Year: 2006
Type: book-review
Abstract: Jeyaretnam, something that may contribute to academics' understanding of how the Singapore government crushes dissent.At times reading like a political pot-boiler, at other times reading like popular history, but never quite either, Lee's Law is never mundane.Indeed, rather than merely recounting a politician's life story, it recounts his struggles.Jeyaretnam's story is sadly also the story of many of those who suffer quietly under the PAP-dominated system, which is all the more tragic for being both highly pragmatic and subtly oppressive.In spite of the book's journalistic style of writing, it holds academic value and academics should read and consider it when studying Singapore.Academic studies of opposition parties and politicians in Singapore have been few and far between.Although more are needed to increase the depth of Singapore studies, books such as Lee's Law provide a valuable resource that helps to fill in important gaps and increase insights into the political history of Singapore.
Author: Yasuko Kobayashi
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1580189842