Lee Kuan Yew: The Crucial Years
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Lee Kuan Yew: The Crucial Years by Alex Josey
Offers an account of Singapore's formidable prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. In this volume, the author tells the story of Singapore's remarkable development from the beginning of 1971 to the end of 1978. It is also about Lee's fears, hopes, triumphs and failures, his analytical judgements, his look into the future, and his valuations and beliefs.
Alex Josey (1910-1986) was a British journalist, political writer and commentator, and biographer, best known for his biographies on Singapore's former Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew. He wrote over twenty political novels and many political articles on Singapore and Malaysia for various Singapore and international newspapers and journals. He was the first foreign correspondent to be kicked out of Singapore (then part of Malaysia) by the Malaysian government, but returned to Singapore after its independence from Malaysia and became Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's Press Secretary for ten years. He died in 1986 in Singapore, aged 76. His published books include Lee Kuan Yew: The Crucial Years (1959-1970), Lee Kuan Yew: The Critical Years (1971-1978), The David Marshall Trials, Bloodlust, Cold-Blooded Murders.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9789814398367 |
| ISBN 10 | 9814398365 |
| Title | Lee Kuan Yew: The Crucial Years |
| Author | Alex Josey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-01-30 |
| Number of pages | 682 |
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