Economic Development in Cambodia [Paperback]

Economic Development in Cambodia [Paperback]

Economic Development in Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Maike Unger Publisher: GRIN Verlag Publishing Date: 2013 Paperback: 32 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 3640435699 ISBN-13: 978-3640435692 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: A, York University, course: Economic Development I&II, language: English, abstract: Table of Contents 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Poverty and Inequality 6 3. Population Growth and Demographic Change 8 4. Conclusion 10 References 12

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Author: Maike Unger Publisher: GRIN Verlag Publishing Date: 2013 Paperback: 32 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 3640435699 ISBN-13: 978-3640435692 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: A, York University, course: Economic Development I&II, language: English, abstract: Table of Contents 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Poverty and Inequality 6 3. Population Growth and Demographic Change 8 4. Conclusion 10 References 12

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"Just a Human Being" And Other Tales from Contemporary Cambodia [Paperback]

"Just a Human Being" And Other Tales from Contemporary Cambodia [Paperback]

"Just a Human Being" And Other Tales from Contemporary Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Teri Shaffer Yamada Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013 Paperback: 106 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1482086352 ISBN-13: 978-1482086355 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Series: Translation Series (Volume 1) Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Cambodian writers represented in this collection of short fiction depict the social, political and economic challenges of life in contemporary Cambodia. The various tales provide humanistic insight into Cambodia's world of rapid modernization since the 1990s as the country recovers from decades of political and economic instability. Among the stories. "Just a Human Being," plays on memories of the Khmer Rouge embedded in contemporary bureaucratic practices of the early 1990s. Other stories, like "Lord of the Land" and "The Boat," are allegories about the lingering traces of the Khmer Rouge era on contemporary social relationships and politics. They explore a theme found in many of these stories: the need to overcome karma and reclaim compassion in a desperate world of poverty and sheer survival. Many of the short stories are ethnographic and provide a snapshot into life in contemporary Cambodia.

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Author: Teri Shaffer Yamada Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013 Paperback: 106 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1482086352 ISBN-13: 978-1482086355 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Series: Translation Series (Volume 1) Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Cambodian writers represented in this collection of short fiction depict the social, political and economic challenges of life in contemporary Cambodia. The various tales provide humanistic insight into Cambodia's world of rapid modernization since the 1990s as the country recovers from decades of political and economic instability. Among the stories. "Just a Human Being," plays on memories of the Khmer Rouge embedded in contemporary bureaucratic practices of the early 1990s. Other stories, like "Lord of the Land" and "The Boat," are allegories about the lingering traces of the Khmer Rouge era on contemporary social relationships and politics. They explore a theme found in many of these stories: the need to overcome karma and reclaim compassion in a desperate world of poverty and sheer survival. Many of the short stories are ethnographic and provide a snapshot into life in contemporary Cambodia.

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Drugs for Cambodia [Paperback]

Drugs for Cambodia [Paperback]

Drugs for Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Gildon Beall Publisher: lulu.com Publishing Date: 2013 Paperback: 214 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1304507505 ISBN-13: 978-1304507501 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Jim Pedneault wants to help people with Aids so he accepts an offer by Forbes Pharma to test an experimental drug in Cambodia. He is joined by a Cambodian nurse, Khieu Battayan, who soon becomes the central figure in the treatment clinic. The drug's initial promising results are followed by serious side effects. Angela Daniels, sent to restrain Khieu, instead joins him. Scott Pierson, the Forbes project manager, hides dangerous animal data and attempts to silence Khieu and Angela.

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Author: Gildon Beall Publisher: lulu.com Publishing Date: 2013 Paperback: 214 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1304507505 ISBN-13: 978-1304507501 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Jim Pedneault wants to help people with Aids so he accepts an offer by Forbes Pharma to test an experimental drug in Cambodia. He is joined by a Cambodian nurse, Khieu Battayan, who soon becomes the central figure in the treatment clinic. The drug's initial promising results are followed by serious side effects. Angela Daniels, sent to restrain Khieu, instead joins him. Scott Pierson, the Forbes project manager, hides dangerous animal data and attempts to silence Khieu and Angela.

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Living a Good Life in Cambodia on The Cheap [Paperback]

Living a Good Life in Cambodia on The Cheap [Paperback]

Living a Good Life in Cambodia on The Cheap [Paperback]

Author: Jan Lahote Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 2013 Paperback: 48 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1492216933 ISBN-13: 978-1492216933 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.1 inches Shipping Weight: 4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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What's it like to live in Cambodia? What does it cost? What kinds of issues must be dealt with? A true account of a man who decided to pack up and leave the United States behind to begin a new life in the Kingdom of Wonder.

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Author: Jan Lahote Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 2013 Paperback: 48 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1492216933 ISBN-13: 978-1492216933 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.1 inches Shipping Weight: 4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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What's it like to live in Cambodia? What does it cost? What kinds of issues must be dealt with? A true account of a man who decided to pack up and leave the United States behind to begin a new life in the Kingdom of Wonder.

