Singapore's former Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew provides an account of his personal and political life and provides a blow-by-blow chronicle of his dealings with political groups and leaders, both Malaysian and international, on the road to independence. Includes b & w photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland.
The Singapore Story by Noel Barber presents a vivid narrative of Singapore’s transformation from a small colonial trading post into a thriving modern nation. The book explores the island’s strategic importance, its multicultural society, and the political struggles that shaped its destiny. Barber highlights key historical events, including wartime challenges and post-independence developmen…
This book examines Singapore’s political transformation in the decade following World War II, highlighting the emergence of new political institutions and rising local political consciousness. It analyzes the interplay between British colonial policies and the growing demand for self-governance among Singapore’s diverse population. The author explores key political movements, societal chang…
This concise and informed introduction to the way the Malaysian and Singapore governments work is based on the author’s unusual combination of academic training and professional field experience. Stanley Bedlington goes beyond a mere description of government institutions and political parties. He moves easily across various disciplines, including history, anthropology, sociology, and politic…
Men in White is the inside story of one of the world's most successful political parties the ruling People's Action Party of Singapore. With its victory in the 2006 polls, PAP has won 12 successive general elections since it assumed power in 1959. Narrated in three parts, Men in White chronicles the rise, fall, capture, split, and rise of a political party which has become synonymous with th…
This book is a collection of my past speeches and writings. They are jointly selected by Asad Latif and Lee Huay Leng for the English and Chinese versions of the book in consultation with me. Dr Phua Kok Khoo, Founder and Chairman of World Scientific had repeatedly persuaded me to write a book about my views on politics and culture since my time in the Foreign Ministry
Debating Singapore, a volume of thirty essays, offers perceptive observations, acerbic commentary and judicious critiques from academics and professionals on key economic, social and cultural issues that have shaped discourse on Singapore since 1990. Written between 1990 and 1994, these concise essays capture the essence of debate during a particular moment in time. They also convey a sense of …
The Prophetic and the Political presents a selection of speeches and writings of Mr. S. Rajaratnam, the Senior Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Singapore. Mr. Rajaratnam has given so many speeches in the course of his distinguished political career and the range of topics covered has been so wide that the selection of his major and significant speeches and writings posed a problem. We h…
This study of People's Action Party rule in Singapore was first published in 1984. The 1980s represented one of the most significant land marks in the modern history of Singapore. At the beginning of the decade, the founding fathers of Singapore, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, began the process of entrusting in creasing responsibility for governing Singapore to the second generation leader…
Governing Singapore provides the most useful and up-to-date account of Singapore's political history since the accession to power of the People's Action Party in 1959, and in particular the performance of its governments since mid- 1965 under Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong.