{"product_id":"walking-in-my-sons-footsteps-davids-fight-for-freedom-paperback","title":"Walking In My Son's Footsteps: David's Fight For Freedom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarmohan Singh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would you do to fulfill your child's last wishes? Would you take on a political regime?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Singh was a brilliant writer, talented student, and loyal friend, with a sarcastic sense of humor that was equal parts hilarious and incisive. He was also an activist, ready and willing to take on Singapore's oppressive government system--including its mandatory conscription law. He believed in non-violence and considered himself a conscientious objector, but the Singaporean government didn't care; they conscripted him anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the government refused to honor his wishes, he felt he had no other choice: he took his own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid left behind a prodigious body of work--poems and plays that captured his feelings about Singaporean politics and life at large--as well as a clear message to his father: \"Do not silence me,\" he wrote, \"Let my work live.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWalking in My Son's Footsteps\u003c\/em\u003e, Harmohan Singh does just that; he works to finish what his son started, speaking out against the National Service and Singapore's tyrannical laws, while paying tribute to David's life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarmohan deftly weaves together research, letters, David's poems, and his own memories and regrets for a powerful portrait of a young man's life and work--and a demand for change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722871115839,"sku":"9781949639537","price":29.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b161bedfbd4edd06ec9e58b008831785.webp?v=1765097238","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/walking-in-my-sons-footsteps-davids-fight-for-freedom-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}