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THE ASIAN MODERN
CULTURE, CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT, SINGAPORE |
| By: |
C. J. W.-L. Wee, Chua Beng Huat (Foreword) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£40.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
9622098592 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789622098596 |
| Publisher: |
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
6 November, 2007 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
How does one comprehend the phenomenon of the modernization of an Asian society in a globalized East Asian context? This book gives an account of how the modernization processes for postcolonial societies in Asia are fraught with collaborations and conflicts between different socio-political, historical, economic and cultural agents. |
| Synopsis: |
How does one comprehend the phenomenon of the modernization of an Asian society in a globalized East Asian context? With this opening question, the author proceeds to give an account of how the modernization processes for postcolonial societies in Asia, such as those of India, Malaysia, and Singapore, are fraught with collaborations and conflicts between different socio-political, historical, economic, and cultural agents. |
| Publication: |
Hong Kong |
| Imprint: |
Hong Kong University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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