Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction: Methods of Archipelagic Capitalism 1
5. Part I 1930s Manila and Singapore
6. Chapter 1 Walled Street of Modernity 27
7. Chapter 2 Between Spaces of Imperial Languor 53
8. Chapter 3 Spectacles beyond the Limits of Exhaustion 75
9. Part II 1960s Singapore and Manila
10. Chapter 4 Temporalities of Development and Delinquency 105
11. Chapter 5 Panoramic Popularity in the Neon Streets 129
12. Chapter 6 Public Spheres of Postcolonial Fantasy 153
13. Part III Millennial Southeast Asia
14. Chapter 7 Neoliberal Cosmopolitanism in the Tropical World City 185
15. Conclusion: Lost Modernities 215
16. Notes 225
17. References 255
18. Index 277