{"product_id":"singapore-chronicles-chinese","title":"Singapore Chronicles: Chinese","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorically, Singapore has been home to a myriad of people of \u003cem\u003eChinese\u003c\/em\u003e descent, including those whose ancestors migrated from China many generations ago, as well as recent immigrants who have taken up permanent residence or citizenship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an overview of the \u003cem\u003eChinese\u003c\/em\u003e in multi-ethnic Singapore, from sojourners to settlers in the pre-colonial Malay world and from colonial subjects to citizens in a new nation. There is no other country where \u003cem\u003eChinese\u003c\/em\u003e form the majority of the citizenry outside of \u003cem\u003eChinese\u003c\/em\u003e territories. In critically examining the implications of their majority status, the authors suggest that “Chineseness” has always been diversely manifested and today’s Chinese-Singaporeans must continue to grapple with what it means to share in the vision and the work of creating a unique and enduring multicultural nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo commemorate the 50th anniversary of Singapore’s Independence, the \u003cem\u003eInstitute of Policy Studies\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStraits Times Press\u003c\/em\u003e jointly launched the \u003cem\u003eSingapore Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e series in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 50-volume series seeks to record, explain and offer insights into what makes Singapore, Singapore. Covering a wide range of subjects, from the philosophical to the mundane, the fundamental to the practical, these \u003cem\u003eSingapore Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e titles include \u003cem\u003eConstitution\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePresidency\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHousing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTransport\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDemography\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCPF\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSports\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFood\u003c\/em\u003e. Each volume in this series will serve as a primer on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by leading experts, they will focus on key aspects of the subject, providing analysis as well as a historical account. Readers will gain an insight into what makes Singapore tick and also why it has chosen certain “paths un-trodden”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Straits Times Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597305004329,"sku":"9789814747455","price":14.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/9789814747455_SG_Chronicles_Chinese_HR.jpg?v=1706854620","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/singapore-chronicles-chinese","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}