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Book Synopsis Lonely Planet Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand by : Greg Bloom
Download or read book Lonely Planet Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand written by Greg Bloom and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on the region's history and culture, and offers recommendations for lodging, dining, transportation, shopping, entertainment, activities, and points of interest.
Book Synopsis Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & the Greater Mekong by : Nick Ray
Download or read book Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & the Greater Mekong written by Nick Ray and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history, geography, and people of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and the Greater Mekong Region and recommends hotels, restaurants, and attractions.
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Download or read book Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & the Greater Mekong written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mekong written by Milton Osborne and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “remarkable” history of the great river of Southeast Asia (Jill Ker Conway, author of The Road from Coorain). The Mekong River runs over nearly three thousand miles, beginning in the mountains of Tibet and flowing through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam before emptying into the China Sea. Its waters are the lifeblood of Southeast Asia, and first begot civilization on the fertile banks of its delta region at Oc Eo nearly two millennia ago. This is the story of the peoples and cultures of the great river, from these obscure beginnings to the emergence of today’s independent nations. Drawing on research gathered over forty years, Milton Osborne traces the Mekong’s dramatic history through the rise and fall of civilizations and the era of colonization and exploration. He details the struggle for liberation during a twentieth century in which Southeast Asia has seen almost constant conflict, including two world wars, the Indochina War, the Vietnam War, and its bloody aftermath—and explores the prospects for peace and prosperity as the region enters a new millennium. Along the way, he brings to life those who witnessed and shaped events along the river, including Chou Ta-kuan, the thirteenth-century Chinese envoy who recorded the glory of Angkor Wat, the capital of the Khmer Empire; the Iberian mercenaries Blas Ruiz and Diego Veloso, whose involvement in the intrigues of Cambodia’s royal family shook Southeast Asia’s politics in the sixteenth century; and the revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh, whose campaigns to liberate Vietnam from the French and unify the nation under communism changed the course of history. “[A] pathbreaking, ecologically informed chronicle . . . A pulsating journey through the heart of Southeast Asia.” —Publishers Weekly
Book Synopsis On The Borders of State Power by : Martin Gainsborough
Download or read book On The Borders of State Power written by Martin Gainsborough and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-10-31 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the main themes of globalization, state power and culture from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century, this book explores the changing nature, meaning and significance of the Greater Mekong Sub-region.
Book Synopsis Adventure Guide Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia by : Janet Arrowood
Download or read book Adventure Guide Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia written by Janet Arrowood and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Janet Arrowood, longtime and frequent visitor to Southeast Asia Huge lakes, tremendous waterfalls, elephant rides, jungles, wonderful people, fabulous food. The sense of the new and unknown will amaze you. Prices? Phenomenally low. And the scenery is spectacular. Canoe on Vietnam's historic lakes, kayak the South China Sea, see some of the largest waterfalls in the world, visit the islands, trek to hill-tribe areas, visit former royal palaces, wander through local markets. The imperial temples along the Perfume River are unforgettable. Laos and Cambodia, almost undiscovered by Westerners, are lands of stunning scene Adventure Guides are about living more intensely, waking up to your surroundings and truly experiencing all that you encounter. Each book offers an ideal mix of practical travel info along with culturally enriching activities and physical adventures. And the fun is for everyone, no matter what his or her age or ability. Comprehensive background information - history, culture, geography and climate - gives you a solid knowledge of each destination and its people. Regional chapters take you on an introductory tour, with stops at museums, historic sites and local attractions. Places to stay and eat; transportation to, from and around your destination; practical concerns; tourism contacts - its all here! Detailed maps feature walking and driving tours. Then come the adventures - both cultural and physical - from canoeing and hiking to taking dance or cooking classes. This unique approach allows you to really immerse yourself in the local culture.
Book Synopsis Last Days of the Mighty Mekong by : Brian Eyler
Download or read book Last Days of the Mighty Mekong written by Brian Eyler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrated for its natural beauty and its abundance of wildlife, the Mekong river runs thousands of miles through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Its basin is home to more than 70 million people and has for centuries been one of the world's richest agricultural areas and a biodynamic wonder. Today, however, it is undergoing profound changes. Development policies, led by a rising China in particular, aim to interconnect the region and urbanize the inhabitants. And a series of dams will harness the river's energy, while also stymieing its natural cycles and cutting off food supplies for swathes of the population. In Last Days of the Mighty Mekong, Brian Eyler travels from the river's headwaters in China to its delta in southern Vietnam to explore its modern evolution. Along the way he meets the region's diverse peoples, from villagers to community leaders, politicians to policy makers. Through conversations with them he reveals the urgent struggle to save the Mekong and its unique ecosystem.
