{"id":28752,"date":"2021-03-04T14:26:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T06:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/?p=28752"},"modified":"2021-03-04T14:32:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T06:32:32","slug":"book-launch-monks-in-motion-buddhism-and-modernity-across-the-south-china-sea-25-feb-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2021\/03\/04\/book-launch-monks-in-motion-buddhism-and-modernity-across-the-south-china-sea-25-feb-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Launch &#8211; Monks in Motion: Buddhism and Modernity Across the South China Sea (25 Feb 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Here are some of the highlights from the book launch of <em>Monks in Motion: Buddhism and Modernity Across the South China Sea<\/em> (Oxford UP, 2020) by Assistant Professor Jack Meng-Tat Chia (NUS Department of History)!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28753 size-large\" 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