TY - GEN AU - Muzaini, Hamzah TI - Contested memoryscapes : the politics of Second World war commemoration in Singapore SN - 9781138546936 U1 - 940.54 PY - 2018/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Speech acts (Linguistics) KW - Politics and war KW - War memorials KW - Social aspects KW - Cultural pluralism KW - Collective memory KW - Politics and government KW - Social conditions N1 - Contents List of Figures and Maps vii About the Authors ix Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii List of Abbreviations xv 1 Introduction 1 2 The history of war remembrance in Singapore 23 3 ’Localizing’ war representations at the Changi Chapel and Museum 47 4 The reflections at Bukit Chandu and the politics of ’race’ 69 5 ’Rescaling’ war memories at Kranji Cemetery and Memorial 91 6 Intimations of postmodernity at Fort Siloso as a site of dark tourism 113 7 Everyday war memories at the Old Ford Factory Museum (Moff) 135 8 Memoryscapes of war in everyday public spaces in Singapore 159 9 Conclusions 181 Bibliography 193 Index 217 ER -