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To The Storm

Author : Daiyun Yue
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520060296
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book To The Storm written by Daiyun Yue and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1987-03-16 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To the Storm by Yue Daiyun and Carolyn Wakeman is the fascinating story of Yue Daiyun, a faculty member at Beijing University. Yue Daiyun was a revolutionary from her early school days. She had been a child during the anti-Japanese war and hated the Guomundang. Accepted as a student at Beida in 1948, she joined the Communist Party's underground Democratic youth League and became a Party member the following year and helped with the Liberation of Beijing ... In this interesting autobiography, Yue Daiyun tells her story of the life she and her family lived during these somewhat violent and terror-filled years in China."--Amazon.com

Asian Storm

Author : Don Pendleton
Publisher : Gold Eagle
ISBN 13 : 9780373619115
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Asian Storm written by Don Pendleton and published by Gold Eagle. This book was released on 1997 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Development Asia—Can Asia Unite to Weather the Storm?

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292574221
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Development Asia—Can Asia Unite to Weather the Storm? written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global economic crisis has swept across Asia and brought into sharp focus attempts by nations to cooperate and to integrate their economies. In many ways, the financial crisis of the late 1990s led to the formation of regional cooperation mechanisms to stabilize markets and currencies in times of turmoil. Now these initiatives are being tested. In the third edition of Development Asia, William Branigin, a Washington Post staff writer and the newspaper's former Southeast Asia bureau chief for more than a decade, explores the impact of the global economic crisis on Asian economic cooperation. The insights are compelling. In addition, this edition looks at one of the unsung success stories of regional cooperation in Asia: the victory over piracy in the Malacca Strait. What was once one of the world's most dangerous shipping lanes is now patrolled by coordinated forces from the three nations surrounding the Strait—Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. As a result, only two attempts to plunder booty were reported last year, and both were unsuccessful. The examination of the issues associated with Asian regional cooperation also includes an analysis of the evolution of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as a regional grouping, and what Asia can learn from the economic and political integration of the European Union. Jenny Forster, a longtime journalist in Asia, and a new contributor to Development Asia, takes readers on a walk through an Indian slum. Triggered by the huge success of the movie Slumdog Millionaire, slum tourism has been booming. Jenny talks to people on both sides of the contentious issue. This edition also looks at the innovative use of bonds to finance vaccination campaigns in developing countries. This financing method gives investors a good return on their money, while children throughout Asia, Africa, and elsewhere benefit from lifesaving vaccines. Other feature stories include an examination of the impact on development of heart disease and other noncommunicable diseases. From Bangkok, we bring you the story of an unconventional Catholic priest who has transformed a one-room schoolhouse into one of Thailand's most dynamic development organizations.

Asian Storm

Author : Philippe Riès
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Asian Storm written by Philippe Riès and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the crash of East Asia's economy, it is time for a frank discussion of the strategy for correcting the flaws in policy and infrastructure that undercut Asia's economic engine and for rebuilding its financial resources. Here, in absorbing detail, is an analysis not only of what went wrong and how it affected Japan and the other economies of new Asia, but how they can recover and become strong again. Philippe Ries, the economic and political correspondent for Agence France-Presse stationed in Tokyo, brings his singular expertise to a subject which continues to fascinate economists and business people worldwide.

The Invention of Religion in Japan

Author : Jason Ānanda Josephson
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226412342
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book The Invention of Religion in Japan written by Jason Ānanda Josephson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-10-03 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call “religion.” There was no corresponding Japanese word, nor anything close to its meaning. But when American warships appeared off the coast of Japan in 1853 and forced the Japanese government to sign treaties demanding, among other things, freedom of religion, the country had to contend with this Western idea. In this book, Jason Ananda Josephson reveals how Japanese officials invented religion in Japan and traces the sweeping intellectual, legal, and cultural changes that followed. More than a tale of oppression or hegemony, Josephson’s account demonstrates that the process of articulating religion offered the Japanese state a valuable opportunity. In addition to carving out space for belief in Christianity and certain forms of Buddhism, Japanese officials excluded Shinto from the category. Instead, they enshrined it as a national ideology while relegating the popular practices of indigenous shamans and female mediums to the category of “superstitions”—and thus beyond the sphere of tolerance. Josephson argues that the invention of religion in Japan was a politically charged, boundary-drawing exercise that not only extensively reclassified the inherited materials of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shinto to lasting effect, but also reshaped, in subtle but significant ways, our own formulation of the concept of religion today. This ambitious and wide-ranging book contributes an important perspective to broader debates on the nature of religion, the secular, science, and superstition.

In the Eye of the China Storm

Author : Paul T.K. Lin
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773538577
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book In the Eye of the China Storm written by Paul T.K. Lin and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Vancouver in 1920 to immigrant parents, Lin became a passionate advocate for China while attending university in the United States. With the establishment of the People's Republic, and growing Cold War sentiment, Lin abandoned his doctoral studies, moving to China with his wife and two young sons. He spent the next fifteen years participating in the country's revolutionary transformation. In 1964, concerned by the political climate under Mao and determined to bridge the growing divide between China and the West, Lin returned to Canada with his family and was appointed head of McGill University's Centre for East Asian Studies. Throughout his distinguished career, Lin was sought after as an authority on China. His commitment to building bridges between China and the West contributed to the establishment of diplomatic relations between Canada and China in 1970, to US President Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972, and to the creation of numerous cultural, academic, and trade exchanges. In the Eye of the China Storm is the story of Paul Lin's life and of his efforts - as a scholar, teacher, business consultant, and community leader - to overcome the mutual suspicion that distanced China from the West. A proud patriot, he was devastated by the Chinese government's violent suppression of student protestors at Tiananmen Square in June 1989, but never lost faith in the Chinese people, nor hope for China's bright future.

Asian and Pacific Coasts 2003

Author : Yoshimi G?da
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9812385584
Total Pages : 1583 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Asian and Pacific Coasts 2003 written by Yoshimi G?da and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the experience of coastal and port engineering development, as well as coastal environmental problems, in Asian and Pacific countries. It also provides information and promotes technological progress and activities, international technical transfer and cooperation, and opportunities for engineers and researchers to maintain and improve scientific and technical competence. The subject areas are not limited to the classical topics of coastal engineering but are extended to related fields, including environments, marine ecology, coastal oceanography, fishery, etc.

Southeast Asian Development

Author : Andrew McGregor
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134223269
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Southeast Asian Development written by Andrew McGregor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southeast Asia has long fascinated development practitioners and researchers for being one of the few regions of the world that has resisted global trends to become a successful developing region. Divided into accessible thematic chapters, this book adopts a unique perspective of equitable development to outline the strengths and weaknesses of the transformations taking place in the Southeast Asian region. Focusing on four key themes: equality and inequality; political freedom and opportunity; empowerment and participation; and environmental sustainability, these concepts are used to explore Southeast Asian development and trace the impacts that the growing popularity of market-led and grassroots approaches are having upon economic, political and social processes. Whilst the diversity of the region is emphasized so are some of the homogenizing trends such as the concentration of wealth and services in urban areas and the subsequent migration of rural people into urban factories and squatter settlements. The ongoing commercialization and industrialization of rural agriculture as well as the expansion of non-farm income earning opportunities in rural spaces, and the alarming rates of environmental degradation which threaten health and livelihoods are also exposed. In highlighting how Southeast Asian development is unevenly distributing wealth, opportunities and risks throughout the region, this book emphasizes the need for creative new approaches to ensure that benefits of development are equitably enjoyed by all. Including illustrations, case studies and further reading, this book provides an accessible up-to-date introductory text for students and researchers interested in Southeast Asian development, development studies, Asian studies and geography.

Asian Mythology

Author : Rachel Storm
Publisher : Lorenz Books
ISBN 13 : 9780754806042
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Asian Mythology written by Rachel Storm and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN Authoratative a-z guide to the mythologies and legends of China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia

Weathering the Storm

Author : P. Boomgaard
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004487247
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Weathering the Storm written by P. Boomgaard and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principal cause of the 1930s depression in Southeast Asia lay outside the region—through a sharp contraction in demand for the region's major commodity exports. But it had important internal causes, too: an oversupply of primary commodities and an increasing scarcity of new agricultural land leading to higher rents and lower wages, rising indebtedness and increasing landlessness. This work thoroughly analyses the pre-war depression. It also looks at the changes in the basic structures of the economies of Southeast Asia that were of long-term importance, such as the role of the state in the economy. The authors also draw similarities and contrasts between the 1930s depression and the 1990s Asian crisis. Contributors are Peter Boomgaard, Anne Booth, Pierre Brocheux, Ian Brown, William G. Clarence-Smith, Daniel F. Doeppers, Paul H. Kratoska, J. Thomas Lindblad, Sompop Manarungsan, S. Nawiyanto, Irene Norlund, Jeroen Touwen, and Willem Wolters. Co-published with ISEAS, Singapore

The Changing Role of Schools in Asian Societies

Author : John Chi-Kin Lee
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134127308
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book The Changing Role of Schools in Asian Societies written by John Chi-Kin Lee and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-12-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Asia faces the challenges posed by the ‘knowledge economy’, its schools take on a new and different importance. This book outlines the policy contexts in which these transformations are taking place and the practical strategies that are needed.

