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Lion City
Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia
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The extraordinary story of Singapore told by the expert correspondent for the Financial Times
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Lion City tells the extraordinary story of Singapore - the world's most successful city state.
In 1965, Singapore's GDP per capita was on a par with Jordan. Now it has outstripped Japan. After the Second World War and a sudden rupture with newly formed Malaysia, Singapore found itself independent - and facing a crisis. It took the bloody-minded determination and vision of Lee Kuan Yew, its founding premier, to take a small island of diverse ethnic groups with a fragile economy and hostile neighbours and meld it into Asia's first globalised city.
Jeevan Vasagar, former Singapore correspondent for the Financial Times, masterfully takes us through the intricate history, present and future of this unique diamond-shaped island one degree north of the equator, where new and old have remained connected.
Lion City is a personal, insightful and essential guide to the city, and how its remarkable rise is shaping East Asia and the rest of the world.
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Lion City by Jeevan Vasagar offers an unexpectedly moving narrative that introduces readers to Singapore, while delving into themes of love, grief, deceit, and identity. It provides a comprehensive and detailed examination of the city-state's transformation into a model of authority and order, as initiated by Lee Kuan Yew. The book is regarded as both enlightening and a fair analysis of Singapore's evolution.
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ISBN: 9780349144481
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 September 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Abacus
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 124.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 264g
Pages: 336
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About the Author
Jeevan Vasagar was Singapore and Malaysia correspondent for the Financial Times from 2015 to 2017, travelling the region to report on demands for political reform, the rise of digital businesses and the growing influence of China. He is now Environment Editor for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, based in London. Prior to joining the FT, he reported for the Guardian for twelve years, including spells as east Africa correspondent and education editor. Lion City is his first book.
He can be found on Twitter: @jeevanvasagarAlso by Jeevan Vasagar
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