دانلود کتاب The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew, Vol. 1

Visionary? Authoritarian? Model for the West? Lee Kuan Yew, the long-time leader of Singapore, has been called all these things, and more. In these vivid memoirs, Lee takes a profoundly personal look back at the events that led to Singapore's independence and shaped its struggle for success. And, as always, he lets the chips fall where they may.In intimate detail, Lee recounts Singapore's unforgettable history. You'll be with Lee as he leads striking unionists against the colonial government; shares tea and rounds of golf with key players in Britain and Malaya; and drinks warm Anchor beer with leaders of the communist underground at secret midnight meetings. From British colonial rule through Japanese occupation in World War II, Communist insurrection, riots, independence -- and the struggles that followed -- few political memoirs anywhere have been this blunt, or this fascinating. Anyone interested in the political history of Singapore, Asia, and the modern world.ContentsPreface Acknowledgements1. Suddenly, Independence 2. Growing Up3. The Japanese Invaders4. After the Liberation5. My Cambridge Days6. Work, Wedding and Politics7. My First Clashes with the Government 8. Widening the Oxley Road Circle9. The World of the Chinese-educated 10. Enter the PAP11. Round One to the Communists12. Marshall Accentuates the Crisis 13. A Fiasco in London14. Exit Marshall, Enter Lim Yew Hock15. Three-quarters Independent 16. Flushing Out the Communists 17. Rendezvous with the Plen 18. Election 1959 - We Fight to Win 19. Taking Charge20. Glimpses of Troubles Ahead 21. Trounced in Hong Lim22. The Tunku's Merger Bombshell23. Eden Hall Tea Party24. Communists Exposed25. Moving Towards Merger26. Getting to Know the Tunku27. A Vote for Merger28. Europe Beckons Britain 29. Pressure from Sukarno 30. Bitter Run-up to Malaysia31. The Tide Turns32. Singapore Declares Independence33. Konfrontasi34. Winning Friends in Africa35. Venturing into the Malay Heartland36. Albar Stokes Up Malay Passions37. Singapore-KL Tensions Mount38. Constitutional Rearrangements?39. Seeking Support Down Under40. UMNO’s “Crush Lee” Campaign 41. The Quest for a Malaysian Malaysia42. The Tunku Wants Us Out43. “Talak, Talak, Talak” (I Divorce Thee) Chronology of EventsIndex