Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the W

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Lee Kuan Yew by Graham Allison Grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore offers key insights and controversial opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Discover the key insights and controversial opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy from grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, five years after his death.CNN "Book of the Week"Featuring a foreword by Henry KissingerThe grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore offers key insights and opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy in a series of interviews with the author of Destined for War, and others"If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world, youve got to read this book." -Fareed Zakaria, CNNWhen 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 Lees voluminous published writings and presents them in an engaging question and answer format.Lee offers his assessment of Chinas 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 worlds 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 Indias 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. Author Biography Graham Allison is Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.Robert D. Blackwill is Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations.Ali Wyne is an associate of the Belfer Center. Table of Contents FOREWORD WHO IS LEE KUAN YEW? WHEN LEE KUAN YEW TALKS, WHO LISTENS? OVERVIEW CHAPTER 1: THE FUTURE OF CHINA CHAPTER 2: THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. CHAPTER 3: THE FUTURE OF U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS CHAPTER 4: THE FUTURE OF INDIA CHAPTER 5: THE FUTURE OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISM CHAPTER 6: THE FUTURE OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH CHAPTER 7: THE FUTURE OF GEOPOLITICS AND GLOBALIZATION CHAPTER 8: THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY CHAPTER 9: HOW LEE KUAN YEW THINKS CHAPTER 10: CONCLUSION APPENDIX: OTHERS WHO LISTEN WHEN LEE KUAN YEW TALKS Review "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, youve got to read this book." —Fareed Zakaria, CNN, "Book of the Week" "Lees powerful intellect is captured in a new book, Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Masters Insights on China, the United States, and the World. Its a collection of interviews with him by Harvard University professor Graham Allison, Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Robert Blackwill and Harvards 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 Chinas current territorial tensions with its neighbors, it helps expose, and explain, Beijings hardball mind-set." —TIME Magazine "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, Singapores first premier and one of the worlds most formidable geopolitical thinkers and strategists. The result is a fascinating book called Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Masters Insights on China, the United States, and the World." —Ian Bremmer, Reuters "Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Masters 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 Harvards Kennedy School, and Robert Blackwill, a former U.S. diplomat—to which the authors add a distillation of Mr. Lees speeches, writings and interviews with others over many years." —Karen Elliott House, Wall Street Journal "Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Masters 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 Yews lucidity, powerful arguments and acerbic tongue." —Anchalee Kongrut, Economic Observer "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." —Tom Plate, South China Morning Post "Lee excels in pithy evaluations of regional and national strengths and weaknesses. At his best, the man is a cross between Confucius and Machiavelli." —Aram Bakshian Jr, Washington Times "The authors, a team of eminent strategy thinkers, took the opportunity of recording [Lee Kuan Yews] views on the world, and the way its 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 Lees characteristically incisive, and occasionally politically incorrect manner." —Anvar Alikhan, Outlook "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 Masters Insights on China, the United States and the World, a gathering of Mr. Lees 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 were enmeshed." —Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal "The contribution of Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Masters Insights on China, the United States, and the World to the debate about Asias 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 Lees 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 Lees 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." —Bangkok Post "A perceptive and concise read, detailing the wisdom of a man who has been at the political forefront for close to 50 years . . . the books question-and-answer format [is] an ideal one—[Lees] responses were mostly short, sweet and most importantly, smart . . . [This book will] educate and enlighten by condensing the mans vast intellect into accessible nuggets of information. [It] shows, again, why he is still one of the worlds most lucid thinkers." —Prestige Magazine "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." —Noah Feldman, Boston Globe "[Lee Kuan Yew] may be the single best available volume for those who want a quick grasp of Lees 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 Lees thinking." —David Plott, Global Asia "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. Singapores 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." —Foreign Service Journal Promotional Discover the key insights and controversial opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy from grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, five years after his death. Long Description Discover the key insights and controversial opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy from grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, five years after his death. When Lee Kuan Yew spoke, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listened. Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, 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 offered a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama welcomed him to the White House; British prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair recognized his wisdom; and business leaders from Rupert Murdoch to Rex Tillerson, former CEO of Exxon Mobil, have praised his accomplishments. This book gathers key insights from interviews, speeches, and Lees voluminous published writings and presents them in an engaging question and answer format. Review Quote 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, youve got to read this book.-- Fareed Zakaria , CNN, "Book of the Week" -- Lees powerful intellect is captured in a new book, Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Masters Insights on China, the United States, and the World . Its a collection of interviews with him by Harvard University professor Graham Allison, Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Robert Blackwill and Harvards 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 Chinas current territorial tensions with its neighbors, it helps expose, and explain, Beijings hardball mind-set. -- TIME Magazine -- 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, Singapores first premier and one of the worlds most formidable geopolitical thinkers and strategists. The result is a fascinating book called Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Masters Insights on China , the United States, and the World. -- Ian Bremmer , Reuters -- Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Masters 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 Harvards Kennedy School, and Robert Blackwill, a former U.S. diplomat--to which the authors add a distillation of Mr. Lees speeches, writings and interviews with others over many years. -- Karen Elliott House , Wall Street Journal -- Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Masters 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 Yews lucidity, powerful arguments and acerbic tongue. -- Anchalee Kongrut , Economic Observer -- 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. -- Tom Plate , South China Morning Post -- Lee excels in pithy evaluations of regional and national strengths and weaknesses. At his best, the man is a cross between Confucius and Machiavelli. -- Aram Bakshian Jr , Washington Times -- The authors, a team of eminent strategy thinkers, took the opportunity of recording [Lee Kuan Yews] views on the world, and the way its 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 Lees characteristically incisive, and occasionally politically incorrect manner. -- Anvar Alikhan , Outlook -- 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 Masters Insights on China, the United States and the World , a gathering of Mr. Lees 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 were enmeshed. -- Peggy Noonan , Wall Street Journal -- The contribution of Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Masters Insights on China, the United States, and the World to the debate about Asias 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 Lees 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 Lees 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. -- Bangkok Post -- A perceptive and concise read, detailing the wisdom of a man who has been at the political forefront for close to 50 years.... the books question-and-answer format [is] an ideal one--[Lees] responses were mostly short, sweet and most importantly, smart.... [This book will] educate and enlighten by condensing the mans vast intellect into accessible nuggets of information. [It] shows, again, why he is still one of the worlds most lucid thinkers. -- Prestige Magazine -- 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. -- Noah Feldman , Boston Globe -- [ Lee Kuan Yew ] may be the single best available volume for those who want a quick grasp of Lees 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 Lees thinking. -- David Plott , Global Asia -- 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. Singapores 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. -- Foreign Service Journal -- Promotional "Headline" Discover the key insights and controversial opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy from grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, five years after his death. Details ISBN0262539500 Author Graham Allison Short Title Lee Kuan Yew Pages 224 Series Belfer Center Studies in International Security Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 0262539500 ISBN-13 9780262539500 Format Paperback Subtitle The Grand Masters Insights on China, the United States, and the World DEWEY 303.49090512 Publication Date 2020-09-22 UK Release Date 2020-09-22 Imprint MIT Press Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-09-22 NZ Release Date 2020-09-22 US Release Date 2020-09-22 Publisher MIT Press Ltd Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:145103648;

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