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9780262019125
Book Title
Lee Kuan Yew : the Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World
Item Length
8.3in
Publisher
MIT Press
Publication Year
2013
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.9in
Author
Robert D. Blackwill, Graham Allison, Ali Wyne
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Topic
Asia / Southeast Asia, World / General, International Relations / General, Political
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5.8in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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Grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore offers key insights and controversial opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy. When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House; British prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair have recognized his wisdom; and business leaders from Rupert Murdoch to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, have praised his accomplishments. This book gathers key insights from interviews, speeches, and Lee's voluminous published writings and presents them in an engaging question and answer format. Lee offers his assessment of China's future, asserting, among other things, that "China will want to share this century as co-equals with the U.S." He affirms the United States' position as the world's sole superpower but expresses dismay at the vagaries of its political system. He offers strategic advice for dealing with China and goes on to discuss India's future, Islamic terrorism, economic growth, geopolitics and globalization, and democracy. Lee does not pull his punches, offering his unvarnished opinions on multiculturalism, the welfare state, education, and the free market. This little book belongs on the reading list of every world leader--including the one who takes the oath of office on January 20, 2013.

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MIT Press
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0262019124
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9780262019125
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Book Title
Lee Kuan Yew : the Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World
Author
Robert D. Blackwill, Graham Allison, Ali Wyne
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Southeast Asia, World / General, International Relations / General, Political
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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Item Length
8.3in
Item Height
0.9in
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5.8in
Item Weight
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"Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the Worldforms a kind of last testament of the ailing, 89-year-old Mr. Lee. It is based on interviews withMr. Lee by the authors -- Graham Allison, a professor of government at Harvard's Kennedy School, andRobert Blackwill, a former U.S. diplomat -- to which the authors add a distillation of Mr. Lee'sspeeches, writings and interviews with others over many years." -- Karen ElliottHouse , Wall Street Journal, Lee's powerful intellect is captured in a new book, Lee Kuan Yew: The GrandMaster's Insights on China, the United States, and the World . It's a collection ofinterviews with him by Harvard University professor Graham Allison, Council on Foreign Relationssenior fellow Robert Blackwill and Harvard's Belfer Center researcher Ali Wyne, while also drawingon other selected and cited writings by and about Lee. Now 89, officially retired and somewhatfrail, Lee has mellowed with age -- not unlike his creation Singapore, governed today with a lightertouch even as its citizens grow more vocal. Yet, as the book, and the adaptation here of the Chinachapter, reveal, Lee is as sharp, direct and prescient as ever. Though the volume was completedbefore China's current territorial tensions with its neighbors, it helps expose, and explain,Beijing's hardball mind-set., [Lee Kuan Yew ] may be the single best available volume for those who want a quick grasp of Lee's thinking on foreign affairs and geopolitics....in compiling such a rich collection of statements on such a wide range of global issues, Allison and Blackwill have done both scholars and general readers a service by providing a manageable, one-stop shop on Lee's thinking., Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World forms a kind of last testament of the ailing, 89-year-old Mr. Lee. It is based on interviews with Mr. Lee by the authors -- Graham Allison, a professor of government at Harvard's Kennedy School, and Robert Blackwill, a former U.S. diplomat -- to which the authors add a distillation of Mr. Lee's speeches, writings and interviews with others over many years., Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World forms a kind of last testament of the ailing, 89-year-old Mr. Lee. It is based on interviews with Mr. Lee by the authors--Graham Allison, a professor of government at Harvard's Kennedy School, and Robert Blackwill, a former U.S. diplomat--to which the authors add a distillation of Mr. Lee's speeches, writings and interviews with others over many years., Relations between Asian powers and the United States are constantly shifting,so insights into how to navigate the resulting diplomatic challenges are at a premium. Singapore'slongtime prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, is uniquely placed to offer such insights. In this book, hebluntly describes how he sees major players like China and the United States interacting in thecoming years and sheds light on the intentions of each, with the purpose of informing experts andleadership in both capitals., "[A]fter reading a good 20 pages, readers will be mesmerised by Lee's lucidity andentertained by his acerbic tongue. After all, he is a good critic because he is not