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Contesting Space in Colonial Singapore: Power Relations and the Urban Built Environment

by Brenda S.A. Yeoh
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Contesting Space in Colonial Singapore: Power Relations and the Urban Built Environment
Contesting Space in Colonial Singapore: Power Relations and the Urban Built Environment

Sociopolitical dynamics shaping Singapore's urban fabric.

If you're keen on unearthing the rich tapestry of Singapore's colonial past and the interplay between urban planning and power struggles, "Contesting Space in Colonial Singapore" could serve as a captivating guide. Brenda Yeoh's scholarly yet accessible writing illuminates the conflicts and compromises that have etched themselves into the very streets and structures of modern Singapore, providing context that is both historical and relevant to contemporary urban studies.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Contesting Space in Colonial Singapore: Power Relations and the Urban Built Environment

by Brenda S.A. Yeoh
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ISBN: 9789971692681
Authors: Brenda S.A. Yeoh
Publisher: Singapore University Press
Date of Publication: 2003-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Sociology, History
Related Topics: Sociology, Social Issues, Race, History, European History, Social Justice, Politics
Goodreads rating: 4.3
(rated by 10 readers)

Description

In the British colonial city of Singapore, municipal authorities and Asian communities faced off over numerous issues. As the city expanded, disputes arose in connection with sanitation, housing, street names, control over pedestrian 'five-foot-ways', and sacred spaces such as burial grounds. Brenda Yeoh's Contesting Space in Colonial Singapore details these conflicts and how they shaped the city. The British administration structured the private and public environments of the city with an eye toward shaping human behavior, following scientific principles and the lessons of urban planning in other parts of the world. For the Asian communities, Singapore was the place where they lived according to their own values, priorities and resources. The two perceptions of the city frequently clashed, and the author reads the cityscape of Singapore as the result of this contest between discipline and resistance. Drawing on meticulous research and a theoretically sophisticated use of cultural and social geography, post-colonial historical discourse, and social theory, the author offers a compelling picture of a critical stage in Singapore's past. It is an important contribution to the study of colonial cities and an indispensable resource for understanding the shape of modern Singapore.
 

Sociopolitical dynamics shaping Singapore's urban fabric.

If you're keen on unearthing the rich tapestry of Singapore's colonial past and the interplay between urban planning and power struggles, "Contesting Space in Colonial Singapore" could serve as a captivating guide. Brenda Yeoh's scholarly yet accessible writing illuminates the conflicts and compromises that have etched themselves into the very streets and structures of modern Singapore, providing context that is both historical and relevant to contemporary urban studies.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.