"The book depicts the life journey of Prof Wang Gungwu, including his growth, his passion on life and social concern and his experience of being the president of UniHK."
"Featuring over 350 beautiful photographs, Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia captures the architectural heritage of a vibrant community. The multiple Chinese migrations from southeastern China to Southeast Asia have had important implications for both regions. In Southeast Asia this influence can be seen in the architecturally eclectic homes these migrants and their descendants built as they became successful; homes that combined Chinese, ..."
Anglo-Chinese Encounters since 1800 War, Trade, Science and Governance (Hardback) by WangGungwu Hardcover, 212 Pages, Published 2003 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-82639-6, ISBN: 0-521-82639-X
Singapore and Hong Kong Comparative Perspectives - on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Handover by Nanyang Technological University, GungwuWang Hardcover, 140 Pages, Published 2018 by World Scientific Publishing Co ISBN-13: 978-981-323-792-6, ISBN: 981-323-792-9
"Political, social and economic transformations have marked the 20 years since Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of China. To mark the historic handover, the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at Nanyang Technological University invited experts from various fields to share their unique insights on the developments and impact of the last 20 years on Hong Kong and Singapore in a conference in Singapore. This volume is a com ..."
China Reconnects Joining a Deep-Rooted Past to a New World Order by GungwuWang Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2019 by World Scientific Publishing Company ISBN-13: , ISBN:
"The book shows how the Chinese are now confident of their capacity to learn all they need from the developed world and are keen to know which parts of the past they would need to build a modern Chinese civilization. They are very conscious of the challenges coming from the United States, and are looking for ways and means to respond to a superpower that wants to preserve its dominant position in the international status quo. The book se ..."
China Reconnects Joining A Deep-rooted Past To A New World Order (Hardback) by GungwuWang Hardcover, Published 2019 by World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, Singapore ISBN-13: 978-981-327-812-7, ISBN: 981-327-812-9
"Lee Kuan Yew through the Eyes of Chinese Scholars is a compilation of essays by highly-respected Chinese scholars in which they evaluate the life, work and philosophy of Lee Kuan Yew, founding Prime Minister of Singapore. Presenting a range of views from a uniquely Chinese/Asian perspective, this book provides valuable insights for those who wish to gain a fuller and deeper understanding of Lee Kuan Yew -- the man, as well as Singapore ..."
"Lee Kuan Yew through the Eyes of Chinese Scholars is a compilation of essays by highly-respected Chinese scholars in which they evaluate the life, work and philosophy of Lee Kuan Yew, founding Prime Minister of Singapore. Presenting a range of views from a uniquely Chinese/Asian perspective, this book provides valuable insights for those who wish to gain a fuller and deeper understanding of Lee Kuan Yew - the man, as well as Singapore - ..."
China Development and Governance by GungwuWang, Yongnian Zheng 556 Pages, Published 2012 by World Scientific ISBN-13: 978-981-4425-85-8, ISBN: 981-4425-85-0
"Looking beyond China's transformation, this book focusses on the theme of governance which is widely regarded as the next most critical element to ensure that China's growth remains sustainable.Today, China is confronted with a host of ..."
Another China Cycle Committing to Reform by GungwuWang Paperback, 270 Pages, Published 2014 by Wspc ISBN-13: 978-981-4522-64-9, ISBN: 981-4522-64-3
"The essays in this volume take the 1990s after the 1989 Tiananmen tragedy as its baseline. They consist of ways of looking at China's developmental path during the two decades before and after the turn of the 21st century. This book traces the choices that three generations of Chinese leaders from Deng Xiaoping to Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, have made to rebuild China and consolidate the reforms introduced in the late 1970s. It also exam ..."
China Development and Governance by GungwuWang, Yongnian Zheng 556 Pages, Published 2012 by World Scientific ISBN-13: 978-981-4425-86-5, ISBN: 981-4425-86-9
"Wang Gungwu, Zheng Yong-nian ... Contrary to Chen's era — when his strong “
Taiwanese consciousness” and pursuit of Taiwan's de facto independence were
less favoured by China — President Ma Yingjeou's greater emphasis on “
Chinese ethnicity” and “cross-strait unification” won ... The re-election of
President Ma Ying-jeou in 2012 indicated that the KMT government's economic
opening-up policy towards China during the first term of Ma's ..."
"Long-distance migration of peoples have been a central if little understood factor in global integration. The essays in this collection contribute to a new history of world migrations, written by specialists of particular areas of the world. Collectively these essays point towards a shift from the regional migrations of individual seas and oceans of the early modern era toward nineteenth-century labor migrations that connected the Pacif ..."
Divided China Preparing For Reunification 883-947 by GungwuWang Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2007 by Wspc ISBN-13: 978-981-270-792-5, ISBN: 981-270-792-1
"The oneness of China is the norm. Periods of divisions are aberrations. This is how Chinese thinkers, leaders and ultimately the majority of Chinese people have regarded Chinese politics and history for more than 2,000 years. The oneness was never perfect. As long as certain minimal conditions were met and the polity which proclaimed that oneness was widely acknowledged, that was enough. Chinese ruling elites adopted this pragmatic appr ..."
DIVIDED CHINA(1st Edition) PREPARING FOR REUNIFICATION 883-947: Preparing for Reunification 883-947 by GungwuWang Hardcover, 248 Pages, Published 2007 by World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd ISBN-13: 978-981-270-611-9, ISBN: 981-270-611-9
"The oneness of China is the norm. Periods of divisions are aberrations. This is how Chinese thinkers, leaders and ultimately the majority of Chinese people have regarded Chinese politics and history for more than 2,000 years.The oneness was never perfect. As long as certain minimal conditions were met and the polity which proclaimed that oneness was widely acknowledged, that was enough. Chinese ruling elites adopted this pragmatic appro ..."
Divided China Preparing for Reunification, 883-947 by GungwuWang 249 Pages, Published 2007 by World Scientific ISBN-13: 978-981-277-055-4, ISBN: 981-277-055-0
"Two years later, after the new dynasty was founded, the most important and
successful change was introduced. This was when Chu Wên established the
office of Commissioner of the Military ... In this way, Ching Hsiang was given
access to the inner palace, a privilege usually given to eunuchs and occasionally
conceded to imperial favourites but never officially bestowed on non-eunuchs
during the T'ang. There is evidence to suggest tha ..."
"During January 2003 Professor McGuire Gibson had discussions with officials of
the U.S. Defense Department in Washington and drew to their attention the risk of
looting at the Baghdad Museum and at other museums and archaeological sites
in the event of armed conflict. In Britain, representatives of the British School of
Archaeology in Iraq, including the Chairperson, Dr. Harriet Crawford, and Dr.
Eleanor Robson of All Soul's Colleg ..."
Sino-Malay Encounters Only Connect! by GungwuWang Paperback, 300 Pages, Published 2001 by Times Academic Press,Singapore ISBN-13: 978-981-210-166-2, ISBN: 981-210-166-7