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Living a Good Life in Cambodia on The Cheap [Kindle Edition]

Living a Good Life in Cambodia on The Cheap [Kindle Edition]

Living a Good Life in Cambodia on The Cheap [Kindle Edition]

Author: Jan Lahote Publisher: Hau Huntian Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 186 KB Print Length: 45 pages Language: English ASIN: B00E3QZGW4 format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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What's it like to live in Cambodia? What does it cost? What kinds of issues must be dealt with?

A true account of a man who decided to pack up and leave the United States behind to begin a new life in the Kingdom of Wonder.

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Author: Jan Lahote Publisher: Hau Huntian Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 186 KB Print Length: 45 pages Language: English ASIN: B00E3QZGW4 format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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What's it like to live in Cambodia? What does it cost? What kinds of issues must be dealt with?

A true account of a man who decided to pack up and leave the United States behind to begin a new life in the Kingdom of Wonder.

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For the Sake of All Living Things: A Novel [Kindle Edition]

For the Sake of All Living Things: A Novel [Kindle Edition]

For the Sake of All Living Things: A Novel [Kindle Edition]

Author: John M. Del Vecchio Publisher: Warriors Publishing Group Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 1979 KB Print Length: 750 pages Language: English ASIN: B00BBPWBUA Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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John M. Del Vecchio's searing bestseller The 13th Valley was praised as one of the most powerful works of literature to emerge from the Vietnam experience. Now back in print comes an even more stunning achievement: For the Sake of All Living Things.

In this unflinching and unforgettable epic saga, Del Vecchio re-creates the violence and horror of Vietnam's parallel tragedy—the Cambodian holocaust—as seen through the eyes of a Cambodian family and the American adviser whose fate becomes irrevocable linked with theirs. A sweeping tale of savagery and survival that pits parents and children against both the North Vietnamese invaders and the unprecedented ferocity of the Khmer Rouge, For the Sake of All Living Things is an unrelenting, ultimately inspiring chronicle of conflict and redemption in the killing fields.

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Author: John M. Del Vecchio Publisher: Warriors Publishing Group Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 1979 KB Print Length: 750 pages Language: English ASIN: B00BBPWBUA Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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John M. Del Vecchio's searing bestseller The 13th Valley was praised as one of the most powerful works of literature to emerge from the Vietnam experience. Now back in print comes an even more stunning achievement: For the Sake of All Living Things.

In this unflinching and unforgettable epic saga, Del Vecchio re-creates the violence and horror of Vietnam's parallel tragedy—the Cambodian holocaust—as seen through the eyes of a Cambodian family and the American adviser whose fate becomes irrevocable linked with theirs. A sweeping tale of savagery and survival that pits parents and children against both the North Vietnamese invaders and the unprecedented ferocity of the Khmer Rouge, For the Sake of All Living Things is an unrelenting, ultimately inspiring chronicle of conflict and redemption in the killing fields.

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For the Sake of All Living Things: A Novel [Paperback]

For the Sake of All Living Things: A Novel [Paperback]

For the Sake of All Living Things: A Novel [Paperback]

Author: John M. Del Vecchio Publisher: Warriors Publishing Group Publishing Date: 2013 Paperback: 750 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0985338881 ISBN-13: 978-0985338886 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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John M. Del Vecchio's searing bestseller The 13th Valley was praised as one of the most powerful works of literature to emerge from the Viet Nam experience. Now back in print comes an even more stunning achievement: For the Sake of All Living Things In this unflinching and unforgettable epic saga, Del Vecchio re-creates the violence and horror of Viet Nam’s parallel tragedy—the Cambodian holocaust—as seen through the eyes of a Cambodian family and the American adviser whose fate becomes irrevocable linked with theirs. A sweeping tale of savagery and survival that pits parents and children against both the North Vietnamese invaders and the unprecedented ferocity of the Khmer Rouge, For the Sake of All Living Things is an unrelenting, ultimately inspiring chronicle of conflict and redemption in the killing fields. "Harrowing... [Del Vecchio] has added another memorable book to the literature of the Southeast Asian conflict." —The New York Times Book Review "Nothing can prepare the reader for the experience of this book." —The Dallas Morning News "Exhaustive, emotionally powerful... Del Vecchio brilliantly portrays the labyrinthine tragedies that led to the 1970s cataclysm in Cambodia." —Publishers Weekly

