{"product_id":"9780349144481","title":"Lion City","description":"Author: Jeevan Vasagar\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349144481\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Nov 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLion City\u003c\/i\u003e tells the extraordinary story of Singapore - the world's most successful city state.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1965, Singapore's GDP per capita was on a par with Jordan. Now it has outstripped Japan. After the Second World War and a sudden rupture with newly formed Malaysia, Singapore found itself independent - and facing a crisis. It took the bloody-minded determination and vision of Lee Kuan Yew, its founding premier, to take a small island of diverse ethnic groups with a fragile economy and hostile neighbours and meld it into Asia's first globalised city.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jeevan Vasagar, former Singapore correspondent for the\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, masterfully takes us through the intricate history, present and future of this unique diamond-shaped island one degree north of the equator, where new and old have remained connected. \u003ci\u003eLion City\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal, insightful and essential guide to the city, and how its remarkable rise is shaping East Asia and the rest of the world.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857132634270,"sku":"ADS-9780349144481","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349144481.jpg?v=1781481633","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349144481","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}