{"product_id":"living-the-asian-century","title":"Living the Asian Century","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this stirring memoir, a preeminent politician and\ndiplomat traces the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a poor\ncolony into an Asian powerhouse.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGrowing up in poverty in the 1950s, Kishore Mahbubani\nexpected to become a common textile salesman after finishing high school.\nInstead, a government scholarship sent him to the University of Singapore, and\nfour years later he found himself in the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\nMeanwhile, almost none of Mahbubani's cousins, scattered around the world after\nIndia's brutal partition, from Guyana to Hong Kong, would complete university.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDuring this same period, Singapore itself was undergoing a\nmetamorphosis. Granted internal self governance in 1959 and achieving full\nindependence six years later, the country came of age alongside Mahbubani. And\nas his star rose, so did the nation's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn Living the Asian Century, Kishore Mahbubani vividly\nchronicles his own life going from a poor childhood in a multiethnic\nneighborhood to an illustrious diplomatic career that led him far from\nSingapore to the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlong the way Mahbubani has become one of Asia’s most widely\nknown commentators and spokespeople, with a unique perspective that straddles\nIndia, China, and the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44237562806479,"sku":"9781541703049","price":38.7,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_287ba067-57dc-4746-8082-3b3d405d7aef.jpg?v=1759730719","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/living-the-asian-century","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}