Conserving colonial heritage: Raffles Hotel in Singapore

International Journal of Heritage Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-24

  Henderson, Joan C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Colonial Heritage; Conservation; Heritage Tourism; Raffles Hotel; Restoration; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347290365     PISSN: 13527258     EISSN: 14703610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13527250119383     Document Type: Article

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