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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Return to Clay [Paperback]

Return to Clay [Paperback]

Return to Clay [Paperback]

Author: George Groslier, Kent Davis (Editor), Henri Copin (Preface) Publisher: DatASIA, Inc. Publishing Date: 2014 Paperback: 276 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 193443194X ISBN-13: 978-1934431948 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.6 x 9.6 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Charged with constructing a great bridge, Frenchman Claude Rollin travels to Cambodia with his wife Raymonde, who reluctantly sacrifices her high-society Parisian life. She adapts poorly, suffering from homesickness, fever and depression, colored by an innate fear of the local people. Claude, however, gradually embraces the natural beauty, values and purity of the gentle kingdom. Then he meets Kamlang, a native girl with whom he forges "a relationship unlike any he had ever imagined, or could imagine, while still bound by his Western values." His decisions result in anguish, betrayal, violence and-ultimately-epiphany. George Groslier-one of the greatest witnesses of colonial Cambodia-won the 1929 Grand Prix de Littérature Coloniale for his tour de force novel, presented here in English for the first time, with the complete original French text. "I will settle in the loveliest places," proclaims the hero, late in the novel. This is the dream that Groslier, with his painterly talent and powerful, delicate pen, expresses so well, imbuing these places with some of the deepest significance to be found in the colonial period... Rejoice, dear reader, for you too can now discover these places, forever vanished yet eternally alive. - Professor Henri Copin, Preface

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Author: George Groslier, Kent Davis (Editor), Henri Copin (Preface) Publisher: DatASIA, Inc. Publishing Date: 2014 Paperback: 276 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 193443194X ISBN-13: 978-1934431948 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.6 x 9.6 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Charged with constructing a great bridge, Frenchman Claude Rollin travels to Cambodia with his wife Raymonde, who reluctantly sacrifices her high-society Parisian life. She adapts poorly, suffering from homesickness, fever and depression, colored by an innate fear of the local people. Claude, however, gradually embraces the natural beauty, values and purity of the gentle kingdom. Then he meets Kamlang, a native girl with whom he forges "a relationship unlike any he had ever imagined, or could imagine, while still bound by his Western values." His decisions result in anguish, betrayal, violence and-ultimately-epiphany. George Groslier-one of the greatest witnesses of colonial Cambodia-won the 1929 Grand Prix de Littérature Coloniale for his tour de force novel, presented here in English for the first time, with the complete original French text. "I will settle in the loveliest places," proclaims the hero, late in the novel. This is the dream that Groslier, with his painterly talent and powerful, delicate pen, expresses so well, imbuing these places with some of the deepest significance to be found in the colonial period... Rejoice, dear reader, for you too can now discover these places, forever vanished yet eternally alive. - Professor Henri Copin, Preface

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Land Registration in Cambodia: Sporadic and Systematic Land Registration [Paperback]

Land Registration in Cambodia: Sporadic and Systematic Land Registration [Paperback]

Land Registration in Cambodia: Sporadic and Systematic Land Registration [Paperback]

Author: Sokthoeurn In Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Publishing Date: 2010 Paperback: 108 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 3843376689 ISBN-13: 978-3843376686 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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This book demonstrates political systems changes in Cambodia which have enabled a strong shift in land ownership and land right particularly after free economy market introduced in 1989. Land for development is a push factor to thrive economic growth, whilst land tenure is pull factor to secure ownership from being abuse by inappropriate development both in rural and urban area nationwide. While the study on sporadic and systematic there has been constraint, weaknesses observed. The observation reveals the practices of sporadic and systematic registration, features, progress, benefit provided regarding gender perspective, cross collective participation a mean to enhancing community solidarity and related laws. On the basis of analysis, the author finds a significant stumbling block to the provision of land tenure security to urban and rural residents through sporadic and systematic registration are largely the result of inappropriate regulatory frameworks, political interest group. Hence, this work should be useful for urban professional groups, suitable for people who intends to study on development in relation to land in developing country.

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Author: Sokthoeurn In Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Publishing Date: 2010 Paperback: 108 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 3843376689 ISBN-13: 978-3843376686 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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This book demonstrates political systems changes in Cambodia which have enabled a strong shift in land ownership and land right particularly after free economy market introduced in 1989. Land for development is a push factor to thrive economic growth, whilst land tenure is pull factor to secure ownership from being abuse by inappropriate development both in rural and urban area nationwide. While the study on sporadic and systematic there has been constraint, weaknesses observed. The observation reveals the practices of sporadic and systematic registration, features, progress, benefit provided regarding gender perspective, cross collective participation a mean to enhancing community solidarity and related laws. On the basis of analysis, the author finds a significant stumbling block to the provision of land tenure security to urban and rural residents through sporadic and systematic registration are largely the result of inappropriate regulatory frameworks, political interest group. Hence, this work should be useful for urban professional groups, suitable for people who intends to study on development in relation to land in developing country.

