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FewgavetinySingaporemuchchanceofsurvivalwhenitwasgranted independencein1965.Howisit,then,thattodaytheformerBritish colonialtradingpostisathrivingAsianmetropoliswithnotonlythe world'snumberoneairline,bestairport,andbusiestportoftrade,but alsotheworld'sfourth–highestpercapitarealincome? Thestoryofthat transformationistoldherebySingapore'scharismatic,controversial foundingfather,LeeKuanYew.Risingfromalegacyofdivisive colonialism,thedevastationoftheSecondWorldWar,andgeneral povertyanddisorderfollowingthewithdrawalofforeignforces, Singaporenowishailedasacityofthefuture.Thismiraculoushistory isdramaticallyrecountedbythemanwhonotonlylivedthroughitall
butwhofearlesslyforgedaheadandbroughtaboutmostofthese changes.Delvingdeepintohisownmeticulousnotes,aswellas previouslyunpublishedgovernmentpapersandofficialrecords,Lee detailstheextraordinaryeffortsittookforanislandcity–statein SoutheastAsiatosurviveatthattime.Leeexplainshowheandhis cabinetcolleaguesfinishedoffthecommunistthreattothefledgling state'ssecurityandbeganthearduousprocessofnationbuilding: forgingbasicinfrastructuralroadsthroughalandthatstillconsisted primarilyofswamps,creatinganarmyfromahithertoraciallyand ideologicallydividedpopulation,stampingoutthelastvestigesof colonial–eracorruption,providingmasspublichousing,and establishinganationalairlineandairport. Inthisilluminatingaccount, Leewritesfranklyabouthistrenchantapproachtopoliticalopponents andhisoftenunorthodoxviewsonhumanrights,democracy,and inheritedintelligence,aimingalways"tobecorrect,notpolitically correct."NothinginSingaporeescapedhiswatchfuleye:whether choosingshrubsforthegreeningofthecountry,restoringtheromance ofthehistoricRafflesHotel,oropenly,unabashedlypersuadingyoung mentomarrywomenaswelleducatedasthemselves.Today'ssafe,tidy SingaporebearsLee'sunmistakablestamp,forwhichheis unapologetic:"Ifthisisanannystate,Iamproudtohavefosteredone." ThoughLee'sdomesticcanvasinSingaporewassmall,hisvigorand talentassuredhimalargerplaceinworldaffairs.Withinimitablestyle, hebringshistorytolifewithcogentanalysesofsomeofthegreatest strategicissuesofrecenttimesandrevealshow,overtheyears,he navigatedtheshiftingtidesofrelationsamongAmerica,China,and Taiwan,actingasconfidant,soundingboard,andmessengerforthem. Healsoincludescandid,sometimesacerbicpenportraitsofhispolitical peers,includingtheindomitableMargaretThatcherandRonaldReagan, thepoetry–spoutingJiangZemin,andideologuesGeorgeBushand DengXiaoping.Leealsoliftstheveilonhisfamilylifeandwrites tenderlyofhiswifeandstalwartpartner,KwaGeokChoo,andoftheir prideintheirthreechildren––particularlytheeldestson,HsienLoong, whoisnowSingapore'sdeputyprimeminister.Formorethanthree decades,LeeKuanYewhasbeenpraisedandvilifiedinequalmeasure,
andhehasestablishedhimselfasaforceimpossibletoignoreinAsian andinternationalpolitics.FromThirdWorldtoFirstoffersreadersa compellingglimpseintothisvisionary'sheart,soul,andmind. Read more