wholly shaped byideology, nor does he try to be politically correct....The final chapter, 'How Lee Kuan Yew Thinks',reveals the human side of this formidable man and is a must-read....this book is a good read notonly for students of politics, but also for readers interested in strategic thinking. Right-wingactivists and liberal thinkers alike should read this book because gifted authoritarian figures suchas Lee are increasingly rare." -- Bangkok Post, The authors, a team of eminent strategy thinkers, took the opportunity of recording [Lee Kuan Yew's] views on the world, and the way it's likely to take shape over the next quarter century. The result is this concise, but important book, that looks at the futures of China, the US and India, as well as important contemporary issues, from globalisation and democracy to Islamic extremism--all delivered in Lee's characteristically incisive, and occasionally politically incorrect manner., The short book [is] packed with intelligence and insight. If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you've got to read this book., The contribution of Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World to the debate about Asia's future is unique...[It] sets down the thoughts of an 89-year-old veteran of 20th century history with much to say about the future. The book is densely packed with Lee's characteristically blunt assessments of issues, countries and people. The text has been deftly assembled and extensively footnoted., [ Lee Kuan Yew ] may be the single best available volume for those who want a quick grasp of Lee's thinking on foreign affairs and geopolitics....in compiling such a rich collection of statements on such a wide range of global issues, Allison and Blackwill have done both scholars and general readers a service by providing a manageable, one-stop shop on Lee's thinking., Graham Allison and Bob Blackwill have important questions to ask about China, America and the extraordinary impact of the relationship of those two countries on the rest of the world. For answers, they turned to Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first premier and one of the world's most formidable geopolitical thinkers and strategists. The result is a fascinating book called Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China , the United States, and the World., "The short book [is] packed with intelligence and insight. If you are interested inthe future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you've got to read this book." -- Fareed Zakaria , "Book of the Week," CNN, "The contribution of Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World to the debate about Asia's future is unique...[It] sets down the thoughts of an 89-year-old veteran of 20th century history with much to say about the future. The book is densely packed with Lee's characteristically blunt assessments of issues, countries and people. The text has been deftly assembled and extensively footnoted." -- Stephen Minas , LSE Review of Books, [A]fter reading a good 20 pages, readers will be mesmerised by Lee's lucidity and entertained by his acerbic tongue. After all, he is a good critic because he is not wholly shaped by ideology, nor does he try to be politically correct....The final chapter, 'How Lee Kuan Yew Thinks', reveals the human side of this formidable man and is a must-read....this book is a good read not only for students of politics, but also for readers interested in strategic thinking. Right-wing activists and liberal thinkers alike should read this book because gifted authoritarian figures such as Lee are increasingly rare., "Lee's powerful intellect is captured in a new book, Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World . It's a collection of interviews with him by Harvard University professor Graham Allison, Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Robert Blackwill and Harvard's Belfer Center researcher Ali Wyne, while also drawing on other selected and cited writings by and about Lee. Now 89, officially retired and somewhat frail, Lee has mellowed with age -- not unlike his creation Singapore, governed today with a lighter touch even as its citizens grow more vocal. Yet, as the book, and the adaptation here of the China chapter, reveal, Lee is as sharp, direct and prescient as ever. Though the volume was completed before China's current territorial tensions with its neighbors, it helps expose, and explain, Beijing's hardball mind-set." -- TIME Magazine, Lee excels in pithy evaluations of regional and national strengths and weaknesses. At his best, the man is a cross between Confucius and Machiavelli., Graham Allison and Bob Blackwill have important questions to ask about China, Americaand the extraordinary impact of the relationship of those two countries on the rest of the world.For answers, they turned to Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first premier and one of the world's mostformidable geopolitical thinkers and strategists. The result is a fascinating book called Lee KuanYew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World., I found myself engrossed this week by the calm, incisive wisdom of one of the few living statesmen in the world who can actually be called visionary. The wisdom is in a book, Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States and the World , a gathering of Mr. Lee's interviews, speeches and writings...He is now 89, a great friend of America, and his comments on the U.S. are pertinent to many of the debates in which we're enmeshed., The short book [is] packed with intelligence and insight. If you are interested inthe future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you've got to read this book., A perceptive and concise read, detailing the wisdom of a man who has been at thepolitical forefront for close to 50 years.... the book's question-and-answer format [is] an idealone -- [Lee's] responses were mostly short, sweet and most importantly, smart.... [This book will]educate and enlighten by condensing the man's vast intellect into accessible nuggets of information.