Asian Godfathers: Money and Power in Hong Kong and South-East Asia
by Joe Studwell
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- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 1861977018
- ISBN 13
- 9781861977014
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Profile Books Ltd, 2007. Paperback. Good. In 329 pages Studwell undertakes a thorough investigation of the dealings of multi millionaires, the godfathers, in the booming economies of Southeast Asia. They're usually from immigrant stock, often Chinese, with an uncanny ability to bend with the wind through colonialism, independence, insurrection and growth.With in depth studies of the eight of Asia's richest men the reader begins to understand their strategies for survival. Also included are thumb nail skethces of the main billionaires from South-East Asia as well as a bibliography, an appendix and an index Good Paperback Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia The text block has heavy spotting and there is a date written neatly on the half title page. Otherwise the binding is tight and there is very mild tanning throughout.
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- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AS37
- Title
- Asian Godfathers: Money and Power in Hong Kong and South-East Asia
- Author
- Joe Studwell
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1861977018
- ISBN 13
- 9781861977014
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Economy - money - power - Hong Kong - South-east Asia - godfathers
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....