Modern Dreams: An Inquiry into Power, Cultural Production, and the Cityscape in Contemporary Urban Penang, Malaysia (Studies on Southeast Asia, 31) by Beng-Lan Goh ISBN 13: 9780877277309

Southeast Asia Program Publications, 2002. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback / softback. New. A fascinating ethnographic study of the cultural politics of urban redevelopment in Kampung Serani, one Penang community, in the 1990s. Through interviews, newspaper reports, and other records, Goh considers changing notions of culture, ethnic...

Cornell Univ Southeast Asia, 2002. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 225 pages. 9.75x6.75x0.50 inches.

Ithaca, USA: Cornell Univ Southeast Asia, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. The author provides a detailed study of a conflict between urban development and the needs of long term residents who are required to move and see their homes demolished to allow such development. This case involved the Portuguese Eurasian residents of Pulau Tikus, part of the capital city of the island. Interestingly the landowner and major advocate for demolition was the Roman Catholic Church, to which most of the Eurasian community belonged. 225 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia About an inch at the top of the spine has come loose and there is some other minor shelf wear. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is no tanning throughout.

Cornell Univ Southeast Asia, 2002. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 225 pages. 9.75x6.75x0.50 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.