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  • Intimate Economies of Development

    Mobility, Sexuality and Health in Asia

    de Chris Lyttleton ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development, Mobilities and Migration
    Aspirations, desires, opportunism and exploitation are seldom considered as fundamental elements of donor-driven development as it impacts on the lives of people in poor countries. Yet, alongside structural interventions, emotional or affective engagements are central to processes of social change and the making of selves for those caught up in development’s slipstream.Intimate Economies of ... Leer más

    $48.99 USD

  • Everyday Life in Southeast Asia

    de Lorraine Aragon, Andrew Causey, Holly High, Judith Nagata, Harold C. Conklin, Hjorleifur Jonsson, John Clammer, Christina Schwenkel, Susan Darlington, Nancy Smith-Hefner, Katharine Wiegele, Pattana Kitiarsa, Sandra Cate, Nir Avieli, Shaun Kingsley Malarney, Elizabeth Traube, Eve Zucker, Chris Lyttleton, Robert Dentan, Anthony (Bah Tony) Williams-Hunt, Juli Edo, Michele Ford, Lenore Lyons, Gene Ammarell ...
    This lively survey of the peoples, cultures, and societies of Southeast Asia introduces a region of tremendous geographic, linguistic, historical, and religious diversity. Encompassing both mainland and island countries, these engaging essays describe personhood and identity, family and household organization, nation-states, religion, popular culture and the arts, the legacies of war and recovery, ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

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  • How to Understand Death

    de Eknath Easwaran ...
    Series series Easwaran Inspirations
    Take your fate into your own hands by facing death, not fleeing from it.Easwaran is one of the twentieth century's great spiritual teachers and an authentic guide to timeless wisdom. Understand death, Easwaran writes, and you’ll live more wisely – you’ll learn more, love more, and contribute more to all around you. By facing death, not fleeing from it, you take your fate into your own hands.With ... Leer más

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  • The Vietnam War

    de Chris McNab, Professor Andrew Wiest ...
    Series series Military Classics
    The Vietnam War is a timely account of the 6,000-day conflict in Southeast Asia. The book begins with the history of South East Asia during World War II, before discussing the French involvement in the First Indochina War, and the subsequent drawing-in of the United States and its allies, Australia and South Korea. The repercussions of this bitter, tragic and costly conflict were far-reaching, for ... Leer más

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  • The Age of Sustainable Development

    de Jeffrey D. Sachs ...
    Jeffrey D. Sachs is one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development. In this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can use a holistic way forward to address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and political-economic injustice: sustainable development ... Leer más

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  • This Light in Oneself

    True Meditation

    de J. Krishnamurti ...
    A leading spiritual teacher of the twentieth century presents meditation as a tool for better understanding not just ourselves but the world around usThese selections present the core of Krishnamurti's teaching on meditation, taken from discussions with small groups, as well as from public talks to large audiences. His main theme is the essential need to look inward, to know ourselves, in order ... Leer más

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  • The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America's Future

    Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America's Future

    de Michael Levi ...
    The United States is in the throes of two unfolding energy revolutions, and partisans-convinced that only their side holds the key to American prosperity, security, and safety-are battling over which one should prevail. In The Power Surge, Michael Levi takes readers inside these revolutions to find out what's really happening-and which side is right. From the back roads of Ohio where old friends ... Leer más

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  • A Short History of Cambodia: From empire to survival

    From empire to survival

    de John Tully ...
    New in the Short History of Asia series edited by Milton Osborne this is a concise and readable history of Cambodia from its rich and powerful past through the era of French protection the Vietnamese conflict the Pol Pot regime and to its present day incarnation as a constitutional monarchy and popular tourist destination. Temples and killing fields mighty rivers and impenetrable forests a past ... Leer más

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  • Finding the Dragon Lady

    The Mystery of Vietnam's Madame Nhu

    de Monique Brinson Demery ...
    In November 1963, the president of South Vietnam and his brother were brutally executed in a coup that was sanctioned and supported by the American government. President Kennedy later explained to his close friend Paul "Red" Fay that the reason the United States made the fateful decision to get rid of the Ngos was in no small part because of South Vietnam's first lady, Madame Nhu. "That goddamn ... Leer más

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  • Fossil Capital

    The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming

    de Andreas Malm ...
    A sweeping study of how capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power—and contributed to the worsening climate crisisThe more we know about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we burn. How did we end up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Andreas Malm claims it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. But why did ... Leer más

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  • Night, Again

    Contemporary Fiction from Vietnam

    Edición de Linh Dinh ...
    A couple's scheme to get rich by killing their father backfires, leaving them in charge of a cripple. In heaven, a baby, dead through neglect, tells his playmates: "Life down there is just one long sleep." A young soldier, saved by a stranger, can never again find her to thank her. A man carries a massive clock. Using a variety of techniques and styles, in this collection of twelve short stories ... Leer más

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