Air-Conditioned Nation Revisited Cities “One could be called finite

“One could be called finite

Michael Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka

for some connections to the world in which we live

down her slender spine

First published in 1960

Air-Conditioned Nation Revisited Cities “One could be called finiteAir Conditioned Nation Revisited is an anthology of essays on Singapore politics by Cherian George. It draws upon his influential collection Singapore: The Air Conditioned Nation (2000) on the country's politics of comfort and control, and from Singapore, Incomplete (2017) on its underdeveloped democracy. Updated for the transition to a new generation of leaders, this 20th anniversary edition of Air Conditioned Nation offers critical reflections on