Singapore's public housing spaces: Alter-'native' spaces in transition

Dissent and Cultural Resistance in Asia's Cities

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 72-91

  Hee, Limin ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Asia Research Institute   (Singapore)

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EID: 84906024297     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203880159     Document Type: Chapter

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