They Told Us to Move: Dakota—Cassia John Marrs Saul Bellow's Herzog is part

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This tightly argued and fiercely intelligent book demolishes some of these myths and shows how

They Told Us to Move: Dakota—Cassia John Marrs Saul Bellow's Herzog is partWhat happens when an entire community is moved? Dakota Crescent was one of Singapore's oldest public housing estates and a rental flat neighbourhood for low income households. In 2016, its residentsmany of whom are elderlywere relocated to Cassia Crescent to make way for redevelopment. To help them resettle, a group of volunteers came together and formed the Cassia Resettlement Team. They Told Us to Move tells the story of the relocation through