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Author: John M. Del Vecchio Publisher: Warriors Publishing Group Publishing Date: 2013 Paperback: 750 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0985338881 ISBN-13: 978-0985338886 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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John M. Del Vecchio's searing bestseller The 13th Valley was praised as one of the most powerful works of literature to emerge from the Viet Nam experience. Now back in print comes an even more stunning achievement: For the Sake of All Living Things In this unflinching and unforgettable epic saga, Del Vecchio re-creates the violence and horror of Viet Nam’s parallel tragedy—the Cambodian holocaust—as seen through the eyes of a Cambodian family and the American adviser whose fate becomes irrevocable linked with theirs. A sweeping tale of savagery and survival that pits parents and children against both the North Vietnamese invaders and the unprecedented ferocity of the Khmer Rouge, For the Sake of All Living Things is an unrelenting, ultimately inspiring chronicle of conflict and redemption in the killing fields. "Harrowing... [Del Vecchio] has added another memorable book to the literature of the Southeast Asian conflict." —The New York Times Book Review "Nothing can prepare the reader for the experience of this book." —The Dallas Morning News "Exhaustive, emotionally powerful... Del Vecchio brilliantly portrays the labyrinthine tragedies that led to the 1970s cataclysm in Cambodia." —Publishers Weekly

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The Kings of Angkor: Army of a Thousand Elephants [Kindle Edition]

The Kings of Angkor: Army of a Thousand Elephants [Kindle Edition]

The Kings of Angkor: Army of a Thousand Elephants [Kindle Edition]

Author: Mary Moriarty Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 378 KB Print Length: 274 pages Language: English ASIN: B00CS7HOU2 Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Among the mystic plains and mountains of Cambodia, a dedicated archaeologist, Anna Oldenburg, suddenly finds herself inexplicably thrust a midst the life and times—ancient and modern—of the nation that once had the vision to create the magnificent Angkor Wat.

In the royal courts of Suryavarman II, Anna would come to know friendship, honor, courage, and the one unimaginable love that seems as timeless and consuming as she could make of it.

The corrupting influence of power, however, courses in the veins of those who are madly after it, past and present, and Anna finds herself at the center of intrigues, threatening to destroy those who have become dear to her—even her own life.

Along with the people who have become everything to her, Anna must deal with the forces who mean to destroy her or confine her to eternal oblivion, if they could just have their way.

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Author: Mary Moriarty Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 378 KB Print Length: 274 pages Language: English ASIN: B00CS7HOU2 Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Among the mystic plains and mountains of Cambodia, a dedicated archaeologist, Anna Oldenburg, suddenly finds herself inexplicably thrust a midst the life and times—ancient and modern—of the nation that once had the vision to create the magnificent Angkor Wat.

In the royal courts of Suryavarman II, Anna would come to know friendship, honor, courage, and the one unimaginable love that seems as timeless and consuming as she could make of it.

The corrupting influence of power, however, courses in the veins of those who are madly after it, past and present, and Anna finds herself at the center of intrigues, threatening to destroy those who have become dear to her—even her own life.

Along with the people who have become everything to her, Anna must deal with the forces who mean to destroy her or confine her to eternal oblivion, if they could just have their way.

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The Scent of Rumduol: A Cambodian Novel [Kindle Edition]

The Scent of Rumduol: A Cambodian Novel [Kindle Edition]

The Scent of Rumduol: A Cambodian Novel [Kindle Edition]

Author: Andy J. Hill Publisher: Andy J. Hill Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 444 KB Print Length: 228 pages Language: English ASIN: B00DYFOFTK Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Sothea wants to be a famous writer, the most famous in all of Cambodia, to write about her life, and all the bad things that happen to children in her country. And the good things, as well. Her best friend suggests that there needs to be romance too, as all the best stories have a romance.

Sokhem wants to be a web designer, and to create his own site, uncovering the things that nobody likes to talk about in Cambodia; the stuff that gets swept under the rug. His little brother, Vithu, wants to change the world, after he has finished school, gone to university, traveled, and read everything there is to read and learned everything that can be learned.

Kosal worries for his country, and feels that the Cambodian people are lost. His master has sent him from the pagoda on a seven year pilgrimage to find understanding, and perhaps even enlightenment.

The Scent of Rumduol is a modern day tale of stolen childhoods; of children forced to survive the exigencies of a world epitomized by poverty, violence, drugs, child exploitation, and sexual abuse. It is the story of four orphans whose lives touch, and are touched, by others - including a teenage prostitute, a former Khmer Rouge guard, and a disillusioned aid worker - in ways nobody could ever have imagined.

It is a story of hope, resolve, love, karma, and, ultimately, of triumph over adversity.

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Author: Andy J. Hill Publisher: Andy J. Hill Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 444 KB Print Length: 228 pages Language: English ASIN: B00DYFOFTK Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Sothea wants to be a famous writer, the most famous in all of Cambodia, to write about her life, and all the bad things that happen to children in her country. And the good things, as well. Her best friend suggests that there needs to be romance too, as all the best stories have a romance.

Sokhem wants to be a web designer, and to create his own site, uncovering the things that nobody likes to talk about in Cambodia; the stuff that gets swept under the rug. His little brother, Vithu, wants to change the world, after he has finished school, gone to university, traveled, and read everything there is to read and learned everything that can be learned.

Kosal worries for his country, and feels that the Cambodian people are lost. His master has sent him from the pagoda on a seven year pilgrimage to find understanding, and perhaps even enlightenment.

