Singapore : the state and the culture of excess
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Singapore : the state and the culture of excess
（Asia's transformations / edited by Mark Selden）
Routledge, 2007
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 4 libraries
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Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p.[201]-205) and index
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Taking ideas and frameworks from philosophy, psychology, political science, cultural studies and anthropology, this book tells the larger 'truth' about the Singapore state. This book argues that this strong hegemonic state achieves effective rule not just from repressive policies but also through a combination of efficient government, good standard of living, tough official measures and popular compliance.
Souchou Yao looks at the reasons behind the hegemonic ruling, examining key events such as the caning of American teenager Michael Fay, the judicial ruling on fellatio and unnatural sex, and Singapore's 'war on terror' to show the ways in which the State manages these events to ensure the continuance of its power and ideological ethos.
Lively, and well-written, this book discusses key subject areas such as:
leftist radicalism and communist insurgency
nation-building as trauma
Western 'yellow culture' and Asian Values
judicial caning and the meaning of pain
the law and oral sex
food and the art of lying
cinema as catharsis
Singapore after September 11.
Table of Contents
Preface 1. The Magic of the Singapore State 2. Trauma and the 'Culture of Excess' 3. Yellow Culture, White Peril 4. Pain, Words, Violence: The Caning of Michael Fay 5. Oral Sex, Natural Sex and National Enjoyment 6. 'Talking Cock': Food and the Art of Lying 7. I Not Stupid: Localism, Bad Translation, Catharsis 8. The Nation after History 9. Epilogue: Useless Pragmatism
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