Christian identities in Singapore: Religion, race and culture between state controls and transnational flows

Journal of Cultural Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-23

  Goh, Robbie B H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Christianity; Cultural landscape; Policy; Race ethnicity; Singapore

Indexed keywords

CHRISTIANITY; CULTURAL IDENTITY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; RACE; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA;

EID: 65349173648     PISSN: 08873631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873630802617135     Document Type: Article

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