Plate, Tom

In the middle of China's future : Tom Plate on Asia : what two decades of worldwide newspaper columns prefigure about the future of the China-U.S. relationship by Tom Plate( )

11 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 1,034 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Award-winning journalist, ... author and university professor Tom Plate reviews his own two-decade record of newspaper commentary on China in a searching (and sometimes self-critical) re-evaluation of where he was right and where he went wrong - and where the China-U.S. rivalry and relationship may be headed"--Publisher's description

In the middle of the future : Tom Plate on Asia : contemporary history through a newspaper column : benchmarks on the road to the 21st century by Tom Plate( )

14 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 687 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For almost two decades, the columns of journalist Tom Plate have been featured in leading newspapers of the world and have focused entirely on one gigantic subject - the dynamic rise of Asia. Now, for the first time, the best of these columns has been organized into a substantial anthology, annotated with personal comments by Professor Plate, who is also the author of the best-selling 'Giants of Asia' book series. Unpublished material also enlivens the collection with vivid backstories. The net effect is a compelling and sprawling portrait of the last two decades of Asia resurgence by America'

Giants of Asia ; Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew : Citizen Singapore ; How to Build a Nation by Tom Plate( )

3 editions published between 2010 and 2013 in English and held by 383 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Political genius is never without controversy, or without mystery. This is what makes it so interesting and so rare. Is Lee Kuan Yew the feral, authoritarian figure that Western critics claim? Or a stoic pioneer in new approaches to developing a nation-uncorrupt, modern, almost scientific? American journalist Tom Plate first interviewed the founder of modern Singapore in 1996 in a continuing back-and-forth with LKY that led to the summer of 2009, when the former prime minister agreed to sit down for two days of unprecedentedly informal but intense conversations that led to this special book. Th

Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew : citizen Singapore : how to build a nation by Tom Plate( )

19 editions published between 2010 and 2015 in English and held by 357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Enter into the mind of this controversial but internationally respected political leader and pioneer, through the eyes and ears of one of America's leading journalists on Asia. First ever personal interview between Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and a syndicated American journalist. Compelling insights that bring the reader into the mind of Singapore's first prime minister. Wide ranging topics from LKY's views on China to US presidents and revelations about his personal family life. Imagine the delight and challenge of entering into a one-on-one political and personal conversation with the founding father of modern Singapore. This is exactly the timely treat that awaits you in Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew. The first in the Giants of Asia series, this succinct, penetrating, richly detailed and candid book on Lee Kuan Yew represents the Asian legend's first extended conversation with a Western journalist. The result is often surprising, sometimes startling, occasionally humorous - and never, ever dull."--Publisher's description

Conversations with Thaksin : from exile to deliverance : Thailand's populist tycoon tells his story by Tom Plate( )

3 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 304 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Going home is an iconic theme of literature and music that touches everyone's heart. Bur rarely has that journey looked more like an impossible dream than for Thaksin Shinawatra, the much loved and much hated former prime minister of Thailand. Expelled from the former Siam by a military coup in 2006, the cell-phone billionaire retreated to a dacha in Dubai to bide his time and plot his triumphant return

Conversations with Ban Ki-Moon : what the United Nations is really like : the view from the top by Tom Plate( )

12 editions published between 2012 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 272 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Only eight people have been privileged to hold the job of Secretary General since the United Nations founding in 1945. And only one of them has ever told the inside story of the UN while still holding that special office. That man is Ban Ki-moon, the veteran diplomat and former star foreign minister of South Korea now in his second term as UNSG. Because he understands that the UN is in crisis and because he fears the reasons for this are not widely understood he believes it is time to unveil the truth about the organization and explain why its failure would be a catastrophe

Conversations with Mahathir Mohamad : Doctor M : operation Malaysia by Tom Plate( )

10 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and Malay and held by 230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

He began his professional career as a family physician but wound up prescribing innovative political medicines for the entire nation that remain controversial even today. Was he exactly the bold and fearless policy doctor that the troubled body politic of Malaysia needed? Or was he just another mendacious mediocrity with a record of persistent misdiagnoses, phony remedies and self-serving justifications? Only history's judgment can offer the final verdict but Dr Mahathir himself is in no doubt. In a riveting series of unprecedented conversations, Malaysia's most famous former prime minister reveals to American journalist and author Tom Plate a panoramic panoply of views on governing, on Islam, on Jews, on the West and on Malays that are striking in historical sweep and contemporary relevance

Giants of Asia : Conversations with Mahathir Mohamad:A riveting look into Malaysia's most famous prime minister and his often controversial views and policies by Tom Plate( )

2 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In a riveting series of unprecedented conversations, Malaysia's most famous former prime minister reveals to American journalist and author Tom Plate a panoramic panoply of views on governing, on Islam, on Jews, on the West and on Malays that are striking in historical sweep and contemporary relevance

Yo-yo diplomacy : an American columnist tackles the ups-and-downs between China and the US by Tom Plate( )

3 editions published in 2017 in English and held by 53 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The third of the "Tom Plate on Asia" series, Yo-Yo Diplomacy compiles the compelling and insightful columns on Asia by award-winning journalist Tom Plate over the past two years. From tensions in the South China Sea to China's stock market turbulence and Hong Kong's bookseller saga, the veteran columnist continues to examine the rise of Asia and the role of America in this dynamic and diverse region. The collection is enlivened with thoughtful retrospectives and personal comments providing vivid backstories. The result is an informative and readable anthology that would prove valuable not only

The fine art of the political interview : and the inside stories behind the 'Giants of Asia' conversations by Tom Plate( )

3 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 44 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

For decades veteran journalist Tom Plate, the author of the 'Giants of Asia' series, has been engineering headline-making interviews with presidents to prime ministers to mob figures. Some were easy to deal with; others were complicated challenges