Representations of precarity in Singaporean historical novels

This thesis analyses Singaporean historical novels for their capacity to engage the ‘Singapore Story’ in dialogue, and for their representation of precarity as part of the narrative of national economic development. By exploring the motifs of the ‘Garden City’, the ‘Island Nation’ and the ‘global ci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perks, Samuel
Other Authors: Huggan, Graham ; Carrigan, Anthony
Published: University of Leeds 2017
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.727258