Institutionalizing East Asia

Author : Alice D. Ba
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317484983
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Institutionalizing East Asia written by Alice D. Ba and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institutional activities have remarkably transformed East Asia, a region once known for the absence of regionalism and regime-building efforts. Yet the dynamics of this Asian institutionalization have remained an understudied area of research. This book offers one of the first scholarly attempts to clarify what constitutes institutionalization in East Asia and to systematically trace the origins, discern the features, and analyze the prospects of ongoing institutionalization processes in the world’s most dynamic region. Institutionalizing East Asia comprises eight essays, grouped thematically into three sections. Part I considers East and Southeast Asia as focal points of inter-state exchanges and traces the institutionalization of inter-state cooperation first among the Southeast Asian states and then among those of the wider East Asia. Part II examines the institutionalization of regional collaboration in four domains: economy, security, natural disaster relief, and ethnic conflict management. Part III discusses the institutionalization dynamics at the sub-regional and inter-regional levels. The essays in this book offer a useful source of reference for scholars and researchers specializing in East Asia, regional architecture, and institution-building in international relations. They will also be of interest to postgraduate and research students interested in ASEAN, the drivers and limits of international cooperation, as well as the role of regional multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific region.

Central Asia

Author : Boris Z. Rumer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317475224
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Central Asia written by Boris Z. Rumer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The societies of Central Asia are besieged from within and without. The political elites - virtually unchanged despite the transition to independent statehood - battle radical Islamic movements and other oppositional threats that are continuously fueled by economic instability, corruption, environmental deterioration, and the collapse of social services. This survey of political, economic, and social development in Central Asia offers geopolitical context, unparalleled coverage, and analytical depth to our understanding of a region that appears to be rapidly spiraling into crisis.

Weather For Dummies

Author : John D. Cox
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119806798
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (198 download)

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Download or read book Weather For Dummies written by John D. Cox and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Weather For Dummies is probably the best book written for a general audience about the subject." ―BILL GATES Find out what's really going on when it seems like the sky is falling with Weather For Dummies What exactly is happening when the wind blows, the clouds roll in, lightning flashes, and rain pours down? How do hurricanes whip into a frenzy, and where do tornadoes come from? Why do seasonal conditions sometimes vary so much from one year to the next? The inner workings of the weather can be a mystery, but Dummies can help. Packed with dozens of maps, charts, and stunning photographs of weather conditions, Weather For Dummies brings the science of meteorology down to earth, covering everything from weather basics to cloud types, seasonal differences, extreme weather events, climate change, and beyond. You'll learn how to: Predict the weather and prepare a forecast Use common weather terminology like a pro Identify different types of clouds Spot weather conditions that can lead to storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and monsoons Observe fun weather phenomena like lightning, rainbows, sundogs, and haloes Talk about what impact weather has on the global ecosystem Get a handle on smog, the greenhouse effect, global warming, and other climate issues Featuring clear explanations and fun and easy activities you can do at home, you'll be ready – rain or shine – for the ever-changing skies above with Weather For Dummies.

Asia-Pacific Security Challenges

Author : Anthony J. Masys
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331961729X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Asia-Pacific Security Challenges written by Anthony J. Masys and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book examines the contemporary regional security concerns in the Asia-Pacific recognizing the ‘Butterfly effect’, the concept that small causes can have large effects: ‘the flap of a butterfly’s wings can cause a typhoon halfway around the world’. For many Asia-Pacific states, domestic security challenges are at least as important as external security considerations. Recent events (both natural disasters and man-made disasters) have pointed to the inherent physical, economic, social and political vulnerabilities that exist in the region. Both black swan events and persistent threats to security characterize the challenges within the Asia-Pacific region. Transnational security challenges such as global climate change, environmental degradation, pandemics, energy security, supply chain security, resource scarcity, terrorism and organized crime are shaping the security landscape regionally and globally. The significance of emerging transnational security challenges in the Asia-Pacific Region impact globally and conversely, security developments in those other regions affect the Asia-Pacific region.

Monthly Weather Review

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 934 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Monthly Weather Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Asian Water Development Outlook 2016

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292575449
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Asian Water Development Outlook 2016 written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Asian Water Development Outlook charts progress in water security in Asia and the Pacific over the past 5 years. This 2016 edition of the report uses the latest available data to assess water security in five key dimensions: household access to piped potable water and improved sanitation, economic water security, providing better urban water services to build more livable cities, restoring healthy rivers and ecosystems, and resilience to water disasters. The region shows a positive trend in strengthening water security since the 2013 edition of the report, when 38 out of 49 countries were assessed as water-insecure. In 2016, that number dropped to 29 out of 48 countries. This study was supported by ADB’s Water Financing Partnership Facility.