The Scent of Rumduol is a modern day tale of stolen childhoods; of children forced to survive the exigencies of a world epitomized by poverty, violence, drugs, child exploitation, and sexual abuse. It is the story of four orphans whose lives touch, and are touched, by others - including a teenage prostitute, a former Khmer Rouge guard, and a disillusioned aid worker - in ways nobody could ever have imagined.

It is a story of hope, resolve, love, karma, and, ultimately, of triumph over adversity.

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A Woman of Angkor: A Novel [Kindle Edition]

A Woman of Angkor: A Novel [Kindle Edition]

A Woman of Angkor: A Novel [Kindle Edition]

Author: John Burgess Publisher: River Books Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 990 KB Print Length: 502 pages Language: English ASIN: B00DCCQN5E Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Praise for A Woman of Angkor:

'Burgess has done something that I believe is unique in modern writing: set a credible and seemingly authentic tale in the courts and temples of ancient Angkor to stir the imagination and excite our historical interest.' -John le Carré

'A Woman of Angkor is a powerful work of imagination that takes the reader to a faraway time and place and makes the story vividly real. Through the voice of his heroine, Sray, John Burgess conjures a story of a Khmer family whose lives are interwoven with the building of the magical, mysterious temple of Angkor Wat. This is historical fiction with a difference--about a people whose history has been obscured and abandoned like the magnificent shrine that for so many centuries lay hidden in the jungle.' -David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of Bloodmoney

'A poignant glimpse into the daily life of Twelfth Century Cambodia. Do you want to know who were the people who built the temples, grew the rice and served in the palace guard? Read A Woman of Angkor.' -Dawn Rooney, author of Angkor: Cambodia's Wondrous Khmer Temples

'A wonderful and compelling story that vividly evokes the glory, violence, and beauty of the vanished Khmer Empire, as told through the testimony of one remarkable woman. This is a real page-turner of a narrative in which Burgess brings us into the dangerous world of palace intrigues and into the lives of Angkor's ordinary people.' -Michael D. Coe, author of Angkor and the Khmer Civilization

This first novel by former Washington Post journalist John Burgess is historically accurate and a very imaginative telling of the history of World Heritage Site Angkor.

'Pure and beautiful, she glows like the moon behind clouds.'

The time is the 12th Century, the place Cambodia, birthplace of the lost Angkor civilisation. In a village behind a towering stone temple lives a young woman named Sray, whom neighbors liken to the heroine of a Hindu epic. Hiding a dangerous secret, she is content with quiet obscurity, but one rainy season afternoon is called to a life of prominence in the royal court. There her faith and loyalties are tested by attentions from the great king Suryavarman II. Struggling to keep her devotion is her husband Nol, palace confidante and master of the silk parasols that were symbols of the monarch's rank.

This lovingly crafted novel revives the rites and rhythms of the ancient culture that built the temples of Angkor, then abandoned them to the jungle. In telling her tale, Sray takes the reader to a hilltop monastery, a concubine pavilion and across the seas to the throne room of imperial China. She witnesses the construction of the largest of the temples, Angkor Wat, and offers an explanation for its greatest mystery-why it broke with centuries of tradition to face west instead of east.

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Author: John Burgess Publisher: River Books Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 990 KB Print Length: 502 pages Language: English ASIN: B00DCCQN5E Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Praise for A Woman of Angkor:

'Burgess has done something that I believe is unique in modern writing: set a credible and seemingly authentic tale in the courts and temples of ancient Angkor to stir the imagination and excite our historical interest.' -John le Carré

'A Woman of Angkor is a powerful work of imagination that takes the reader to a faraway time and place and makes the story vividly real. Through the voice of his heroine, Sray, John Burgess conjures a story of a Khmer family whose lives are interwoven with the building of the magical, mysterious temple of Angkor Wat. This is historical fiction with a difference--about a people whose history has been obscured and abandoned like the magnificent shrine that for so many centuries lay hidden in the jungle.' -David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of Bloodmoney

'A poignant glimpse into the daily life of Twelfth Century Cambodia. Do you want to know who were the people who built the temples, grew the rice and served in the palace guard? Read A Woman of Angkor.' -Dawn Rooney, author of Angkor: Cambodia's Wondrous Khmer Temples

'A wonderful and compelling story that vividly evokes the glory, violence, and beauty of the vanished Khmer Empire, as told through the testimony of one remarkable woman. This is a real page-turner of a narrative in which Burgess brings us into the dangerous world of palace intrigues and into the lives of Angkor's ordinary people.' -Michael D. Coe, author of Angkor and the Khmer Civilization

This first novel by former Washington Post journalist John Burgess is historically accurate and a very imaginative telling of the history of World Heritage Site Angkor.

'Pure and beautiful, she glows like the moon behind clouds.'

