{"product_id":"raising-the-nation-race-religion-language-and-identity-in-singapore-hardcover","title":"Raising the Nation: Race, Religion, Language, and Identity in Singapore (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis engaging collection of essays explores Singapore's multiracial, multireligious, and multilingual experience as a powerful testament of unity amid diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While multiracialism embraces pluralism, diversity, and multiple identities, it also requires nurturing shared values, norms, and a cohesive collective identity to manage differences sensitively and effectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Providing new insights into Singapore's ongoing nation-building journey, the essays reveal how Singaporeans -- regardless of race, language, or religion -- must continue to develop a unified response to divisive, chauvinistic forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten from an interdisciplinary perspective by a scholar who has studied Singapore's management of race, religion, and language for almost three decades, the book's five thematic sections examine various aspects of race, religion, language, and identity in Singapore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays tackle topical issues from the past two decades that remain as relevant today as when they were first published in various media outlets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection unveils the challenges and nuances of Singapore's identity politics, law, policies, and institutions, showing how Singapore overcame sectarian divides and embrace unity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaising the Nation emphasises the founding constitutional principle that every community is treated equally and supported in differentiated ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Essential reading for anyone curious about Singapore's raison d'être\u003cspan style='color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \"Amazon Ember\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas an independent, sovereign nation-state, it serves as an indispensable guide to the rich tapestry of identities that define every Singaporean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003eEugene KB Tan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003e is associate professor of law at the Yong Pung How School of Law,\nSingapore Management University (SMU), where he has been on the faculty since\n2001. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003eAt the SMU, Eugene regularly teaches at the law, business, and social\nsciences schools at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive education\nlevels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003e He was concurrently an adjunct faculty at the Singapore University of\nTechnology and Design between 2015 and 2019, and a visiting professor at South\nKorea's Yonsei University Law School (summer terms of 2013 and 2014). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003eEugene's\ninter-disciplinary research interests include constitutional and administrative\nlaw, law and public policy, the government and politics of Singapore, the\nregulation of ethnic conflict, business ethics and corporate responsibility,\nand the ethical and policy framework on artificial intelligence. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003eHe has\npublished numerous book chapters, journal articles, and op-eds in his areas of\nresearch interest. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003eHis scholarly works and parliamentary speeches have been\ncited in government reports, media reports, and in Singapore's High Court and\napex Court of Appeal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003eAn active analyst in the local and international media on\nSingapore politics, government and society, Eugene also regularly contributes\nop-eds\/commentaries to the various Singaporean and international print and\nonline media outlets, including Reuters BreakingViews, Nikkei Asian Review\n(Japan), South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), and The Nation (Thailand). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003eHe\nhas appeared in documentaries produced by Channel NewsAsia and Amazon Prime\nvideo ('The Giant Beast That is the Global Economy' (2019)).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003e Between February\n2012 and August 2014, Eugene served as a Nominated Member of Parliament in\nSingapore's 12th Parliament. He served as Singapore's Alternative\nRepresentative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights\nbetween 2019 and 2024. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003eHis community involvement includes currently serving on\nthe boards of two Institutions of Public Character. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-SG\"\u003eAn advocate and solicitor\nof the Supreme Court of Singapore, Eugene was educated at the National University\nof Singapore, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and\nStanford University where he was a Fulbright Fellow.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45009583014095,"sku":"9789819811861","price":41.42,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_f257a323-6bff-48ae-aecf-04e21c883ce0.jpg?v=1777361103","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/raising-the-nation-race-religion-language-and-identity-in-singapore-hardcover","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}