{"product_id":"home-is-where-we-are-hardcover","title":"Home Is Where We Are - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWang Gungwu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Wang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoes home have to be a country or a city?... Or is home this house or that? We have been fortunate.... We seemed always to have been home.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wang Gungwu's account of his university education in Singapore and the UK, and the early years of his career as an academic in Malaysia captures the excitement, the ambition, and the choices of a generation that saw it their responsibility to build the new nations of Southeast Asia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The exploration of the emotional and intellectual journey towards the formation of an identity, treasured by readers of Wang's \u003ci\u003eHome Is Not Here, \u003c\/i\u003e extends in this volume into an appreciation of love, family life, and the life of the mind. We also see these years from Margaret's perspective, her own fascinating family story, and her early impressions of this young bearded poet. Wise and moving, this is a fascinating reflection on identity and belonging, and on the ability of the individual to find a place amidst the historical currents that have shaped Asia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWang Gungwu \u003c\/b\u003eis emeritus professor at Australian National University and university professor at the National University of Singapore. \u003cb\u003eMargaret Wang\u003c\/b\u003e was educated at the University of Malaya, Homerton College, Cambridge, and the Australian National University. She was head of the English Department at the Malayan Teachers' College. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42949656412295,"sku":"9789813251328","price":35.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/Rbdm4jCrC89789813251328_79ec31b5-dfbc-440c-a925-4a08b5632a66.webp?v=1753776864","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/home-is-where-we-are-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}