History: Mankind's Pursuit of Self-understanding and Self-acceptance
By Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
February 2025 EDITORIAL
IT IS OFTEN SAID—way too often—that “History belongs to the Victor”. There is of course a lot of truth in the dictum. But it faults for being glib, and for being a discussion stopper.What I find more fruitful to consider is that “History belongs to the writer of History”. This also means that History is lost for those who do not write, be that as a matter of culture, propensity, or in disregard of useable meaning in passing experiences and...
Dato’ Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His recent books include The Eurasian Core and its Edges: Dialogues with Wang Gungwu on the History of the World (ISEAS 2016). Homepage: wikibeng.com
