Singapore's "two YMCAs": Christianity, colonialism, and ethnic fault lines
The case of the Chinese YMCA in Singapore, established in 1946, conspicuously differentiated itself from the older YMCA in Singapore, shows some of the ways in which racial, cultural, and sociopolitical fault lines in the peiod of late colonialism and independence were played out in complex ways wit...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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Crossroads
Year: 2007, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 29-64 |
| Further subjects: | B
Singapore
B Colonialism B Religion B Nationality question B Singapore Christianity Religion Colonialism Racism Ethnische Probleme / Nationalitätenprobleme B Christianity B Racism |
| Summary: | The case of the Chinese YMCA in Singapore, established in 1946, conspicuously differentiated itself from the older YMCA in Singapore, shows some of the ways in which racial, cultural, and sociopolitical fault lines in the peiod of late colonialism and independence were played out in complex ways within Christian institutionalism as well. (Crossroads/NIAS-Han) |
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| ISSN: | 0741-2037 |
| Contains: | In: Crossroads
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