Book Synopsis The Land Boundaries of Indochina by : Ronald Bruce St. John
Download or read book The Land Boundaries of Indochina written by Ronald Bruce St. John and published by IBRU. This book was released on 1998 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mekong written by Milton Osborne and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mekong is one of the world's great rivers, and by far the largest in Southeast Asia. Empires have risen and fallen in the lands through which the Mekong flows and it has been linked to remarkable adventure and exploration as well as war and massacre. Now that Indochina is at peace, new dangers threaten the river's future. For more than forty years Milton Osborne has been fascinated by the Mekong and its history. He has lived beside it, travelled on it and written an acclaimed account of its exploration in the nineteenth century. Here he recounts the history of the river from its earliest times to the present, a history full of the stories of remarkable men-Spanish and Portuguese freebooters and missionaries who briefly held the fate of Cambodia in their hands; French explorers who were recognised in the nineteenth century as the equal of Burton and Livingstone, but are now largely forgotten even in France; a martyred Cambodian monsignor and an Australian-educated Vietnamese reflecting on communist rule. In the present century the Mekong has been at the heart of two wars, while one of the lands along its course, Cambodia, witnessed the terrible tyranny of the Pol Pot regime. While the author's own original research has shaped his writing on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the book is a masterly distillation of the river's history from the earliest times to the present. A new chapter brings this edition up to date on recent developments in the region.
Book Synopsis Mekong—The Occluding River by : Ngo The Vinh
Download or read book Mekong—The Occluding River written by Ngo The Vinh and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-07-14 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part travelogue, part history, and part environmental treatise, Mekong The Occluding River is above all else an urgent warning that factors such as pollution, ecological devastation, and the depletion of natural resources are threatening the very existence of the Mekong River. Author Ngo The Vinh combines his vivid travel notes and collection of photographs with a meticulously researched history of the environmental degradation of the Mekong River. Translated from Vietnamese, the best-selling treatise outlines the myriad threats facing the river today. From oil shipments feeding the industrial cities of southwestern China to gigantic hydroelectric dams known as the Mekong Cascades in Yunnan province, China is the worst environmental offender, though the other nations along Mekongs banks behave no better. From Thailand to Laos to Vietnam, hydroelectric dams that threaten the Mekong and its inhabitants are being built at an alarming rate. To save the Mekong, Ngo The Vinh calls upon all the nations that benefit from its life-giving water to observe the Spirit of the Mekong in the implementation of all future development projects. To achieve this end, there must be a concerted and sustained commitment to cooperation and sustainability. At this critical cross-roads, we should remind ourselves of the mantra from Sea World San Diego: Extinction is forever. Endangered means we still have time.
Book Synopsis Vietnam and Countries of the Mekong by : Larry Henderson
Download or read book Vietnam and Countries of the Mekong written by Larry Henderson and published by [Camden, N.J.] : T. Nelson. This book was released on 1967 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profile of five countries that share a common Indo-Chinese culture--Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma--emphasizing the cultural and geographic background of each as well as their political and economic struggles.
Book Synopsis Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Cultural Profile by : Visiting Arts (Organization)
Download or read book Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Cultural Profile written by Visiting Arts (Organization) and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos by : Bartholomew (Firm)
Download or read book Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos written by Bartholomew (Firm) and published by Nicholson. This book was released on 1996-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Phil Karber Publisher :Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd ISBN 13 :9814435414 Total Pages :362 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (144 download)
Book Synopsis The IndoChina Chronicles by : Phil Karber
Download or read book The IndoChina Chronicles written by Phil Karber and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2007-01-12 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Mekong Arranged & Rearranged by : Ma. Serena I. Diokno
Download or read book The Mekong Arranged & Rearranged written by Ma. Serena I. Diokno and published by Silkworm Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flanked by a fast-growing China hungry for markets and energy and other resources, the Mekong region is a target of competing local, national, regional, and transnational as well as commercial interests. There are many "Mekong regions" and claims to its water, heritage sites, tourism potential, and other resources affect one or all the countries. This volume contains provocative and sometimes conflicting views about history, geopolitics, and current dilemmas by scholars across the region.
Book Synopsis Revolution, Reform and Regionalism in Southeast Asia by : Ronald Bruce St John
Download or read book Revolution, Reform and Regionalism in Southeast Asia written by Ronald Bruce St John and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-01-16 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on research carried out over the three decades, this book compares the post-war political economies of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam in the context of their individual and collective impact on contemporary efforts at regional integration. The author highlights the different paths to reform taken by the three neighbours and the effect this has had on regional plans for economic development through the ASEAN and the Greater Mekong Subregion. Through its comparative analysis of the reforms implemented by Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam over the last thirty years, the book draws attention to parallel themes of continuity and change. The author discusses how the three states have demonstrated related characteristics whilst at the same time making different modifications in order to exploit the unique strengths of their individual cultures. Contributing to the contemporary debate over the role of democratic reform in promoting economic development, the book provides a detailed account of the political economies of three states at the heart of Southeast Asia.
Download or read book Mad about the Mekong written by John Keay and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Keay describes the world of the Mekong as it is today, rehabilitating a traumatised geography while recreating the thrilling and historic voyage of Garnier in 1866. The French expedition was intended to investigate the 'back door' into China by outflanking the British and American conduits of commerce at Hong Kong and Shanghai. The two-year expedition's failures and successes, and the tragedy and acrimony that marked it, make riveting reading.