[It] shows, again, why he is still one of the world's most lucid thinkers., Relations between Asian powers and the United States are constantly shifting, so insights into how to navigate the resulting diplomatic challenges are at a premium. Singapore's longtime prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, is uniquely placed to offer such insights. In this book, he bluntly describes how he sees major players like China and the United States interacting in the coming years and sheds light on the intentions of each, with the purpose of informing experts and leadership in both capitals., "A perceptive and concise read, detailing the wisdom of a man who has been at thepolitical forefront for close to 50 years.... the book's question-and-answer format [is] an idealone -- [Lee's] responses were mostly short, sweet and most importantly, smart.... [This book will]educate and enlighten by condensing the man's vast intellect into accessible nuggets of information.[It] shows, again, why he is still one of the world's most lucid thinkers." -- PrestigeMagazine, "I found myself engrossed this week by the calm, incisive wisdom of one of the few living statesmen in the world who can actually be called visionary. The wisdom is in a book, "Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States and the World," a gathering of Mr. Lee's interviews, speeches and writings...He is now 89, a great friend of America, and his comments on the U.S. are pertinent to many of the debates in which we're enmeshed." -- Peggy Noonan , Wall Street Journal, Lee excels in pithy evaluations of regional and national strengths and weaknesses. Athis best, the man is a cross between Confucius and Machiavelli., Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World is an anthology of interviews and speeches Lee has given over the last four decades...readers will find themselves entertained and challenged by Lee Kuan Yew's lucidity, powerful arguments and acerbic tongue., "The contribution of Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, theUnited States, and the World to the debate about Asia's future is unique...[It] sets downthe thoughts of an 89-year-old veteran of 20th century history with much to say about the future.The book is densely packed with Lee's characteristically blunt assessments of issues, countries andpeople. The text has been deftly assembled and extensively footnoted." -- StephenMinas , LSE Review of Books, Lee is a force of nature. Up close and personal, he can blow you away with oneoverpowering dismissive glare. Has there ever been anyone like him'... [The book] will reinforce theconsensus view that Asia bred something special in Lee., The authors, a team of eminent strategy thinkers, took the opportunity of recording [Lee Kuan Yew's] views on the world, and the way it's likely to take shape over the next quarter century. The result is this concise, but important book, that looks at the futures of China, the US and India, as well as important contemporary issues, from globalisation and democracy to Islamic extremism -- all delivered in Lee's characteristically incisive, and occasionally politically incorrect manner., "The authors, a team of eminent strategy thinkers, took the opportunity ofrecording [Lee Kuan Yew's] views on the world, and the way it's likely to take shape over the nextquarter century. The result is this concise, but important book, that looks at the futures of China,the US and India, as well as important contemporary issues, from globalisation and democr¬acyto Islamic extremism -- all delivered in Lee's characteristically incisive, and occasionallypolitically incorrect manner." -- Anvar Alikhan , Outlook, "Lee is a force of nature. Up close and personal, he can blow you away with oneoverpowering dismissive glare. Has there ever been anyone like him'... [The book] will reinforce theconsensus view that Asia bred something special in Lee." -- Tom Plate, South China MorningPost, Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the Worldforms a kind of last testament of the ailing, 89-year-old Mr. Lee. It is based on interviews withMr. Lee by the authors -- Graham Allison, a professor of government at Harvard's Kennedy School, andRobert Blackwill, a former U.S. diplomat -- to which the authors add a distillation of Mr. Lee'sspeeches, writings and interviews with others over many years., [A]fter reading a good 20 pages, readers will be mesmerised by Lee's lucidity andentertained by his acerbic tongue. After all, he is a good critic because he is not wholly shaped byideology, nor does he try to be politically correct....The final chapter, 'How Lee Kuan Yew Thinks',reveals the human side of this formidable man and is a must-read....this book is a good read notonly for students of politics, but also for readers interested in strategic thinking. Right-wingactivists and liberal thinkers alike should read this book because gifted authoritarian figures suchas Lee are increasingly rare., The new book of interviews with Lee Kuan Yew, the former prime minister of Singapore,by Graham Allison, Robert Blackwill, and Ali Wyne is fantastic., Lee's powerful intellect is captured in a new book, Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World . It's a collection of interviews with him by Harvard University professor Graham Allison, Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Robert Blackwill and Harvard's Belfer Center researcher Ali Wyne, while also drawing on other selected and cited writings by and about Lee. Now 89, officially retired and somewhat frail, Lee has mellowed with age -- not unlike his creation Singapore, governed today with a lighter touch even as its citizens grow more vocal. Yet, as the book, and the adaptation here of the China chapter, reveal, Lee is as sharp, direct