Lee Kuan Yew : hard truths to keep Singapore going /
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| Author / Creator: | Lee, Kuan Yew, 1923- |
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| Imprint: | Singapore : Straits Times Press, c2011. |
| Description: | 458 p., [64] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + 1 videodisc (DVD : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | DVD Video Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8353330 |
| Summary: | Presented in Q&A format, and enriched with strong contextual narrative, each chapter features Lee in full flow sometimes combative, occasionally querulous, but always engaging. His views are articulated forcefully, with forays into history to buttress his point. To him, Singapore is a miracle that could disappear if not for exceptional leadership and safeguards. Here is Lee at 87, an unrepentant believer in strong government, in genes, and in the view that economics trumps freedoms. This book presents the politically incorrect Lee, often impatient and dismissive of those who criticise his worldview. He is not one for regrets. He does not recant. But there are moments when he looks back and thinks he could have done things differently or been more accommodating. Readers will gain insight into Lees mind as he ruminates, argues, thinks aloud and rebuts. |
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| Physical Description: | 458 p., [64] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. + |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-448) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789814266727 9814266728 |