The time is the 12th Century, the place Cambodia, birthplace of the lost Angkor civilisation. In a village behind a towering stone temple lives a young woman named Sray, whom neighbors liken to the heroine of a Hindu epic. Hiding a dangerous secret, she is content with quiet obscurity, but one rainy season afternoon is called to a life of prominence in the royal court. There her faith and loyalties are tested by attentions from the great king Suryavarman II. Struggling to keep her devotion is her husband Nol, palace confidante and master of the silk parasols that were symbols of the monarch's rank.

This lovingly crafted novel revives the rites and rhythms of the ancient culture that built the temples of Angkor, then abandoned them to the jungle. In telling her tale, Sray takes the reader to a hilltop monastery, a concubine pavilion and across the seas to the throne room of imperial China. She witnesses the construction of the largest of the temples, Angkor Wat, and offers an explanation for its greatest mystery-why it broke with centuries of tradition to face west instead of east.

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A Woman of Angkor: A Novel [Paperback]

A Woman of Angkor: A Novel [Paperback]

A Woman of Angkor: A Novel [Paperback]

Author: John Burgess Publisher: River Books Press Dist A C Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013 Paperback: 500 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 6167339252 ISBN-13: 978-6167339252 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Praise for A Woman of Angkor:

'Burgess has done something that I believe is unique in modern writing: set a credible and seemingly authentic tale in the courts and temples of ancient Angkor to stir the imagination and excite our historical interest.' -John le Carré

'A Woman of Angkor is a powerful work of imagination that takes the reader to a faraway time and place and makes the story vividly real. Through the voice of his heroine, Sray, John Burgess conjures a story of a Khmer family whose lives are interwoven with the building of the magical, mysterious temple of Angkor Wat. This is historical fiction with a difference--about a people whose history has been obscured and abandoned like the magnificent shrine that for so many centuries lay hidden in the jungle.' -David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of Bloodmoney

'A poignant glimpse into the daily life of Twelfth Century Cambodia. Do you want to know who were the people who built the temples, grew the rice and served in the palace guard? Read A Woman of Angkor.' -Dawn Rooney, author of Angkor: Cambodia's Wondrous Khmer Temples

'A wonderful and compelling story that vividly evokes the glory, violence, and beauty of the vanished Khmer Empire, as told through the testimony of one remarkable woman. This is a real page-turner of a narrative in which Burgess brings us into the dangerous world of palace intrigues and into the lives of Angkor's ordinary people.' -Michael D. Coe, author of Angkor and the Khmer Civilization

This first novel by former Washington Post journalist John Burgess is historically accurate and a very imaginative telling of the history of World Heritage Site Angkor.

'Pure and beautiful, she glows like the moon behind clouds.'

The time is the 12th Century, the place Cambodia, birthplace of the lost Angkor civilisation. In a village behind a towering stone temple lives a young woman named Sray, whom neighbors liken to the heroine of a Hindu epic. Hiding a dangerous secret, she is content with quiet obscurity, but one rainy season afternoon is called to a life of prominence in the royal court. There her faith and loyalties are tested by attentions from the great king Suryavarman II. Struggling to keep her devotion is her husband Nol, palace confidante and master of the silk parasols that were symbols of the monarch's rank.

This lovingly crafted novel revives the rites and rhythms of the ancient culture that built the temples of Angkor, then abandoned them to the jungle. In telling her tale, Sray takes the reader to a hilltop monastery, a concubine pavilion and across the seas to the throne room of imperial China. She witnesses the construction of the largest of the temples, Angkor Wat, and offers an explanation for its greatest mystery-why it broke with centuries of tradition to face west instead of east.

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Author: John Burgess Publisher: River Books Press Dist A C Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013 Paperback: 500 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 6167339252 ISBN-13: 978-6167339252 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Praise for A Woman of Angkor:

'Burgess has done something that I believe is unique in modern writing: set a credible and seemingly authentic tale in the courts and temples of ancient Angkor to stir the imagination and excite our historical interest.' -John le Carré

'A Woman of Angkor is a powerful work of imagination that takes the reader to a faraway time and place and makes the story vividly real. Through the voice of his heroine, Sray, John Burgess conjures a story of a Khmer family whose lives are interwoven with the building of the magical, mysterious temple of Angkor Wat. This is historical fiction with a difference--about a people whose history has been obscured and abandoned like the magnificent shrine that for so many centuries lay hidden in the jungle.' -David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of Bloodmoney

'A poignant glimpse into the daily life of Twelfth Century Cambodia. Do you want to know who were the people who built the temples, grew the rice and served in the palace guard? Read A Woman of Angkor.' -Dawn Rooney, author of Angkor: Cambodia's Wondrous Khmer Temples

'A wonderful and compelling story that vividly evokes the glory, violence, and beauty of the vanished Khmer Empire, as told through the testimony of one remarkable woman. This is a real page-turner of a narrative in which Burgess brings us into the dangerous world of palace intrigues and into the lives of Angkor's ordinary people.' -Michael D. Coe, author of Angkor and the Khmer Civilization

This first novel by former Washington Post journalist John Burgess is historically accurate and a very imaginative telling of the history of World Heritage Site Angkor.

