Building on the author’s 2012 book, Lee Kuan Yew’s Strategic Thought, this new book presents a comprehensive overview of Lee Kuan Yew’s strategic thought over the course of his entire life. It analyses the factors underlying Lee Kuan Yew’s thinking, discusses his own writings and speeches, and shows how his thinking on foreign policy, security and international relations evolved. It also appraises writing about Lee Kuan Yew and memorialisation of him, assessing how views of his legacy have changed and continue to change.
Introduction
Chapter 1: Lee Kuan Yew and the Writing of Singapore history
Chapter 2: Lee Kuan Yew and the Study of his Strategic Thought
The Cold War Years
Chapter 3: From the 1950s to the mid-70s
Chapter 4: 1975-1979
Chapter 5: The 80s Decade
The Post-Cold War Years
Chapter 6: The 90s Decade
Chapter 7: The New Millennium
An Assessment
Biography
Ang Cheng Guan is Professor of the International History of Southeast Asia and Associate Dean of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