and prescient as ever. Though the volume was completed before China's current territorial tensions with its neighbors, it helps expose, and explain, Beijing's hardball mind-set., Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, andthe World is an anthology of interviews and speeches Lee has given over the last fourdecades...readers will find themselves entertained and challenged by Lee Kuan Yew's lucidity,powerful arguments and acerbic tongue., The new book of interviews with Lee Kuan Yew, the former prime minister of Singapore, by Graham Allison, Robert Blackwill, and Ali Wyne is fantastic., "I found myself engrossed this week by the calm, incisive wisdom of one of the fewliving statesmen in the world who can actually be called visionary. The wisdom is in a book, "LeeKuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States and the World," a gathering of Mr.Lee's interviews, speeches and writings...He is now 89, a great friend of America, and hiscomments on the U.S. are pertinent to many of the debates in which we're enmeshed." -- Peggy Noonan , Wall Street Journal, I found myself engrossed this week by the calm, incisive wisdom of one of the few living statesmen in the world who can actually be called visionary. The wisdom is in a book, "Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States and the World," a gathering of Mr. Lee's interviews, speeches and writings...He is now 89, a great friend of America, and his comments on the U.S. are pertinent to many of the debates in which we're enmeshed., "Lee excels in pithy evaluations of regional and national strengths andweaknesses. At his best, the man is a cross between Confucius and Machiavelli." -- AramBakshian Jr., Washington Times, "The authors, a team of eminent strategy thinkers, took the opportunity of recording [Lee Kuan Yew's] views on the world, and the way it's likely to take shape over the next quarter century. The result is this concise, but important book, that looks at the futures of China, the US and India, as well as important contemporary issues, from globalisation and democr¬acy to Islamic extremism -- all delivered in Lee's characteristically incisive, and occasionally politically incorrect manner." -- Anvar Alikhan , Outlook, "If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world,you've got to read this book." -- Fareed Zakaria , CNN, A perceptive and concise read, detailing the wisdom of a man who has been at the political forefront for close to 50 years.... the book's question-and-answer format [is] an ideal one -- [Lee's] responses were mostly short, sweet and most importantly, smart.... [This book will] educate and enlighten by condensing the man's vast intellect into accessible nuggets of information. [It] shows, again, why he is still one of the world's most lucid thinkers., "Graham Allison and Bob Blackwill have important questions to ask about China,America and the extraordinary impact of the relationship of those two countries on the rest of theworld. For answers, they turned to Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first premier and one of the world'smost formidable geopolitical thinkers and strategists. The result is a fascinating book called LeeKuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World." -- IanBremmer , Reuters, Lee is a force of nature. Up close and personal, he can blow you away with one overpowering dismissive glare. Has there ever been anyone like him'... [The book] will reinforce the consensus view that Asia bred something special in Lee., Graham Allison and Bob Blackwill have important questions to ask about China, America and the extraordinary impact of the relationship of those two countries on the rest of the world. For answers, they turned to Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first premier and one of the world's most formidable geopolitical thinkers and strategists. The result is a fascinating book called Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World., [Lee Kuan Yew ] may be the single best available volume for those who want aquick grasp of Lee's thinking on foreign affairs and geopolitics....in compiling such a richcollection of statements on such a wide range of global issues, Allison and Blackwill have done bothscholars and general readers a service by providing a manageable, one-stop shop on Lee'sthinking., A perceptive and concise read, detailing the wisdom of a man who has been at the political forefront for close to 50 years.... the book's question-and-answer format [is] an ideal one--[Lee's] responses were mostly short, sweet and most importantly, smart.... [This book will] educate and enlighten by condensing the man's vast intellect into accessible nuggets of information. [It] shows, again, why he is still one of the world's most lucid thinkers., This short book [is] packed with intelligence and insight. If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you've got to read this book., I found myself engrossed this week by the calm, incisive wisdom of one of the few living statesmen in the world who can actually be called visionary. The wisdom is in a book, " Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States and the World ," a gathering of Mr. Lee's interviews, speeches and writings...He is now 89, a great friend of America, and his comments on the U.S. are pertinent to many of the debates in which we're enmeshed., "Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, andthe World is an anthology of interviews and speeches Lee has given over the last fourdecades...readers will find themselves entertained and challenged by Lee Kuan Yew's lucidity,powerful arguments and acerbic tongue." -- Anchalee Kongrut, EconomicObserver
Copyright Date
2012
Lccn
2012-032250
Dewey Decimal
303.49090512
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Belfer Center Studies in International Security Ser.
Dewey Edition
23

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