Kishore Mahbubani Living the Asian Century (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Living the Asian CenturyCondition: NewSubtitle: An Undiplomatic MemoirISBN-10: 1541703049EAN: 9781541703049ISBN: 9781541703049Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.Format: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/05/2024Description: In this stirring memoir, a preeminent politician and diplomat traces the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a poor colony into an Asian powerhouseGrowing up in poverty in the 1950s, Kishore Mahbubani expected to become a common textile salesman after finishing high school. Instead, a government scholarship sent him to the University of Singapore, and four years later he found himself in the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meanwhile, almost none of Mahbubani's cousins, scattered around the world after India's brutal partition, from Guyana to Hong Kong, would complete university.During this same period, Singapore itself was undergoing a metamorphosis. Granted internal self-governance in 1959 and achieving full independence six years later, the country came of age alongside Mahbubani. And as his star rose, so did the nation's.In Living the Asian Century, Mahbubani vividly chronicles his own life going from a poor childhood in a multiethnic neighborhood to an illustrious diplomatic career that led him far from Singapore, from Cambodia to Australia, Malaysia to the United States and the UN-including the pinnacle of influence, the Security Council.Along the way Mahbubani has become one of Asia's most widely known commentators and spokespeople, with a unique perspective that straddles India, China, and the West.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 210mmItem Length: 140mmAuthor: Kishore MahbubaniGenre: HistoryTopic: Social Sciences, Law & Politics, Biography, Society & CultureItem Width: 22mmItem Weight: 300gRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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