Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew: Citizen Singapore: How to Build a Nation, 3rd Edition

Lee Kuan Yew was anything but a coaster, giving it all he had until the very end. And when his long and exceptional life came to its natural end in March 2015, at 91, the outpouring of respect was worldwide. This man, whatever his faults, had been a giant of his time. Over a few decades, he led the grand parade to build modern Singapore and in the process practically redefined quality government for all to see. His views on global geopolitics were universally regarded as benchmark savvy. But what was this often private and guarded ‘Giant of Asia’ truly like?  

Drawing on interviews with LKY in the 1990s and 2000s – as well as two afternoons of conversations in 2009 – author, journalist and professor Tom Plate pieces together the driven personality and relentless pragmatism of one of the most outstanding leaders of the last half of the 20th century.  

Over 30,000 copies of first and second editions sold and translated into Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese. This edition also includes three new chapters from the author’s many interviews with Lee Kuan Yew.

About the Author:
Tom Plate is currently Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he founded The New ASIA MEDIA website. 
 

“You have done a superb job of capturing the many facets of this extraordinary man….”  
—Dr Henry A. Kissinger, on Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew