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Download or read book Mekong Dragon written by Frank Hurst and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When intelligence officer Mike Rawlin becomes an assassination target of an international drugs smuggler, his world descends into chaos...
Download or read book The Mekong Dragon written by Lily H Trieu and published by . This book was released on 2024-02-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a Vietnamese family's journey from the beautiful city of Saigon, as bombs were being dropped all around, to their new home in Greenville, Tx. It is the American story of balancing a new life and future while honoring and using the 'old ways' to enrich the communities in which they lived. It is Lily's story of her partnership with husband Dinh to provide a foundation of resiliency, creativity, humor, and drive for not only their generation, but also for generations to come. It is also Lily's faith journey. The light of God came to her out of one of the darkest days of her life and it continues to grow and deepen with each new day.
Book Synopsis In the Dragon's Shadow by : Sebastian Strangio
Download or read book In the Dragon's Shadow written by Sebastian Strangio and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-07 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely look at the impact of China's booming emergence on the countries of Southeast Asia Today, Southeast Asia stands uniquely exposed to the waxing power of the new China. Three of its nations border China and five are directly impacted by its claims over the South China Sea. All dwell in the lengthening shadow of its influence: economic, political, military, and cultural. As China seeks to restore its former status as Asia's preeminent power, the countries of Southeast Asia face an increasingly stark choice: flourish within Beijing's orbit or languish outside of it. Meanwhile, as rival powers including the United States take concerted action to curb Chinese ambitions, the region has emerged as an arena of heated strategic competition. Drawing on more than a decade of on-the-ground experience, Sebastian Strangio explores the impacts of China's rise on Southeast Asia, the varied ways in which the countries of the region are responding, and what it might mean for the future balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.
Book Synopsis The Fire of the Dragon by : Ian Williams
Download or read book The Fire of the Dragon written by Ian Williams and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2022-08-04 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2023 As seen in The Times, Sunday Times, Spectator, and on Tonight with Andrew Marr (LBC) Under President Xi Jinping, China's global ambitions have taken a dangerous new turn. Bullying and intimidation have replaced diplomacy, and trade, investment, even big-spending tourists and students have been weaponised. Beijing has strengthened its alliance with Vladimir Putin, supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine, and brooks no criticism of its own flagrant human rights violations against the Uyghur population in western China. Western leaders say they don't want a cold war with China, but it's a little too late for that. Beijing is already waging a more complex, broader and more dangerous cold war than the old one with the Soviet Union. And it is intensifying. This thought-provoking and alarming book examines this new cold war's many fronts – from Taiwan and the South China Sea to the Indian frontier, the Arctic and cyberspace. In doing so it proclaims the clear and sobering message that we must open our eyes to the reality of China's rise and its ruthless bid for global dominance.
Book Synopsis Lion And Dragon Dance In Singapore by : Pauline Loh
Download or read book Lion And Dragon Dance In Singapore written by Pauline Loh and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2023-03-24 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lion dance has been in Singapore since the 1930s and is closely connected with the Chinese clans that organised the first troupes, with some of these clans hailing as far back as the 1800s. Chronicling the history of lion dance, therefore, is akin to chronicling the pioneering years of our nation. However, few books document the history of this art form in Singapore.This book is the first of its kind to introduce the history, culture, sport and performance art that is lion and dragon dance in English. It will cover the types of dances and costumes, symbolisms and values embedded in the lion and dragon dance communities. It will tell the stories of Singaporean lion and dragon dance pioneers which have never before appeared in any English publications. It will also feature interviews with current leaders in the community and share our hopes for the future of the art form in Singapore.
Book Synopsis China's Omnidirectional Peripheral Diplomacy by : Jianwei Wang
Download or read book China's Omnidirectional Peripheral Diplomacy written by Jianwei Wang and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In view of its size, and vast land and sea boundaries that it shares with its neighbours, China has always regarded its peripheral policy as a crucial aspect of its national security. Such a mentality conforms to Chinese leaders' core belief that a stable external environment — in particular, its immediate region — remains the sine qua non for the continued and sustained rejuvenation of their nation.This book examines China's evolving strategies towards its surrounding peripheries. It is the first book to examine in detail President Xi Jinping's steering of China's peripheral diplomacy. It argues that China pursues an ambitious, omnidirectional regional diplomacy that emphasizes the entire periphery region, and not just specific peripheries. According to this book, Chinese regional policy cannot be properly and adequately understood without taking into account its full breadth, substance and scope. Featuring chapters that explore China's evolving policy in Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Central Asia, and addressing new developments under Xi, this book fleshes out the intricacies of how China has been managing its peripheral relationships in Asia under new circumstances and new leadership.
Book Synopsis Mekong Dragon: When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted ... by : Frank Hurst
Download or read book Mekong Dragon: When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted ... written by Frank Hurst and published by Booksmango. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When intelligence officer Mike Rawlin becomes the assassination target of an international drugs smuggler his world descends into chaos ¿ In the much-anticipated final story of the Golden Triangle Trilogy, Frank Hurst provides another spell-binding trip into the world of international crime and the steamy jungles of South East Asia. Brimming with secrets, romance, rivalry and deception, this is an epic story in its own right.Praise for the Golden Triangle Trilogy.'Hurst's writing is compelling, a drama of considerable suspense; akin to 007 with canny Ian Fleming style plot building intact. Hurst achieves a level of authenticity that armchair detective writers can't hope to match.' The Nation'Gripping, quality writing, truly enjoyable, fabulous, a delight to read, couldn't put it down, bring on the movie.' Amazon customer'A fast-paced page turner. Hurst's writing shows a real inside knowledge of the drug business; nail biting, irresistible.' Goodreads UK
Book Synopsis The Deer and the Dragon by : Donald K Emmerson
Download or read book The Deer and the Dragon written by Donald K Emmerson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will the nations of Southeast Asia maintain their strategic autonomy, or are they destined to become a subservient periphery of China? This book’s expert authors address this pressing question in multiple contexts. What clues to the future lie in the modern history of Sino-Southeast Asian relations? How economically dependent on China has the region already become? What do Southeast Asians think of China? Does Beijing view the region in proprietary terms as its own backyard? How has the relative absence, distance, and indifference of the United States affected the balance of influence between the US and China in Southeast Asia? The book also explores China’s moves and Southeast Asia’s responses to them. Does China’s Maritime Silk Road through Southeast Asia herald a Pax Sinica across the region? How should China’s expansionary acts in the South China Sea be understood? How have Southeast Asian states such as Vietnam and the Philippines responded? How does Singapore’s China strategy compare with Indonesia’s? How relevant is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations? To what extent has China tried to persuade the “overseas Chinese” in Southeast Asia to identify with “'the motherland” and support its aims? How are China’s deep involvements in Cambodia and Laos affecting the economies and policies of those countries? “This rich collection,” writes renowned author-journalist Nayan Chanda, answers these and other questions while offering “fresh insights” and “new information and analyses” to explain Southeast Asia’s relations with China.
Book Synopsis Collaboration in Water Resource Management in Vietnam and South-East Asia by : Pham Quang Minh
Download or read book Collaboration in Water Resource Management in Vietnam and South-East Asia written by Pham Quang Minh and published by Nomos Verlag. This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wasser, Wasserressourcen und Wasserwirtschaft sind heute mit die schwierigsten, nicht-traditionellen und grenzüberschreitenden Sicherheitsprobleme überhaupt. Auf der Grundlage von Dokumenten aus erster Hand versuchen die Experten in diesem Band, ein Verständnis dafür zu entwickeln, warum die Greater Mekong Subregion(GMS) aus geostrategischer Sicht wichtig ist, welche historischen und aktuellen Herausforderungen die Region zu bewältigen hat, wie sich Großmächte wie China, Indien, Japan und die USA politisch in der GMS engagieren und was die GMS in der Frage des Wasserressourcenmanagements von anderen Regionen lernen kann.
Book Synopsis The Magnificent Book of Dragons by : Stella A. Caldwell
Download or read book The Magnificent Book of Dragons written by Stella A. Caldwell and published by Weldon Owen International. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magical menagerie will lead you on a thrilling journey through the fantastical realm of dragons. Meet fire-breathing monsters, ferocious serpents, wise and gentle giants, and multi-headed beasts. From the hundred-headed Typhon of Ancient Greek mythology to the dazzling Aztec dragon Quetzalcoatl, all sorts of magnificent beasts are brought to life from across the globe and many different cultures. Fascinating facts accompany each illustration so you can find out which dragon darted from tree to tree, how Shenlong was master of the rain and wind, and which creature could hypnotize people with its blazing eyes.
Book Synopsis Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta by : Mart A. Stewart
Download or read book Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta written by Mart A. Stewart and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-05-13 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mekong Delta of Vietnam is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. The Mekong River fans out over an area of about 40,000 sq kilometers and over the course of many millennia has produced a region of fertile alluvial soils and constant flows of energy. Today about a fourth of the Delta is under rice cultivation, making this area one of the premier rice granaries in the world. The Delta has always proven a difficult environment to manipulate, however, and because of population pressures, increasing acidification of soils, and changes in the Mekong’s flow, environmental problems have intensified. The changing way in which the region has been linked to larger flows of commodities and capital over time has also had an impact on the region: For example, its re-emergence in recent decades as a major rice-exporting area has linked it inextricably to global markets and their vicissitudes. And most recently, the potential for sea level increases because of global warming has added a new threat. Because most of the region is on average only a few meters above sea level and because any increase of sea level will change the complex relationship between tides and down-river water flow, the Mekong Delta is one of the areas in the world most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. How governmental policy and resident populations have in the past and will in coming decades adapt to climate change as well as several other emerging or ongoing environmental and economic problems is the focus of this collection.
