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The Politics of Defeat - Preliminary Chapters and the Secret Diary of Francis Thomas

by Margaret Thomas
RM33.20 MYR
The Politics of Defeat - Preliminary Chapters and the Secret Diary of Francis Thomas
The Politics of Defeat - Preliminary Chapters and the Secret Diary of Francis Thomas

Intriguing diary insights into political failure.

If you're drawn to the inner workings of a political mind grappling with defeat, "The Politics Of Defeat" offers a personal, raw look at such an experience. Francis Thomas's diary entries provide a candid and often unfiltered perspective, making it a compelling read for those interested in the psychological aspects of political life and the personal toll of public service.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Politics of Defeat - Preliminary Chapters and the Secret Diary of Francis Thomas

by Margaret Thomas
RM33.20 MYR
ISBN: 9789810961527
Authors: Margaret Thomas
Publisher: Ethos Books
Date of Publication: 2015-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Politics, History
Related Topics: Politics, World History, Biography, History, Memoir, Political Science
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It was a diary that had first sat at the back of a locked steel cabinet for two decades and then in a taped box for close to another four decades. A secret diary kept by a Cabinet Minister of the discussions and decisions that went on behind the scenes and that determined the path of Singapore’s political development during the late 1950s. It was a tumultuous time that saw the People’s Action Party come into power because of the ineptitude — or, in the words of Lee Kuan Yew, the corruption and stupidities — of the Labour Front government. The diary was kept by Francis Thomas, an Englishman who made Singapore his home and who played a key role in the dying days of the Labour Front government. The Politics of Defeat is his inside story of those days.
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Intriguing diary insights into political failure.

If you're drawn to the inner workings of a political mind grappling with defeat, "The Politics Of Defeat" offers a personal, raw look at such an experience. Francis Thomas's diary entries provide a candid and often unfiltered perspective, making it a compelling read for those interested in the psychological aspects of political life and the personal toll of public service.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.