{"product_id":"9789814447911","title":"Tan Kah-kee: The Making Of An Overseas Chinese Legend (Revised Edition): The Making of an Overseas Chinese Legend","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor a Chinese immigrant in South-East Asia to make good is not unique, but what is unique in Tan Kah-kee's case is his enormous contribution to employment and economic development in Singapore and Malaya. He was the only Chinese in history to have single-handedly founded a private university in Amoy and financially maintained it for sixteen years. He was the only \u003ci\u003eHua-ch'iao\u003c\/i\u003e of his generation to have led the Chinese in South-East Asia to help China to resist the Japanese invasion in a concerted and coordinated manner. Moreover, he was the only \u003ci\u003eHua-ch'iao\u003c\/i\u003e leader to have played both Singapore and China politics and affairs in close quarters, rubbing shoulders with British governors, Chinese officials and commanders. Finally, it is important to point out that Tan Kah-kee was the only \u003ci\u003eHua-ch'iao\u003c\/i\u003e in his times to have combined his \u003ci\u003ePang\u003c\/i\u003e, community and political power and influences for the advancement of community, regional and national goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an in-depth study of not just Tan Kah-kee \u003ci\u003eper se\u003c\/i\u003e but also the making of a legend through his deeds, self-sacrifices, fortitude and foresight. This revised edition sheds new light on his political agonies in Mao's China over campaigns against capitalists and intellectuals. Moreover, it analyses more comprehensively the varied legacies of Tan Kah-kee, including his successors, the style of his non-partisan political leadership, his educational strategy for nation-building, social change and “the Spirit of Tan Kah-kee”, currently in vogue in his home province, Fukien.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Background\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tan Clan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmergence of an Entrepreneur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Building of a Pre-eminent Social Status\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003ePang\u003c\/i\u003e to Community Leadership: Tan Kah-kee's Power Base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Community to Political Leadership: Tan Kah-kee in Command\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorthern Star and Southern \u003ci\u003eKamikaze\u003c\/i\u003e: Tan Kah-kee Transformed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics Takes Command: The \u003ci\u003eHua-ch'iao\u003c\/i\u003e Flag Fluttering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e General.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143741096176,"sku":"9789814447911","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814447911_p0.jpg?v=1763691042","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814447911","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}