| Description |
680 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Suddenly, Independence -- 2. Growing Up -- 3. The Japanese Invaders -- 4. After the Liberation -- 5. My Cambridge Days -- 6. Work, Wedding and Politics -- 7. My First Clashes with the Government -- 8. Widening the Oxley Road Circle -- 9. The World of the Chinese-educated -- 10. Enter the PAP -- 11. Round One to the Communists -- 12. Marshall Accentuates the Crisis -- 13. A Fiasco in London -- 14. Exit Marshall, Enter Lim Yew Hock -- 15. Three-quarters Independent -- 16. Flushing Out the Communists -- 17. Rendezvous with the Plen -- 18. Election 1959 -- We Fight to Win -- 19. Taking Charge -- 20. Glimpses of Troubles Ahead -- 21. Trounced in Hong Lim -- 22. The Tunku's Merger Bombshell -- 23. Eden Hall Tea Party |
| Summary |
"The Singapore Story is the first volume of the memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew, the man who planted this island state firmly on the map of the world." "In intimate detail, Lee recounts the battles against colonialists, communists and communalists that led to Singapore's independence. With consummate political skill, he countered adversaries, sometimes enlisting their help, at others opposing them, in the single-minded pursuit of Singapore's interests." "This book is not all politics: Lee brings the reader into his private life, with unusual candour and the occasional touch of humour. Anecdotes abound of significant moments in his life." |
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"He also shares his insights into the men who shaped the times, including Goh Keng Swee, S. Rajaratnam, Toh Chin Chye, Hon Sui Sen, Lim Kim San, Devan Nair, Lim Chin Siong, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Abdul Razak, Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman, Syed Ja'afar Albar, Britain's Prime Ministers Harold Macmillan and Harold Wilson and other key British leaders, India's Nehru, Egypt's Nasser and Australia's Robert Menzies."--Jacket |
| Analysis |
Autobiography |
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Great Britain |
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Independence |
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Lee Kuan Yew |
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Lee, Kuan Yew |
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Malaysia |
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Overseas item |
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Political change |
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Singapore |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
880-02 Lee, Kuan Yew, 1923-2015.
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880-02 李, 光燿, 1923-2015.
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Lee, Kuan Yew, 1923-2015.
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Prime ministers -- Singapore -- Biography.
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| SUBJECT |
Singapore -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002007832
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Singapore -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89004087
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Singapore -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002007832 -- 1954-1973
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Singapore -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002007832 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
0130208035 |
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9780130208033 |
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