Book Synopsis A Dragon Lives Forever by : Thomas R. Hargrove
Download or read book A Dragon Lives Forever written by Thomas R. Hargrove and published by . This book was released on 2003-02 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drifting, and yet full awake, I began to feel a warning breeze, chilling; enveloping: and so I looked up and when I did, I saw an ominous lone dark cloud, shadowing, floating East: I thought Nature; stirring, rustling leaves and winds to blast and swish across these sidewalk cobblestones with cloudbursts of raindrops; huge like crystals; to splash and splatter my face, soak, shape and to cling my body to my clothes. Benumbed, I lay there sensing; no savoring in the rain; drenched, and with the raindrops splattering, spreading their translucent colors to have me rhyme, 'Debbie Debbie weighing sounds round and round her womb, womb.
Book Synopsis The Tiger and the Hare by : Jane Miller Chai
Download or read book The Tiger and the Hare written by Jane Miller Chai and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-03-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tiger and the Hare offers an exciting and unusual take on America’s Vietnam adventure. Author Jane Chai presents the thrilling story of a young American woman caught up in the seething intrigue of South Vietnam in “the early days” of 1962 and 1963, an absolutely critical period which set the stage---for better or worse---for the massive U.S. intervention that followed later. She fully captures the mood and flavor of that time. She deftly weaves real-life events and personalities into the story, adding not only credibility but unique insight to her tale. The book is in fact a masterful blend of fact and fiction, an important historical novel that for those of us who served there in those critical years is probably the only way the true story can be properly told. The Tiger and the Hare is a major contribution to that elusive understanding. James Rosenthal, Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, 1961-1965. The Tiger and the Hare goes a long way in illuminating how the U.S. became ensnared in a war in my country. Skillfully told, a young American female scholar’s enchantment with the history and culture of Vietnam conflicts with the rigid aims of her own country. This riveting tale of discovery describes two lunar years essential to understanding the subsequent years of war. Nguyen Van Canh, University of Saigon Professor of Law and Politics; Author, Vietnam Under Communism, 1975-1982, Hoover Institution Ms. Chai does an admirable job of evoking the issues and atmosphere of Vietnam in the early sixties. Calvin E. Mehlert, Foreign Service Officer (ret.), Aide to Edward G. Lansdale
Book Synopsis International Science in the National Interest at the U.S. Geological Survey by : National Research Council
Download or read book International Science in the National Interest at the U.S. Geological Survey written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-07-18 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is intrinsically global, and from early in its history, the USGS has successfully carried out international projects that serve U.S. national interests and benefit the USGS domestic mission. Opportunities abound for the USGS to strategically pursue international science in the next 5-10 years that bears on growing worldwide problems having direct impact on the United States-climate and ecosystem changes, natural disasters, the spread of invasive species, and diminishing natural resources, to name a few. Taking a more coherent, proactive agency approach to international science-and building support for international projects currently in progress-would help the USGS participate in international science activities more effectively.
Book Synopsis A Dragon Lives Forever by : Thomas R. Hargrove
Download or read book A Dragon Lives Forever written by Thomas R. Hargrove and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a memoir of the Vietnam War, an army officer recalls how as an agricultural advisor, he taught Vietnamese farmers how to grow miracle rice and how that position conflicted with his military duties. Original.
Book Synopsis Out of the Dragon's Mouth by : Joyce Burns Zeiss
Download or read book Out of the Dragon's Mouth written by Joyce Burns Zeiss and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-03-08 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the fall of South Vietnam, fourteen-year-old Mai is forced to flee across the South China Sea to a refugee camp near Malaysia. But when an accident forces Mai to flee the camp, she meets a half-American boy named Kien, who might be the only person who can keep her alive until she’s sent to the US.
Book Synopsis The Dragon's Eye by : Scott C. Stone
Download or read book The Dragon's Eye written by Scott C. Stone and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 1998 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 1969 Edgar Award, The Dragon’s Eye takes us behind the Bamboo Curtain into a world of espionage and intrigue in China. Why me? I was no hero. Just a war-wise, war-weary combat reporter who’d pushed his luck too far and too long. Still alive and tired of all the dying. Now all I wanted was a long blonde in a short bikini and a star to steer her by. I cabled my resignation and got the hell out of Asia. I got as far as Honolulu. That’s where an old buddy brainwashed me into a mission that would rattle the guts of the most hardened agent. A rescue job behind the Bamboo Curtain. A former British correspondent, now top man in the Chinese news service. A man with lethal secrets…and a Chinese mistress. A man who would deal with no one but me. Why me? I couldn’t figure it out. And there was only one way to find out….
