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王赓武是享有盛誉的海外华人历史学家和教育家，其生长于1930年代的南洋，时逢战乱和动荡，不得不在中国、南洋和英国等地辗转求学，加之出身中国江南耕读世家的知识分子父母强烈的乡愁情怀，使作者对华人在海外安身立命、“寻找家园”的归属感这一复杂的命题，有曲折的经历和真切的人生经验；成年后，在横跨三大洲几十年的学术与教育生涯中，他与同时代的史学、汉学界重要学者，几乎都有交往；一生挚爱的太太林娉婷更是他领悟“爱”与“家园”的人生伴侣——由此构成的个人与时代的画卷，经由朴素儒雅的笔墨，展现得波澜壮阔，又发人深思。
本书是历史学家王赓武亲笔撰述的唯一的回忆录，其在年近九旬之际，回溯上下求索、“长年半游牧”的一生，回忆录兼具丰富的文学与史料价值，笔调平实深厚，谦逊动人，堪称二十世纪历史洪流之中一部丰富而独特的生命画卷。
回忆录共两卷。上卷《家园何处是》，王赓武回顾了对他影响至深的父母家世，他在南洋出生，自小接受古典中文教育和正统英文教育。因日军入侵东南亚，他不得不辍学，数年间在街头游荡，以少年人本真的好奇心学会广东话、马来语、客家话、闽南语，并对殖民地错综复杂的“华人性”有了最初的领会。凭藉奇迹般的机缘，他在日本战败前夕重拾学业、考入国立中央大学，却亲身见证父母谆谆教导的那个故园中国终归于幻灭。然而，青年王赓武对“家园何处是”的困惑与不安在此际渐渐抚平。站在儿时经历为他塑造的“多重世界”交汇处，他“开始感到没有东西能挡在我认识万物的道路上”。
下卷《心安即是家》由王赓武与太太林娉婷合著，述说他们由青年时期在马来亚、英国求学，学成后在吉隆坡、马来西亚、澳大利亚等地治学与生活，在三大洲移动的切身经历，更内在地成就了他对海外华人研究的学术生涯，同时在不确定的时代洪流中，探索并创造家园归宿感，充满了睿智与朴素诚挚的情感。
本书是历史学家王赓武亲笔撰述的唯一的回忆录，其在年近九旬之际，回溯上下求索、“长年半游牧”的一生，回忆录兼具丰富的文学与史料价值，笔调平实深厚，谦逊动人，堪称二十世纪历史洪流之中一部丰富而独特的生命画卷。
回忆录共两卷。上卷《家园何处是》，王赓武回顾了对他影响至深的父母家世，他在南洋出生，自小接受古典中文教育和正统英文教育。因日军入侵东南亚，他不得不辍学，数年间在街头游荡，以少年人本真的好奇心学会广东话、马来语、客家话、闽南语，并对殖民地错综复杂的“华人性”有了最初的领会。凭藉奇迹般的机缘，他在日本战败前夕重拾学业、考入国立中央大学，却亲身见证父母谆谆教导的那个故园中国终归于幻灭。然而，青年王赓武对“家园何处是”的困惑与不安在此际渐渐抚平。站在儿时经历为他塑造的“多重世界”交汇处，他“开始感到没有东西能挡在我认识万物的道路上”。
下卷《心安即是家》由王赓武与太太林娉婷合著，述说他们由青年时期在马来亚、英国求学，学成后在吉隆坡、马来西亚、澳大利亚等地治学与生活，在三大洲移动的切身经历，更内在地成就了他对海外华人研究的学术生涯，同时在不确定的时代洪流中，探索并创造家园归宿感，充满了睿智与朴素诚挚的情感。
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596 pages, Hardcover
Published August 1, 2022
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Wang Gungwu
95 books46 followersWang Gungwu is an academic who has studied and written about the Chinese diaspora, although he has objected to the use of the word diaspora to describe the migration of Chinese from China, because it is inaccurate and has been used to perpetuate fears of a "Chinese threat". He was born in Surabaya, Indonesia, and grew up in Ipoh, Malaysia. He completed his secondary education in Anderson School, Ipoh before going to the university.
He studied history in the University of Malaya, Singapore, where he received both his Bachelor and Masters degrees. He holds a Ph.D. from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (1957) for his thesis on The structure of power in North China during the Five Dynasties. He taught at the University of Malaya (in both Singapore and Kuala Lumpur) before going to Canberra in 1968 to become Professor of Far Eastern History in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) at Australian National University. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1986 to 1995. In 2007, Wang became the third person to be named University Professor by the National University of Singapore.
He studied history in the University of Malaya, Singapore, where he received both his Bachelor and Masters degrees. He holds a Ph.D. from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (1957) for his thesis on The structure of power in North China during the Five Dynasties. He taught at the University of Malaya (in both Singapore and Kuala Lumpur) before going to Canberra in 1968 to become Professor of Far Eastern History in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) at Australian National University. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1986 to 1995. In 2007, Wang became the third person to be named University Professor by the National University of Singapore.
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