Lee Kuan Yew Through The Eyes Of Chinese Scholars

Lee Kuan Yew Through The Eyes Of Chinese Scholars

Lee Kuan Yew Through The Eyes Of Chinese Scholars

Lee Kuan Yew Through The Eyes Of Chinese Scholars

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Overview

Lee Kuan Yew through the Eyes of Chinese Scholars is a compilation of essays by highly-respected Chinese scholars in which they evaluate the life, work and philosophy of Lee Kuan Yew, founding Prime Minister of Singapore. Presenting a range of views from a uniquely Chinese/Asian perspective, this book provides valuable insights for those who wish to gain a fuller and deeper understanding of Lee Kuan Yew — the man, as well as Singapore — his nation.Marking the momentous event of his death as well as the 50th anniversary of Singapore's independence in 2015, this compilation reflects both the high regard in which Lee Kuan Yew is held across the Chinese-speaking world as well as the reservations of a few. The contributors are all ethnic Chinese from different academic disciplines ranging from a Nobel laureate in physics, Chen-Ning Yang, to historians, economists and political scientists. They include Singaporeans such as Wang Gungwu and Chew Cheng Hai, as well as scholars from China, the US and Hong Kong such as Yongnian Zheng, Ying-Shih Yu, Lawrence Lau and Hang-Chi Lam among others.Originally published in Chinese, this English translation makes the material accessible to a wider English-reading audience.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789813209374
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 02/23/2017
Pages: 216
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Contributors vii

Preface to the English edition xi

Chapter 1 Chen-King Yang on Lee Kuan Yew 1

Chapter 2 Singapore: What We Have Overlooked and Misinterpreted Cai Dingjian 3

Chapter 3 A Hardworking, Unflagging Student - Remembering Our Founding Father, Lee Kuan Yew Chua Chee Lay 27

Chapter 4 Lec Kuan Yew and Singapore Chen Kang 35

Chapter 5 A Review of the Singapore Story Du Ping 47

Chapter 6 Amartya Sen Deconstructs Lee Kuan Yew's "Asian Values" He Aiguo 51

Chapter 7 Lee Kuan Yew and His Singapore Lam Hang Chi 73

Chapter 8 Lee Kuan Yew's Thoughts on Talent and Singapore's Development Strategy Liu Hong Zhang Huimei 97

Chapter 9 Lee Kuan Yew, a Man of the Century Lawrence J. Lau 117

Chapter 10 Lee Kuan Yew's Passing Marks the Real Beginning of the Post-Lee Kuan Yew Era Lü Yuanli 127

Chapter 11 Lee Kuan Yew: History, Heritage and the Idea of Singapore Wang Gungwu 139

Chapter 12 A Final Gift Su Guaning 145

Chapter 13 Lee Kuan Yew's Political Theories Yu Ying-Shih 151

Chapter 14 Lee Kuan Yew's Pragmatism Zhang Jun 157

Chapter 15 Lee Kuan Yew and the Politics of the Post-Colonial World Zheng Yongnian 175

Chapter 16 Lee Kuan Yew and the Teaching of Chinese Chew Cheng Hai 183

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