Asian Modern: The Culture Capitalist Developement

This is a careful and thought-provoking exploration of many of the cultural political and development factors which contribute to both Singaporean and other perceptions of country's success in a globalising world. Anomalies and contradictions in what is often seen as a model of pragmatic Asian capitalism are highlighted and both modernising pressures and narrative presentations are reviewed with a scholarly and critical eye. With notes, bibliography and index.