Lee Kuan Yew: One Man’s View of the World (Paperback edition)
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Lee Kuan Yew: One Man’s View of the World -Paperback edition With over 100，000 copies sold in hardcover since its publication in 2013， the geopolitical insights of Singapore’s late founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew are as trenchant and relevant as ever amid the societal and political upheavals of today。 Now released in paperback， the book features a new postscript by The Straits Times editor-at-large Han Fook Kwang， reflecting upon the changes that have unfolded since Lee first made his incisive observations。 Born in 1923， Lee spent a lifetime being intimately involved in international affairs。 He met every major Chinese leader from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping and hobnobbed with American presidents from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama。 In this book， Lee draws on that wealth of experience and depth of insight to offer his views on today’s world and what it might look like in 20 years。
Reviews
Cicero
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此书是李光耀先生对世界各国的看法，我主要是看李光耀先生对中国、美国和日本的看法。他对中国的看法，比如说“问：习近平担任最高领导时正值中国处于过去两个多世纪来最强盛时期。他会更加独断吗？ 答：我认为，这并不会使他感到得意洋洋，而到处耀武扬威。他是一个能缜密思考的人，懂得这不符合中国的利益。因此我对他的印象是，他将继续邓小平的不露锋芒、保持谦逊的原则，即韬光养晦。”，然后我看了看现在的局势，无奈地摊手。不过，他的中国再无可能有农民起义这一论断，我认同。
Calvin CHAN
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You may not agree with everything but would definitely be inspired by this legendary statesman。 （Even having said that， I find it difficult to rebut those penetrating and realist propositions I found contrary to my own conception。） His candid presentation which eschewed political correctness also brought so much joy to reading this book。
SeleneYT
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It costs me three months to read it， one hour per day。 There are so many unfamiliar words for me。 But I'm empressed by his frank attitude as a politician。 And many his opinions have proved that he had foreseen what would come for the next decade。 PS: I’m interested in this books because I wacthed some videos in Youtube about his speeches，comments and interviews。 You have to admit that he has that kind of politician’s charisma It costs me three months to read it， one hour per day。 There are so many unfamiliar words for me。 But I'm empressed by his frank attitude as a politician。 And many his opinions have proved that he had foreseen what would come for the next decade。 PS: I’m interested in this books because I wacthed some videos in Youtube about his speeches，comments and interviews。 You have to admit that he has that kind of politician’s charisma 。。。more
Peter Håkansson
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The wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew really is timeless， he was probably the greatest leader in the second half of the 20th century and Singapore still benefits today from the foundation that he laid。
Outlook
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美国：白加黑 中国：黄与红欧洲：白与绿
Sophie Emmett
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Good to read a few years after LKY's death and notice what predictions were correct/on track and what changed dramatically。 I found his views about the European union especially interesting and appreaciated the transcripted dialogue he had with Helmut Schmidt towards the end of the book。 Good to read a few years after LKY's death and notice what predictions were correct/on track and what changed dramatically。 I found his views about the European union especially interesting and appreaciated the transcripted dialogue he had with Helmut Schmidt towards the end of the book。 。。。more
Davide
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The perspective on the world， circa 2013， from the man that created modern Singapore。 Roughly one chapter per macro area US/Europe/China/etc。Impressive that a single man has such a clear view on the entire world。 Not surprising， since Singapore secret has been to be very good at riding the globalization wave。 But fascinating to discover that behind an apparent miracle lie deep understanding， intelligence， and passion of a leader。This is in my top 1% of books I read。
Linda Sheng
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Practical idealism
Strongertmr
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2nd book by Lee Kuan Yew that I’ve read and it’s as intense as the first。 I thoroughly enjoy reading LKY’s very strong and pragmatic views and I think it’s a great learning resource on what makes/continues to make Singapore a success story amongst its SEA counterparts。 This particular book while written years ago， shows very accurate insight on the different global nations （some prophecies already fulfilled， although I don’t think he could have predicted Trunp becoming the POTUS 😂）。 A recommende 2nd book by Lee Kuan Yew that I’ve read and it’s as intense as the first。 I thoroughly enjoy reading LKY’s very strong and pragmatic views and I think it’s a great learning resource on what makes/continues to make Singapore a success story amongst its SEA counterparts。 This particular book while written years ago， shows very accurate insight on the different global nations （some prophecies already fulfilled， although I don’t think he could have predicted Trunp becoming the POTUS 😂）。 A recommended read if you want to learn about how Singapore fits in amongst its neighbours and the global powers。 。。。more
