Table of Contents

Foreword (Tommy Koh); Introduction to the Architectionics of the Village (Antonio Rappa); Language as a Domain in the Village (Lionel Wee); Singapore's Last Village - Urbanisation and the Environment (Caitlin Pan); The Ancient/Modern Village of Cambodia (Alvin Lim & Widoyo); An African Village on the Edge of the Boko Haram (Alvin Lim); Chicken Rice Village: Food, Sexuality, and Homosexuality in Singapore (Regina Lee); Urbanisation and Rural Development in China (Guan Chong); The Tai Village: The Concept of Kwampentai in Modern Thai Villages (Antonio Rappa); Pepatah Melayu and Adat Berkampung: Values, Rights and Responsibilities in a Kampong as Depicted in Malay Sayings (Lim Beng Soon); About the Contributors;