Lee Kuan Yew : the crucial years
Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)
1980
Information About
This book contains practically everything that Lee Kuan Yew, first prime minister of Singapore, has said politically since his student days at Cambridge to 1970. The account ends in 1970 when Singapore was faced with a gloomy prospect - the withdrawal of British troops in 1971, and the necessity of creating a credible defence force.
Additional Details
- Title
- Lee Kuan Yew : the crucial years
- Creators
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- Josey, Alex
- Subject
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- Lee, Kuan Yew, 1923-
- Prime ministers--Singapore--Biography
- Singapore--Politics and government
- Publisher
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- Times Books International, 1980
- National Library Board Singapore, 1980
- Contributors
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- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill.
- Provenance
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- Table of Contents
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- Introduction -- pt. One. 1. Early days; 2. The People's Action Party; 3. Lee's basic beliefs; 4. Men in gaol; 5. Ambition; 6. Vietnam and the United States; 7. Asian socialism; 8. The English language; 9. Leadership and religion; 10. Can democracy survive? 11. The Malays and the Chinese; 12. Was multiracial Malaysia ever possible? -- pt. Two. 13. The year of power 1959; 14. The year of power 1960; 15. The year of power 1961; 16. The year of power 1962; 17. The year of power 1963; 18. The year of power 1964; 19. The year of power 1965; 20. The year of power 1966; 21. The year of power 1967; 22. The year of power 1968; 23. The year of power 1969; 24. The year of power 1970 and the First Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference in Asia, 1971 –- pt. Three. 25. How much of a Chinese is Lee Kuan Yew? -- Index.
- Edition
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- Copyright
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- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.