Jason L。
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An insightful and opinionated book。 What I really loved about is it gives you a quick introduction to world politics and history。 And it gives you a perspective of the world when you have none。 It helps you understand why certain countries have certain policies and behave in a certain way。 It also helped me understand the more macro considerations in planning for a nation。Here is a summary of his view on other countries/region: -China - center-oriented regime， no possibility to change that。Europ An insightful and opinionated book。 What I really loved about is it gives you a quick introduction to world politics and history。 And it gives you a perspective of the world when you have none。 It helps you understand why certain countries have certain policies and behave in a certain way。 It also helped me understand the more macro considerations in planning for a nation。Here is a summary of his view on other countries/region: -China - center-oriented regime， no possibility to change that。Europe - fragmented， made worse by the euro currency。US - still the No。1 with the best system。India - Deep in the caste system and difficult to catch up with China。Japan - no sufficient labor， while resistant to immigrants。Indonesia - on the path to a decentralized governance regime。Thailand - the king is has support but hard to say after he passes。Middle East - too many difficulties to overcome 。。。more
John Lee
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Reading this book is just like looking the world "standing on the shoulders of giant"。 Reading this book is just like looking the world "standing on the shoulders of giant"。 。。。more
Tommy Tang
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Great insight and perspective of the world from an admirable and highly articulate statesman。
Ray Aun
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Prescient - will revisit again in the future to see if the fundamental principles LKY shared still holds true。
Yiwen Chen
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very concise and concrete analysis。 A very good guidance of today's world。 very concise and concrete analysis。 A very good guidance of today's world。 。。。more
Yogalingesh Vijayam
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The founding father of Singapore shares his view on Singapore and how he led Singapore gained independence from British and also the separation of Malaysia from Singapore 。 Moreover ， his vision on championing Singapore into meritocracy which is gained recognition from developed nation and leading Singapore from third world into first world
Tracy Jin
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A great book to read。 Mr Lee is a wise man and great leader。 Many insights he shared years back are still enlightening today views about the future and world。
James Denny
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Mr Lee was ahead of his time。 The insights he shared and the predictions he made are very close to what is happening today。Simply a genius
Yan Zhe
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Not without his own biases， this book provides a fresh new perspective from a Singaporean perspective， hinting at subtleties that I did not think of or think about。
Cá Nục
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Cuốn này viết lại những bài phỏng vấn của ông thủ tướng Lý Quang Diệu về các quốc gia， trong đó có Việt Nam。 Ấn tượng đọng lại là ông rất sùng Trung Quốc và đề cao Trung Quốc。。。
Jing Ting
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I'm summarising points I learnt 1。 China: People listen to the center。 There is a Chinese culture of doing things that pays little heed to the rule of law or governence institutions。 When you sign an agreement， it is not final， there are still negotiations along the way。 Opening up your country improves your economy （Deng xiao ping /globalisation）2。 America: Americans have an innovative culture （influenced by their immigrant background） and are positive 3。 Europe: Monetary integration without fi I'm summarising points I learnt 1。 China: People listen to the center。 There is a Chinese culture of doing things that pays little heed to the rule of law or governence institutions。 When you sign an agreement， it is not final， there are still negotiations along the way。 Opening up your country improves your economy （Deng xiao ping /globalisation）2。 America: Americans have an innovative culture （influenced by their immigrant background） and are positive 3。 Europe: Monetary integration without fiscal integration （i。e。 everyone deciding to using the Euro dollar but not having a single reserve and a single treasurer） will eventually cause the euro to fail， because some countries will need to pump more money to keep themselves afloat while others do not。 But the possible solutions to this are not easy to implement。 4。 Japan: ageing population is a problem。 Young people are important for innovation （！！） but unlike sg， locals are not receptive to immigrants。 🤔5。 India: the legacy of the caste system holds back development， because people typically do not want to marry down。 This can cause genetic pools to freeze within each caste。 Having a homogeneous language understood across a country is important for effective governence。 👀6。 Singapore: At 89， he has done his part。 The younger generation of Singapore will choose who to govern。 A two-party system will introduce more complications than a 1 party system。 We will become mediocre if we do not attract the brightest minds to govt。 Which is possible because of brain drain， now that the world is more globalised that in the 1960s。Thanks for a peek into your mind 👀 。。。more
