{"product_id":"singapore-carl-a-trocki-9780415263856","title":"Singapore: Wealth, Power and the Culture of Control","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume examines Singapore's culture of control, exploring the city-state's colonial heritage as well as the forces that have helped to mould its current social landscape. Taking a comparative approach, Trocki demonstrates the links between Singapore's colonial past and independent present, focusing on the development of indigenous social and political movements. In particular, the book examines the efforts of Lee Yew Kuan, leader of the People's Action Party from 1959 until 1990, to produce major economic and social transformation. Trocki discusses how Singapore became a workers paradise, but what the city gained in material advancement it paid for in intellectual and cultural sterility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the latest research, \u003cem\u003eSingapore\u003c\/em\u003e addresses the question of control in one of the most prosperous and dynamic economies in the world, providing a compelling history of post-colonial Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl A. Trocki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415263859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415263856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.55w x 0.81d","brand":"Carl A. Trocki","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112748790015,"sku":"9780415263856","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e693e48-61c1-46fa-b686-0aa60373e319.jpg?v=1769610676","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/singapore-carl-a-trocki-9780415263856","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}