Vasu, Norman editor. Yeap, Su Yin editor. Chan, Wen Ling editor. text bibliography ne 2014 2014 monographic eng

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221 p. This study traces the socio-political effects of immigration on Singapore and its population, a topic that has been the subject of intense debate in the nation as its population grows increasingly diverse. Beyond the logic of economic imperatives, the book aims to explore the larger consequences of taking in large number of immigrants, and its analysis should appeal to scholars of migration, social change, and public policy. Immigration in Singapore : an overview -- Angst, anxieties, and anger in a global city -- The politics of immigration -- Social integration of immigrants into multiracial Singapore -- Reconstructing Singapore as a cosmpolitan landscape -- "Family, worker or outsider" -- Whither integration? -- Permanent residentes serving national service. edited by Norman Vasu, Yeap Su Yin and Chan Wen Ling. Immigrants Singapore Singapore Social life and customs JV8755 I31 2014 9789089646651 9089646655 SDU 140418