Hidden hands and divided landscapes
Subtitle: a penal history of Singapore's plural society
By: Anoma Pieris.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780824832216; 9780824833541
Subjects: Prisoners -- Singapore -- History; Convict labor -- Singapore -- History; Prisons -- Singapore -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Divided landscapes; title: The colonial prison; title: Hidden hands; title: The perils of association; title: The battle for the city; title: The citadel; title: Conclusion.