{"product_id":"home-is-not-here","title":"Home is Not Here","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow in a new, more affordable paperback edition!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs someone who has studied history for much of my life, I have found the past fascinating. But it has always been some grand and even intimidating universe that I wanted to unpick and explain to myself.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWang Gungwu is one of Asia’s most important public intellectuals. He is best-known for his explorations of Chinese history in the long view, and for his writings on the Chinese diaspora. With \u003cem\u003eHome is Not Here\u003c\/em\u003e, the historian of grand themes turns to a single life history: his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Wang talks about his multicultural upbringing and life under British rule. He was born in Surabaya, Java, but his parents’ orientation was always to China. Wang grew up in the plural, multi-ethnic town of Ipoh, Malaya (now Malaysia). He learned English in colonial schools and was taught the Confucian classics at home. After the end of WWII and Japanese occupation, he left for the National Central University in Nanjing to study alongside some of the finest of his generation of Chinese undergraduates. The victory of Mao Zedong’s Communist Party interrupted his education, and he ends this volume with his return to Malaya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWise and moving, this is a fascinating reflection on family, identity, and belonging, and on the ability of the individual to find a place amid the historical currents that have shaped Asia and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWang Gungwu\u003c\/strong\u003e is emeritus professor at Australian National University and university professor at the National University of Singapore. He is the former vice chancellor of the University of Hong Kong. Wang is the author of more than twenty books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Chinese Overseas\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAnglo-Chinese Encounters since 1800: War, Trade, Science and Governance\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"APD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49356522783017,"sku":"9789813252905","price":18.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/HomeIsNotHere_cvr3_confirmed.webp?v=1728370871","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/home-is-not-here","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}