Roads to Chinese Modernity: Civilisation and National Culture Author_Rosemarie Somaiah Simon Chesterman lived briefly in

Simon Chesterman lived briefly in Tanzania and Serbia before moving to New York for six years and finally settling in Singapore

He has an abiding interest in faith

Simon Tay won the Singapore Literature Prize in 2010

extends in this volume into an appreciation of love

Roads to Chinese Modernity: Civilisation and National Culture Author_Rosemarie Somaiah Simon Chesterman lived briefly inDescription About the Author What is China? While many perceive it as a rising power challenging Western dominance, eminent historian Professor Gungwu Wang posits that the country has no ambitions on that front. In this illuminating book comprised of edited transcripts of selected lectures, it offers his interpretation of the answer. He traces China's roots as an ancient, borderless Sinic civilisation with a distinctive past that has been a source of