
- Theoretical Discussions on Labor Movements
- Three Stages of Labor Movements in Singapore
- Postmodern Interpretations of the Labor Movement
- Concluding Remarks
- 7.. Economic Transformation, Business Philosophy and Corporate Management: The Cases of Lee Kong Chian and Tan Lark Sye
- Economic Change and Chinese Business in Postwar Singapore: An Overview
- Lee Kong Chian: Business Philosophy and Corporate Management
- Tan Lark Sye: Business Philosophy and Corporate Management
- Concluding Remarks
- 8.. Singapore in the Regional Context of Social and Business Networks
- The Context: Singapore in Asia
- Dual Process of Singapore Chinese's External Connections
- Business Networks and Political Change in the Regional Arena
- Concluding Remarks
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
