The control of "sacred" space: Conflicts over the Chinese burial grounds in colonial Singapore, 1880-1930

The author explores the negotiation of power over the urban landscape between the municipal authorities and the Chinese communities in colonial Singapore over a highly contentious question: whether any element of the urban built-environment could be considered "sacred" and immune to change...

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Main Author: Yeoh, Brenda S. A. 1963- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1991
In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies
Year: 1991, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 282-311
Further subjects:B City development
B Land rights
B Factors of production
B Singapore
B Soil
B Chinese people
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Summary:The author explores the negotiation of power over the urban landscape between the municipal authorities and the Chinese communities in colonial Singapore over a highly contentious question: whether any element of the urban built-environment could be considered "sacred" and immune to changes demanded by the economic rigours of urban development. She (the author) looks at the conflicting discourses which developed over the nature and location of Chinese burial grounds. (DÜI-Sen)
ISSN:0022-4634
Contains:In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies