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Title Contested memoryscapes : the politics of Second World War commemoration in Singapore / Hamzah Muzaini [and] Brenda S.A. Yeoh.
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Description 1 online resource (xiv, 221 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Heritage, culture, and identity
Heritage, culture, and identity.
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The history of war remembrance in Singapore -- 3. 'Localizing' war representations at the Changi Chapel and Museum -- 4. The reflections at Bukit Chandu and the politics of 'race' -- 5. 'Rescaling' war memories at Kranji Cemetery and Memorial -- 6. Intimations of postmodernity at Fort Siloso as a site of dark tourism -- 7. Everyday war memories at the Old Ford Factory Museum -- 8. Memoryscapes of war in everyday public spaces in Singapore -- 9. Conclusions.
Note "This unique book analyses how the Second World War is remembered within Singapore, by shedding light on the manifold politics associated with the commemoration of wars not only within an Asian, but also a multiracial and multi-religious postcolonial context. It is based on archival and empirical data drawn from case studies in Singapore themed along different conceptual lenses including ethnicity; gender; postcoloniality; tourism and postmodernity; personal mourning; transnational remembrances and politics; virtual memory communities; and the preservation of original sites, stories and artefacts of war"--Provided by publisher.
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Singapore.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Political aspects -- Singapore.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Singapore -- Historiography.
War memorials -- Singapore.
Historic sites -- Singapore.
Collective memory -- Singapore.
Politics and war -- Singapore.
Cultural pluralism -- Singapore.
Singapore -- Social conditions.
Singapore -- Politics and government.
World War (1939-1945)
1939-1945
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Electronic books.
Local Subj. Taylor and Francis ebook collection.
Alt Author Yeoh, Brenda S. A.
Standard # 9781315573984 (electronic bk.)
1315573989 (electronic bk.)
9781409448211 (electronic bk.)
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9781409448204
9781317160397
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9781317160380 (ePub ebook)
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9781317160373 (Mobipocket ebook)
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9781409448204 (hardback ; alk. paper)

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