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1) From Third World to first: the Singapore story, 1965-2000 : Singapore and the Asian economic boom
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 729 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Few gave tiny Singapore much chance of survival when it was granted independence in 1965. How is it, then, that today the former British colonial trading post is a thriving Asian metropolis?".
"The story of that transformation is told here by Lee Kuan Yew. Rising from a legacy of divisive colonialism, the devastation of the Second World War, and general poverty and disorder following the withdrawal of foreign forces, Singapore now is hailed as a...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A compelling, illuminating and evocative history of Singapore--the world's most successful city-state...Lion City examines the different faces of Singaporean life -- from education and health to art, politics and demographic challenges -- and reveals how in just half a century, Lee forged a country with a buoyant economy and distinctive identity."--
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014].
Physical Desc
224 pages : colour illustrations, plans ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Singapore is celebrated as one of the most livable cities in Asia, and "Sustainable Luxury" shows how the prosperous, forward-looking nation is pioneering innovative solutions for environmental, economic, social, and cultural issues faced the world over. Dr. Paul McGillick, the author of The Sustainable Asian House (Tuttle, 2013), presents twenty-seven recent residential projects created by Singapore's most talented architects to address the many...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
320 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Meet Charlie Chan Hock Chye. Now in his early 70s as he looks back on his career, Chan has spent a lifetime making comics in his native Singapore since he was a boy of 16, in 1954. The artist doubles here as both the narrator and the subject matter, as his life story parallels the changes in Singapore over five decades since the war. The evolution of his artwork mirrors the evolution of both his homeland and the comic book medium itself. The myriad...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In a revelatory dispatch from the frontier of capitalist extremism, an acclaimed historian of ideas shows how free marketeers are realizing their ultimate goal: an end to nation-states and the constraints of democracy"--
Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
xxviiiI, 186 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A respected former prime minister of Singapore discusses Islamic terrorism; economic growth; democracy; the welfare state; education; the free market; the roles of the United States, China and India in world politics; and much more.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth ediion.
Physical Desc
390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the author's covert and sometimes life-risking tour of animal farms throughout the world to expose animal cruelty and identify ways to farm compassionately while promoting human health, economics, and environmental consciousness.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 326 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"After two government bailouts of the American economy in less than twenty years, free market thought is due for serious reappraisal. Free Market: The History of an Idea shows how the idea became so powerful, why it succeeded, and why it has failed so spectacularly. In 1990, the G7 Countries enjoyed 70 percent of world GDP. In the face of the collapse of the Soviet Union, it was supposed to be a story of the success of free markets. However, in the...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
256 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Exploring Korean history from its ancient roots to the present day, A Brief History of Korea is the story of a people with a rich and united culture that has become two Koreas in modern times - one isolated and secretive and the other among the world's most successful economies. Korean culture developed on a 600-mile-long peninsula, bordered on the north by mountains and three sides by the sea, set apart from the Asian mainland. Korea was one of the...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio / Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xx, 267 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A bold case for massive population growth in the name of national greatness--from Vox co-founder and host of "The Weeds" podcast Matt Yglesias. America is in decline. Fewer children are born each year due to financial pressure. Thousands flee our iconic cities with their housing shortages and broken infrastructure. While we tie ourselves into knots trying to stop the flow of immigrants, our exhausted economy deflates the heartland's already shrinking...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
751 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The first book in a new three-volume history of the Asia-Pacific War, by the acclaimed author of Downfall and Guadalcanal. In 1937 the swath of the globe from India to Japan contained half the world's population, but only two nations with real sovereignty (Japan and Thailand) and two with compromised sovereignty (China and Mongolia). All other peoples in the region endured under some form of colonialism. Today the region contains nineteen major,...
Series
Publisher
Annenberg/CPB Project
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
5 videocassettes (120 min. each) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
"The Pacific Century is the story of how, from the 19th century onward, modern nations have emerged from the rich and varied cultures and societies of Pacific Asia. ... this introductory area studies course provides students with an understanding of the historical and geographic context of the development of Northeast Asia (China, Japan, Korea, and the Soviet Far East) and Southeast Asia (emphasizing Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore,...
16) North Korea confidential: private markets, fashion trends, prison camps, dissenters and defectors
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors. North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms, which periodically incites risky military clashes with the larger, richer, liberal South, and which forces each and every person to play a role in the "theater state" even...
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
12 audio discs (approximately 12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM.
Language
English
Description
Great investors like Warren Buffett and Ray Dalio will tell you they're no geniuses; they're simply observant, open-minded, and industrious. Using these key traits, the world's most outstanding traders have employed a remarkable mix of strategies to build huge fortunes. Their careers are a how-to manual for anyone who wants to succeed at investing. The lives of rich and famous investors are gripping tales of opportunities seized and squandered; of...
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