'Pure and beautiful, she glows like the moon behind clouds.'

The time is the 12th Century, the place Cambodia, birthplace of the lost Angkor civilisation. In a village behind a towering stone temple lives a young woman named Sray, whom neighbors liken to the heroine of a Hindu epic. Hiding a dangerous secret, she is content with quiet obscurity, but one rainy season afternoon is called to a life of prominence in the royal court. There her faith and loyalties are tested by attentions from the great king Suryavarman II. Struggling to keep her devotion is her husband Nol, palace confidante and master of the silk parasols that were symbols of the monarch's rank.

This lovingly crafted novel revives the rites and rhythms of the ancient culture that built the temples of Angkor, then abandoned them to the jungle. In telling her tale, Sray takes the reader to a hilltop monastery, a concubine pavilion and across the seas to the throne room of imperial China. She witnesses the construction of the largest of the temples, Angkor Wat, and offers an explanation for its greatest mystery-why it broke with centuries of tradition to face west instead of east.

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Cambodia In My Dream: Short Stories and Poems [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia In My Dream: Short Stories and Poems [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia In My Dream: Short Stories and Poems [Kindle Edition]

Author: Santel Phin Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013 File Size: 1335 KB Print Length: 68 pages Language: English ASIN: B00COXM1LW Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia In My Dream is a collection of short stories and poems, written by award-winning writer Santel Phin. It's the best of his writing since the last 10 years.

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Author: Santel Phin Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013 File Size: 1335 KB Print Length: 68 pages Language: English ASIN: B00COXM1LW Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia In My Dream is a collection of short stories and poems, written by award-winning writer Santel Phin. It's the best of his writing since the last 10 years.

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Cambodia In My Dream: Short Stories & Poems [Paperback]

Cambodia In My Dream: Short Stories & Poems [Paperback]

Cambodia In My Dream: Short Stories & Poems [Paperback]

Author: Santel Phin Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013 Paperback: 94 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1492273872 ISBN-13: 978-1492273875 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia In My Dream is a collection of short stories and poems, written by award-winning writer Santel Phin. It's the best of his writing since the last 10 years.

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Author: Santel Phin Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013 Paperback: 94 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1492273872 ISBN-13: 978-1492273875 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia In My Dream is a collection of short stories and poems, written by award-winning writer Santel Phin. It's the best of his writing since the last 10 years.

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Cambodia - A Traveller's Guide [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia - A Traveller's Guide [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia - A Traveller's Guide [Kindle Edition]

Author: Steve Finn Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 3725 KB Print Length: 29 pages Language: English ASIN: B00F5659DM Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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A traveller's guide to one of South East Asia's emerging hotspots - Cambodia

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Author: Steve Finn Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 3725 KB Print Length: 29 pages Language: English ASIN: B00F5659DM Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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A traveller's guide to one of South East Asia's emerging hotspots - Cambodia

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Impacts of Culture on Organizational Learning in Cambodia [Paperback]

Impacts of Culture on Organizational Learning in Cambodia [Paperback]

Impacts of Culture on Organizational Learning in Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Makararavy Ty Publisher: Scholars' Press Publishing Date: 2013 Paperback: 288 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 3639703758 ISBN-13: 978-3639703757 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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In an intensely competitive world, each organization is supposed to find the most efficient and effective organizational strategy to cope with change. This pressure also forces organizations to act ever more quickly. To enhance their capability to respond to change, organizations should seek to identify what are their core competencies and the competitive advantages which are their keys to success. At first inspection, people might consider the knowledge and skills embodied in the organizational workforce because they are the most precious assets. The term “organizational learning” has become a term of interest to most academics and practitioners. Simultaneously, organizations have to consider the cultural context in environments in which they act. This study explored the impacts of culture (both national and organizational culture) on the organizational learning in Cambodia.

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Author: Makararavy Ty Publisher: Scholars' Press Publishing Date: 2013 Paperback: 288 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 3639703758 ISBN-13: 978-3639703757 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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In an intensely competitive world, each organization is supposed to find the most efficient and effective organizational strategy to cope with change. This pressure also forces organizations to act ever more quickly. To enhance their capability to respond to change, organizations should seek to identify what are their core competencies and the competitive advantages which are their keys to success. At first inspection, people might consider the knowledge and skills embodied in the organizational workforce because they are the most precious assets. The term “organizational learning” has become a term of interest to most academics and practitioners. Simultaneously, organizations have to consider the cultural context in environments in which they act. This study explored the impacts of culture (both national and organizational culture) on the organizational learning in Cambodia.

