{"id":18155,"date":"2019-11-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2019\/11\/22\/historian-tan-tai-yongs-lectures-on-singapore-launched-as-book\/"},"modified":"2021-02-15T16:28:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T08:28:20","slug":"historian-tan-tai-yongs-lectures-on-singapore-launched-as-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2019\/11\/22\/historian-tan-tai-yongs-lectures-on-singapore-launched-as-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Historian Tan Tai Yong\u2019s lectures on Singapore launched as book"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18157\" style=\"width: 941px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18157\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"941\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/7.png 941w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/7-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/7-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: \u2018Minister for Social and Family Development Desmond Lee (left) with Professor Tan Tai Yong\u2019 from The Straits Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The launch of Professor Tan Tai Yong\u2019s (NUS Department of History) new book, The Idea of Singapore: Smallness Unconstrained (World Scientific, 2019), on 8 November 2019 was featured in The Straits Times. The book details Singapore\u2019s evolution over the past 700 years and the factors that have shaped the nation historically and continue to influence it today.<\/p>\n<p>At the launch, Prof Tan stressed the importance of knowing Singapore\u2019s history given that there are lessons which he bel<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">ieves are important in guiding Singapore forward. For example, he describes the opportunities and limitations that Singapore has faced throughout history and noted that Singapore should remain open to the global economy given that it no longer has a fixed economic hinterland.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>Minister for Social and Family Development, Desmond Lee, also spoke at the event. He noted that Prof Tan\u2019s approach to history is \u201caccessible and easy to digest\u201d. He also commended Prof Tan\u2019s contributions to the government, including to the Singapore Bicentennial Advisory Panel where Prof Tan brought new insights and fresh perspectives that challenged the government\u2019s own narrative and presentation of Singapore\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Read the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/historian-tan-tai-yongs-lectures-on-singapore-launched-as-book\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldscientific.com\/worldscibooks\/10.1142\/11640\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The launch of Professor Tan Tai Yong\u2019s (NUS Department of History) new book, The Idea of Singapore: Smallness Unconstrained (World Scientific, 2019), on 8 November 2019 was featured in The Straits Times. 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