Singapore is a vibrant society, built on a complex history of colonial encounters, migrant labors, national aspirations, state engineering and global city networking. Over fifty years as an independent nation, Singapore has forged a place for itself both within Southeast Asia and on the world stage. Understandings of Singapore society reflect the rich complexity and difficulties in grasping the concept of society itself – from the multicultural, plural society in which different peoples with different cultures meet and mingle in the marketplace, to the imagined community of the nation-state, to the networked society and global city in which rapid communication and transportation continually form new linkages and new ways of interaction. This book provides a short introduction to the richness of Singapore society, from its roots in British colonial endeavors, through the settling of immigrants seeking a livelihood, the forging of a nation and national identity to the contemporary challenges faced by Singapore society in the twenty-first century.
Singapore is a vibrant society, built on a complex history of colonial encounters, migrant labors, national aspirations, state engineering and global city networking. Over fifty years as an independent nation, Singapore has forged a place for itself both within Southeast Asia and on the world stage. Understandings of Singapore society reflect the rich complexity and difficulties in grasping the concept of society itself – from the multicultural, plural society in which different peoples with different cultures meet and mingle in the marketplace, to the imagined community of the nation-state, to the networked society and global city in which rapid communication and transportation continually form new linkages and new ways of interaction. This book provides a short introduction to the richness of Singapore society, from its roots in British colonial endeavors, through the settling of immigrants seeking a livelihood, the forging of a nation and national identity to the contemporary challenges faced by Singapore society in the twenty-first century.
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