Tanya Sen
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A crisp， direct and sweeping primer on global geopolitics from one of the greatest statesmen in modern history。 Though written a decade ago， ‘One Man’s View of the World’ remains very relevant - even prescient in places。 LKY explains foreign policy and makes predictions by drawing deeply from history， culture， language， human nature。 The book is a product of his years of experience and careful study of global power dynamics。 It is a compendium of extremely directly written （sometimes quite contr A crisp， direct and sweeping primer on global geopolitics from one of the greatest statesmen in modern history。 Though written a decade ago， ‘One Man’s View of the World’ remains very relevant - even prescient in places。 LKY explains foreign policy and makes predictions by drawing deeply from history， culture， language， human nature。 The book is a product of his years of experience and careful study of global power dynamics。 It is a compendium of extremely directly written （sometimes quite controversial） opinions - but generally quite convincing， given who they come from and how they are laid out。 。。。more
Tanya TL
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It was an enjoyable read， not because I agreed with all his views but because it was interesting to read some very frank opinions on a lot of issues。 Like the title says， it's just one man's view of the world， but what a view。 It was an enjoyable read， not because I agreed with all his views but because it was interesting to read some very frank opinions on a lot of issues。 Like the title says， it's just one man's view of the world， but what a view。 。。。more
Tuan
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As usual， Lee Kuan Yew is very knowledgable about the world around him， and you can just learn so much by listening to what he says。 This book is special as it is written when he was 90 years old， so it is kind of like his solution manual to all the problems in the world。 Many things that he mentioned in this book still apply to today。
Chloe Nguyễn Hoàng
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Maybe something is mentioned here that not true until today， but i think it is normal as the world is changing everyday and nobody can exactly give the right comment。When i read this book， i can feel the inspirational fire in myself。 He is so knowledgeable。 His life is so great。Very easy to read and understand regardless of that my knowledge about politician is very little。 He helps me have an overview about every region in the world。 Thanks for this book， my mind are booming with many amazing， Maybe something is mentioned here that not true until today， but i think it is normal as the world is changing everyday and nobody can exactly give the right comment。When i read this book， i can feel the inspirational fire in myself。 He is so knowledgeable。 His life is so great。Very easy to read and understand regardless of that my knowledge about politician is very little。 He helps me have an overview about every region in the world。 Thanks for this book， my mind are booming with many amazing， dreamy， and maybe crazy thoughts。 However， I really enjoy this feeling， I am still young， I need to learn， to make mistake， to get the success and to become a useful human。 。。。more
Ankita Mehrotra
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No doubt LKY really is a smart & opinionated statesman - one that bridges the east & west while truly getting the nuances of both。 Don’t agree with everything he says but his emphasis on language， and his theories on the psychology of human societies were fascinating。
Hendry Waldo Chendrawan
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This book is like a Wikipedia！ If he is still alive， you can ask him anything about the world。 One of my favorite leaders ever！
Tony
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his vision is undeniable
Wen Jun Ong
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I am surprised how relevance the views are in today's context I am surprised how relevance the views are in today's context 。。。more
John Lee
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It’s like seven years passed by or so and majority of Lee’s view are still valid。 His analysis and positioning of Singapore certainly built the foundation for the country for years。 Very respectable。 Salute。
Luong Tran
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