Böcker av Michael D. Barr

Post WWII Singapore history generally follows a central theme of progress to establish the PAP political, economic and social model. Alternatives receive cursory treatment as problems, false starts, or difficulties to be overcome. This book reveals a complex situation that involved a much larger cast of significant players.

Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore, is a figure whose international stature far exceeds that of the tiny island over which he presided for thirty years. This book analyses the origin and substance of Lee's ideas.

Surveys the political history and pre-history of the 'Asian values' debate. This book explores the histories and conceptual essences of the world religions involved in or affected by the debate.