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How To Help In Cambodia - Ebook Guide for Volunteers, Donors and Travellers [Kindle Edition]

How To Help In Cambodia - Ebook Guide for Volunteers, Donors and Travellers [Kindle Edition]

How To Help In Cambodia - Ebook Guide for Volunteers, Donors and Travellers [Kindle Edition]

Author: Lee Anderson, Kerryan Griffin, Shawna Hartley Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 4,777 KB Print Length: 209 pages Language: English ASIN: B00GC1ZGPK Format: Kindle Edtion Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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A practical guide for voluntourists that raises awareness of the complex issues and ethics surrounding those that want to help in any country. Also includes inspirational short stories on over 40 NGO's that are making a difference in Cambodia - from education, health care and basic human rights to protecting the wildlife, environment and sustainable ecotourism - along with direct links to their websites. An important tool for any traveller wanting to find clear, concise information on how best to help.

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Author: Lee Anderson, Kerryan Griffin, Shawna Hartley Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 4,777 KB Print Length: 209 pages Language: English ASIN: B00GC1ZGPK Format: Kindle Edtion Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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A practical guide for voluntourists that raises awareness of the complex issues and ethics surrounding those that want to help in any country. Also includes inspirational short stories on over 40 NGO's that are making a difference in Cambodia - from education, health care and basic human rights to protecting the wildlife, environment and sustainable ecotourism - along with direct links to their websites. An important tool for any traveller wanting to find clear, concise information on how best to help.

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Graced With Orange: How Caring for Cambodia Changed Lives, Including My Own [Kindle Edition]

Graced With Orange: How Caring for Cambodia Changed Lives, Including My Own [Kindle Edition]

Graced With Orange: How Caring for Cambodia Changed Lives, Including My Own [Kindle Edition]

Author: Jamie C. Amelio Publisher: Meadow Lane Publishing Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 23375 KB Print Length: 272 pages Language: English ASIN: B00DEE8A2O Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Bringing Education to the Children of Cambodia, a Woman Finds the True Meaning of Her Own Life.
Readers will be inspired by the children of Cambodia. They are legacies of a genocide that murdered their teachers and many of their family members yet they yearn for the same opportunities young people deserve and desire all over the world a quality education in a safe, nurturing environment with skilled, motivated teachers.

In Cambodia, providing such an education was a huge challenge, but a small group of women in Singapore made it happen. This is the story of how Caring for Cambodia built sixteen life-changing schools, the likes of which were formerly unknown in this troubled third-world nation. It is also the story of how CFC changed the lives of founder Jamie Amelio and many of her friends and family members.

You'll start out learning how to build a charity from the ground up and end up understanding how 'giving' and 'getting' can become the same thing.

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Author: Jamie C. Amelio Publisher: Meadow Lane Publishing Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 23375 KB Print Length: 272 pages Language: English ASIN: B00DEE8A2O Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Bringing Education to the Children of Cambodia, a Woman Finds the True Meaning of Her Own Life.
Readers will be inspired by the children of Cambodia. They are legacies of a genocide that murdered their teachers and many of their family members yet they yearn for the same opportunities young people deserve and desire all over the world a quality education in a safe, nurturing environment with skilled, motivated teachers.

In Cambodia, providing such an education was a huge challenge, but a small group of women in Singapore made it happen. This is the story of how Caring for Cambodia built sixteen life-changing schools, the likes of which were formerly unknown in this troubled third-world nation. It is also the story of how CFC changed the lives of founder Jamie Amelio and many of her friends and family members.

You'll start out learning how to build a charity from the ground up and end up understanding how 'giving' and 'getting' can become the same thing.

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Doing Business in Cambodia: 2013 [Kindle Edition]

Doing Business in Cambodia: 2013 [Kindle Edition]

Doing Business in Cambodia: 2013 [Kindle Edition]

Author: U.S. Department of Commerce Publisher: Pennyhill Press Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 874 KB Print Length: 78 pages Language: English ASIN: B00H1ZB2ZE Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Over the last decade, Cambodia’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an average rate of 8.2 percent. In 2012, the economy grew by over 7 percent, and it is expected to continue to grow at a similar rate over the next two years. Cambodia, however, remains one of the poorest countries in Asia. The country is heavily reliant on foreign aid, with donor support equivalent to over half of the government’s budget. Despite strong performance in the garment, tourism, and construction/real estate sectors, Cambodia remains an agrarian country. The agriculture sector employs approximately 80 percent of the Cambodian population.

Since Cambodia became the first least-developed country (LDC) to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2004, trade has steadily increased. The United States is Cambodia’s largest trading partner. Approximately 41 percent of Cambodia’s total exports reach the United States – primarily garment and footwear products. In 2012, Cambodian exports to the United States were valued at $2.692 billion. For the same year, U.S. exports to Cambodia were $226.2 million. The United States and Cambodia are signatories to a 2006 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) to promote greater trade and investment in both countries and to provide a forum for addressing bilateral trade and investment issues. The United States and Cambodia began exploratory discussions on a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) in May 2013 and these discussions are ongoing. Cambodia is also a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Asia Free Trade Area (AFTA).

