Hidden Hands and Divided Landscapes - A Penal History of Singapore's Plural Society

Informationen zum Autor Anoma Pieris is senior lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning! University of Melbourne! Australia. Klappentext Investigates how a political system aimed at managing ethnic communities in the larger material context of the colonial urban project was first imagined and tested through the physical segregation of the colonial prison. This book demonstrates the way in which racial politics were inscribed spatially in the division of penal facilities. Zusammenfassung Investigates how a political system aimed at managing ethnic communities in the larger material context of the colonial urban project was first imagined and tested through the physical segregation of the colonial prison. This book demonstrates the way in which racial politics were inscribed spatially in the division of penal facilities.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anoma Pieris
• Editore: University of hawaii press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.03.2009
• EAN: 9780824832216
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3221-6
• Pagine: 416
• Serie: Writing Past Colonialism (Hard; Writing Past Colonialism; Writing Past Colonialism
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni