The press specialises in books and journals that deal with topics on the social sciences and humanities in asia. Online social studies textbook interactive social studies. Nus faculty of arts and social sciences home facebook. A political, social, cultural and religious history, c. Professor tan tai yong is the institute of policy studies 6th s r nathan fellow for the study of singapore. The department offers training at undergraduate and graduate levels.
Before joining nus, he has been working with the world bank for 27 years, 22 of which in asia, and 12 of which on china. Because were strong in asian history, and you need the asian languages to read the primary sources, it immediately puts us in dialogue with our friends over in chinese, malay, south asian, japanese studies. History of technology, social theory and anthropology, urban governance and development, digital archives and libraries, geo. This book is an edited collection of his six ipsnathan lectures, delivered between september 2018 and may 2019, and includes highlights of his dialogue with the audience. Department of southeast asian studies, national university of singapore.
This book was a great source of activities and ideas using primary source documents and making objects talk. He has a phd in history from the university of wisconsinmadison. An nus press volume on the ongoing islamisation of the javanese has received a notable book award from usbased association for asian studies aas. Stephen dobbs is a lecturer in asian studies at the university of western australia in perth.
Mr hofman was the world bank country director for china 20142019, the country. Nus history society is founded in 1965, and has been dedicated to serving and building the. Nus history bibliography the nus libraries has updated the bibliography on the history of the national university of singapore as part of our contribution to the nus centennial celebrations. The numen book series publishes scholarly monographs and edited volumes on the historical, comparative, and crosscultural study of religions throughout the world, from antiquity to the present. Prior to joining yale nus college, he was a ziff environmental fellow at harvard university, where he held affiliations with the departments of history and south asian studies, the harvard university center for the environment, and the joint center for history and economics. Its an important role to take on as a teacher to prepare students to understand the intricacies of the social world. Social studies books, social studies for kids barnes. It is committed to comparative research and articles that speak to cases. Ips social lab national university of singapore 20 evans road singapore 259365.
Whether you are in your first two years, exploring our global common curriculum, or going deep into your chosen major, you will acquire the intellectual expertise and critical knowledge to become a. A researchintensive university with an entrepreneurial dimension, nus is ranked consistently as one of the worlds top universities. The press specialises in books and journals that deal with topics on. A graduate of nus, president tan completed his doctorate at cambridge university. In literature and humanities 1, we engage masterpieces from the beginnings of mythmaking to the early modern period, in three sets of related works. Ajss strongly encourages transdisciplinary analysis of contemporary and historical social change in asia by offering a meeting space for international scholars across the social sciences, including anthropology, cultural studies, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. Main libguides at national university of singapore.
Singapore historiography singapore history singapore historical geography space social aspects history. In 2018, the inaugural nus singapore history prize was awarded to renowned archaeologist professor john miksic of the nus department of southeast. Gyalrong tibetan history and culture book series 10 volumes in tibetan and chinese, coeditor of the book series, with tsanlha ngawang and others. Social studies books on national history make it easy for you to explain the basics of government with weekly lesson plans and activities. Nus opens singapore history prize to global nomination of. We publish asiarelated social sciences and humanities and general nonfiction. People category our faculty archive history yalenus. He specializes on the history of southeast asia, covering topics such as the intellectual history, religious cosmopolitanism and social movements within and beyond the region. He was the cocurator of holy image, hallowed ground. The asia foundation and institute of south asian studies 22 june 2019 seven hundred years. From its genesis as raffles college from 1929 and after a series of transformations through various subsequent university mergers, the department has continued to grow in strength. Current events your students often hear about world events, and these materials show them where conflicts occur and help them understand how geography affects global happenings.
Centre for advanced studies, national university of singapore. It is consistently ranked within the top 100 universities in the world and the top 5 universities in the asiapacific. New terrains in southeast asian history publication date. The yale nus college is a liberal arts college in singapore which opened in august 20 as a joint project of yale university and the national university of singapore. Welcome to the department of history, national university of singapore. Overall, an easy read and a plethora of good ideas. Nus opens singapore history prize to global nomination of non. This book outlines how to make social studies jump off the pages of the textbook or not even use a textbook at all. Convenor cultural studies programmes 200820 and head, the department of sociology. He has been a faculty member of the nus department of history since 1992 and served the faculty of arts and social sciences as subdean 19941999, head of the history department 20002003, vicedean 20012003 and dean 20042009.