Author: U.S. Department of Commerce Publisher: Pennyhill Press Publishing Date: 2013 File Size: 874 KB Print Length: 78 pages Language: English ASIN: B00H1ZB2ZE Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Over the last decade, Cambodia’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an average rate of 8.2 percent. In 2012, the economy grew by over 7 percent, and it is expected to continue to grow at a similar rate over the next two years. Cambodia, however, remains one of the poorest countries in Asia. The country is heavily reliant on foreign aid, with donor support equivalent to over half of the government’s budget. Despite strong performance in the garment, tourism, and construction/real estate sectors, Cambodia remains an agrarian country. The agriculture sector employs approximately 80 percent of the Cambodian population.

Since Cambodia became the first least-developed country (LDC) to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2004, trade has steadily increased. The United States is Cambodia’s largest trading partner. Approximately 41 percent of Cambodia’s total exports reach the United States – primarily garment and footwear products. In 2012, Cambodian exports to the United States were valued at $2.692 billion. For the same year, U.S. exports to Cambodia were $226.2 million. The United States and Cambodia are signatories to a 2006 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) to promote greater trade and investment in both countries and to provide a forum for addressing bilateral trade and investment issues. The United States and Cambodia began exploratory discussions on a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) in May 2013 and these discussions are ongoing. Cambodia is also a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Asia Free Trade Area (AFTA).

Images of the Gods [Hardcover]

Images of the Gods [Hardcover]

Images of the Gods [Hardcover]

Author: Vittorio Roveda Publisher: River Books Press Dist A C Publishing Date: 2013 Hardcover: 544 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9749863038 ISBN-13: 978-9749863039 Format: Hardcover Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 9.4 inches Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds Buy at Amazon

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In this work, the myths and legends of the Khmers displayed in low reliefs in all the major temples in Cambodia, Thailand and Laos are examined in depth and richly illustrated. The most surprising and intimate stories of the gods and human figures of the great epics of the "Mahabharata", "Ramayana" and the "Puranas" are brought to life in greater detail than ever before. A new emphasis is given to Buddhist visual narrative on the life of the Buddha and on the jatakas. In addition, unusual animal and humanoid creatures on the cusp between myth and fantasy, are illustrated.

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Author: Vittorio Roveda Publisher: River Books Press Dist A C Publishing Date: 2013 Hardcover: 544 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 9749863038 ISBN-13: 978-9749863039 Format: Hardcover Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 9.4 inches Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds Buy at Amazon

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In this work, the myths and legends of the Khmers displayed in low reliefs in all the major temples in Cambodia, Thailand and Laos are examined in depth and richly illustrated. The most surprising and intimate stories of the gods and human figures of the great epics of the "Mahabharata", "Ramayana" and the "Puranas" are brought to life in greater detail than ever before. A new emphasis is given to Buddhist visual narrative on the life of the Buddha and on the jatakas. In addition, unusual animal and humanoid creatures on the cusp between myth and fantasy, are illustrated.

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Cambodia, Orphan Tourism and Me [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia, Orphan Tourism and Me [Kindle Edition]

Cambodia, Orphan Tourism and Me [Kindle Edition]

Author: Ron Hawkins Publisher: All Things Belong Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013 File Size: 465 KB Print Length: 298 pages Language: English ASIN: B00CR0N1JI Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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This is the first book written from the experiences of an ‘orphanage tourist’. Framed by my time working at a HIV orphanage, I look at the dangers of the current fad of orphanage tourism and the creation of an orphan culture which is being supported by this orphanage tourism.

Cambodia has never recovered from the Khmer Rouge years. I review the wider problems within Cambodian society which are perpetuating the break down of an already torn social fabric: forced evictions, the impact of sex trafficking, the current state of the Kingdom under a dictatorship, violent crime and the ongoing exploitation of women and children.

I also detour into Indonesian ghost movies, Buddhist ceremonies, and my own absurd and probably dangerous predicament.

If you are interested in Cambodia, thinking about some kind of orphanage tourism, or wishing to travel in Cambodia, this book will give you a perspective you won’t get in the travel guides.

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Author: Ron Hawkins Publisher: All Things Belong Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2013 File Size: 465 KB Print Length: 298 pages Language: English ASIN: B00CR0N1JI Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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This is the first book written from the experiences of an ‘orphanage tourist’. Framed by my time working at a HIV orphanage, I look at the dangers of the current fad of orphanage tourism and the creation of an orphan culture which is being supported by this orphanage tourism.

Cambodia has never recovered from the Khmer Rouge years. I review the wider problems within Cambodian society which are perpetuating the break down of an already torn social fabric: forced evictions, the impact of sex trafficking, the current state of the Kingdom under a dictatorship, violent crime and the ongoing exploitation of women and children.

I also detour into Indonesian ghost movies, Buddhist ceremonies, and my own absurd and probably dangerous predicament.

If you are interested in Cambodia, thinking about some kind of orphanage tourism, or wishing to travel in Cambodia, this book will give you a perspective you won’t get in the travel guides.

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