Beyond Description
Singapore Space Historicity
Published on 2. August 2004
244 pages
978-1-134-42276-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book addresses issues of space, historicity, architecture and textuality by focusing on Singapore's singular position in the region and as a global city. The articles consider how various experiences of Singapore, both from within and from outside, help to complicate existing assumptions about global urbanism, postcolonialism, and architectural theory while producing challenging new ideas from a variety of disciplines concerned with how space, historicity, architecture and textuality inform one another.
Reviews / Votes
'Considers the spatial history of discourses and the political uses of 'emergency' as well as the militarization of daily spaces in the city.' - Space and CultureMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
4,87 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-42276-0 (9781134422760)
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04/2004
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Persons
Ryan Bishop, John Phillips, Wei-Wei Yeo
Content
1. Beyond Description: Space Historicity Singapore: Introductory Essay 2. Ghosts, Spectres and the Other Presences 3. 'The Vertical Order has Come to an End': The Insignia of the Military C3I and Urbanism in Global Networks 4. Emergency and 'The Return to Normal' 5. As the Wind Blows and Dews Came Down: Ghost Stories and Collective Memory in Singapore. 6. Evangelical Economies and Abjected Spaces: Cultural Territorialisation in Singapore 7. At Home in the Worlds: Community and Consumption in Urban Singapore 8. The Economic Valuation of Land Space in Singapore and its Impact on the Development of Intangible Assets 9. Urbanism and Postmodernity 10. Inside/Outside Architecture 11. Urban Archives 12. Kampong Bugis Guide Plan: The Tale of Two Movements 13. Natural History and Myth: The Garden City of Singapore 14. Conclusion. Index.
