Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir

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In this stirring memoir, a preeminent politician and diplomat traces the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a poor colony into an Asian powerhouse. 

In Living the Asian Century, Kishore Mahbubani vividly chronicles his own life going from a poor childhood in a multiethnic neighborhood to an illustrious diplomatic career that led him far from Singapore to the United States.

Along the way Mahbubani has become one of Asia’s most widely known commentators and spokespeople, with a unique perspective that straddles India, China, and the West.
In this stirring memoir, a preeminent politician and diplomat traces the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a poor colony into an Asian powerhouse. In Living the Asian Century, Kishore Mahbubani vividly chronicles his own life going from a poor childhood in a multiethnic neighborh...

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Kishore Mahbubani is a veteran diplomat whose ten books and numerous articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Financial Times have earned him global recognition as “the muse of the Asian century.” A former president of the UN Security Council, he is a distinguished fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Asia Research Institute. He lives in Singapore.
Kishore Mahbubani is a veteran diplomat whose ten books and numerous articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Financial Times have earned him global recognition as “the muse of the Asian century.” A former president of the UN Security Council, he is a distinguished fellow at the N...

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