Local history of gyalrong iii gyalrong tibetan history and culture book series, coeditor, with tsanlha ngawang and others. Jul 16, 2019 nus history bibliography the nus libraries has updated the bibliography on the history of the national university of singapore as part of our contribution to the nus centennial celebrations. A political, social, cultural and religious history, c 1930 to present by former nus department of. Her case studies derive from the 20thcentury, focusing on japan, andor more broadly on asia, including their interactions with the west. Welcome to the official nus faculty of arts and social sciences facebook page. Founded in 1905 as the straits settlements and federated malay states government medical school, nus is the oldest higher education institution in singapore. In 2018, the inaugural nus singapore history prize was awarded to renowned archaeologist professor john miksic of the nus department of southeast asian studies, for his book singapore and the silk. Nussciences po double degree programme finalyear student zhou xiaorui has been chosen as a 2020 rhodes china scholar. Apr 15, 2015 an nus press volume on the ongoing islamisation of the javanese has received a notable book award from usbased association for asian studies aas. The bibliography was first published in 1995 to celebrate nuss 90th anniversary.
Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Nus history society is founded in 1965, and has been dedicated to serving and building the history and european studies community ever since. Nus faculty of arts and social sciences, singapore, singapore. Apr 14, 2020 provides information on topics such as biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religion in social issues. It exists as an autonomous college within nus, allowing it greater freedom to develop its own policies while tapping on the existing facilities and resources of the main. We are one of the oldest and yet most vibrant departments in the national university of singapore. Mr bert hofman, a dutch national, is the director of the east asian institute at nus and professor of practice at the lee kuan yew school. These are the books that social studies enthusiasts, teachers in particular, should read. Khairudin aljunied national university of singapore. Studies in history and philosophy of science part c.
Students who take up this minor will leave it with knowledge of contemporary debates in cultural studies and with a theoretical toolkit capable of analysing a range of social processes and cultural forms and practices including media, urbanism, critical theory, cinema, cyberspace, popular fiction, popular music and television. The academic experience at yale nus brings sciences, humanities, and social sciences together, to create an eastmeetswest liberal arts education. People category our visitors archive yalenus college. Prior to joining yalenus college, he was a ziff environmental fellow at harvard university, where he held affiliations with the departments of history and south asian studies, the harvard university center for the environment, and the joint center for history and economics. Nus press publishing in asia, on asia, for asia and the. One of only four rhodes china scholars selected, xiaorui will read two master programmes while in oxford a master in science in contemporary chinese studies and a master of studies in womens studies. Research areas professor chua beng huat received his phd from york university, canada. Working on a book length history of vaccination for smallpox in the entire south china sea area begining in 1805. The national university of singapore nus is a public research university in singapore. He has previously served as provost chair professor, faculty of arts and social science 20092017, research leader, cultural studies in asia research cluster, asia research institute 20002015.
Nus press new books januaryjune 2017 by nus press issuu. Convenor cultural studies programmes 200820 and head, the department of sociology 20092015, national. It traces its origins to the singapore university press, which the university of singapore established in 1971 as its publishing arm. Her main research interests concern the cultural history of international diplomacy, social and cultural history of modern societies at war, and new approaches to the study of empire. Books authored nus institute of south asian studies isas. Nelson is the robert lehman professor in the history of art at yale university. It is the first time a book published by an asian press has received an aas prize. Institute of policy studies ips lee kuan yew school of.
He studies and teaches medieval art, mainly in the eastern mediterranean, and the history and methods of art history. The early years, 19451958 oxford 2012, won the 20 american political science association robert jervispaul schroeder award for best book in international relations and history and the 20 marshall d. Its an important role to take on as a teacher to prepare students to understand the intricacies of the social world and how we got to where are today as a country. Nus press is the academic press of the national university of singapore. Dr khairudin aljunied is a tenured associate professor at the department of malay studies, national university of singapore. The asian journal of social science is a principal outlet for scholarly articles on asian societies, published by the department of sociology, national university of singapore. Centre for advanced studies, faculty of arts and social sciences, national university of singapore, 2001. A political, social, cultural and religious history, c 1930 to present by former nus department of history professor m c. The updated bibliography contains citations in the english and chinese.
Hosted by goarn chair professor dale fisher and dr david allen, the series. The bibliography was first published in 1995 to celebrate nus s 90th anniversary. Provides information on topics such as biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religion in social issues. Get your students engaged in the history of our country and the world at large with our highly interactive social studies programs. Ajss provides a unique forum for theoretical debates and empirical analyses that move away from narrow disciplinary focus. The asia foundation and institute of south asian studies 22 june 2019. The academic experience at yalenus brings sciences, humanities, and social sciences together, to create an eastmeetswest liberal arts education. He will be pursuing a masters degree in asian studies at the nanyang technological universitys s. The series publishes both methodologically contextualized historical research and theoretical and methodological contributions to the study of religion. Shulman award, presented by the association of slavic, east european and eurasian. Each year approximately 5,000 undergraduates enroll in a slate of about 50 modules. Blending social history, geography, economic history and urban studies, this book will be of interest to anyone wishing to understand singapores many transformations during the past two centuries.
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