Wee's narrative refuses to accept the uncritical interpretation of the modernizing processes in Asia as liberation from the hegemony of Euro-American capitalism. But neither is Wee prepared to concede that all cultural initiatives in the postcolonial societies are, therefore, denied all power to devise alternative forms of expression in the face of this haunting presence. It is the persistent effort to see the many faces of modernization in Asia in their full complexity that sets this study apart.
Readers will discover that what seems to be the modernization of a single geopolitical entity is inevitably linked to the dynamics of various agents in other locations at different times, which makes us reflect on the existence of the many 'distortions' in our societies.' - from publisher's website.
Onsite
English
modernism,  modernity,  postcolonialism,  cultural studies,  urbanism,  Singapore
2007
210
9789622098596
1
monograph
Chapter 1: The Asian Modern
Part 1 Deterritorialisation
Chapter 2: The 'Modern' Construction of Postcolonial Singapore
Chapter 3: Economic Development and the National Narrative
Chapter 4: The Homogenised Urban Environment and Locality
Part 2 Reterritorialisation
Chapter 5: The State, Ethnic Identity and Capitalism
Chapter 6: Staging Cultural Fragments, the Singaporean Eunuch and the Asian Lear
Epilogue: Disciplinary Modernisation, the Asian Economic Crisis and Re-invention
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