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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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Cambodia: A Journey through the Land of the Khmer [Hardcover]

Cambodia: A Journey through the Land of the Khmer [Hardcover]

Cambodia: A Journey through the Land of the Khmer [Hardcover]

Author: Kraig Lieb, Tom Vater Publisher: Purple Moon Publications Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2014 Hardcover: 192 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1495105881 ISBN-13: 978-1495105883 Format: Hardcover Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.9 x 11.4 inches Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia: a Journey through the Land of the Khmer throws the doors to this small Southeast Asian kingdom wide open and invites both visitors and armchair travelers on a trip through the history and landscape of Cambodia while introducing the country s people, their unique and resilient culture and colorful festivals. Cambodia s temples are legendary the Angkor Empire ruled much of Southeast Asia from the 10th to the 15th century and its ancient monuments left to us today are a sublime dream in stone, a Herculean effort in craftsmanship and a tour de force of the imagination. From the world famous Angkor Wat, the largest religious building in the world, to the gigantic capital city of Angkor Thom and to lesser known ruins of Beng Melea and Ko Ker, hidden deep in the Cambodian jungle, acclaimed Lonely Planet photographer Kraig Lieb has scoured Cambodia s architectural treasures for more than twenty years to cover all aspects of one of Asia s greatest civilizations and most intensely productive cultures. But there s more to Cambodia: a Journey through the Land of the Khmer than architectural splendour. The book is also a journey through the kingdom s countryside which is almost as dreamlike as its monuments traditional farm and river life carries on as it has done for hundreds of years, people live by the rhythms of nature and season. Cambodia s smaller cities and towns as well as its beaches, stretching from Thailand in the West to Vietnam in the East, have been barely discovered. Beyond the temples, Kraig Lieb takes us on a visual journey to the most attractive corners of Cambodia s capital Phnom Penh, called the Pearl of Asia by the French - a bustling, attractive city crammed with colonial and modernist architecture, busy temples and thriving street markets. Cambodia: a Journey through the Land of the Khmer brings the kingdom to life, presenting festivals and lively street scenes, sumptuous rural vistas and a close look into the country s tragic recent history. Asia-based writer Tom Vater wrote an insightful text to accompany the images.

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Author: Kraig Lieb, Tom Vater Publisher: Purple Moon Publications Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2014 Hardcover: 192 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1495105881 ISBN-13: 978-1495105883 Format: Hardcover Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.9 x 11.4 inches Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia: a Journey through the Land of the Khmer throws the doors to this small Southeast Asian kingdom wide open and invites both visitors and armchair travelers on a trip through the history and landscape of Cambodia while introducing the country s people, their unique and resilient culture and colorful festivals. Cambodia s temples are legendary the Angkor Empire ruled much of Southeast Asia from the 10th to the 15th century and its ancient monuments left to us today are a sublime dream in stone, a Herculean effort in craftsmanship and a tour de force of the imagination. From the world famous Angkor Wat, the largest religious building in the world, to the gigantic capital city of Angkor Thom and to lesser known ruins of Beng Melea and Ko Ker, hidden deep in the Cambodian jungle, acclaimed Lonely Planet photographer Kraig Lieb has scoured Cambodia s architectural treasures for more than twenty years to cover all aspects of one of Asia s greatest civilizations and most intensely productive cultures. But there s more to Cambodia: a Journey through the Land of the Khmer than architectural splendour. The book is also a journey through the kingdom s countryside which is almost as dreamlike as its monuments traditional farm and river life carries on as it has done for hundreds of years, people live by the rhythms of nature and season. Cambodia s smaller cities and towns as well as its beaches, stretching from Thailand in the West to Vietnam in the East, have been barely discovered. Beyond the temples, Kraig Lieb takes us on a visual journey to the most attractive corners of Cambodia s capital Phnom Penh, called the Pearl of Asia by the French - a bustling, attractive city crammed with colonial and modernist architecture, busy temples and thriving street markets. Cambodia: a Journey through the Land of the Khmer brings the kingdom to life, presenting festivals and lively street scenes, sumptuous rural vistas and a close look into the country s tragic recent history. Asia-based writer Tom Vater wrote an insightful text to accompany the images.

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The Golden Lands: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam [Hardcover]

The Golden Lands: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam [Hardcover]

The Golden Lands: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam [Hardcover]

Author: Vikram Lall Publisher: Abbeville Press Publishing Date: 2014 Hardcover: 280 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0789211947 ISBN-13: 978-0789211941 Format: Hardcover Series: Architecture of the Buddhist World Product Dimensions: 13 x 10.5 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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A groundbreaking survey of the Buddhist architecture of Southeast Asia, abundantly illustrated with new color photography and 3-D renderings

Over the course of its 2,500-year history, Buddhism has found expression in countless architectural forms, from the great monastic complexes of ancient India to the fortified dzongs of Bhutan, the rock-carved temple grottoes of China, the wooden shrines of Japan, and the colorful wats of Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. Architecture of the Buddhist World, a projected six-volume series by the noted architect and scholar Vikram Lall, represents a new multidisciplinary approach to this fascinating subject, showing how Buddhist thought and ritual have interacted with local traditions across the Asian continent to produce masterpieces of religious architecture.

The first volume in the series, The Golden Lands, is devoted to Southeast Asia, home to many of the most spectacular Buddhist monuments. Following a general introduction to the early history of Buddhism and its most characteristic architectural forms (the stupa, the temple, and the monastery), Lall examines the Buddhist architecture of Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos in turn. For each country, he provides both a historical overview and case studies of noteworthy structures. Lall’s concise and accessible text is illustrated throughout with new color photography, as well as 3-D architectural renderings that make even the most complex structures easily comprehensible.

The monuments that Lall considers in The Golden Lands range from the modest Bupaya stupa, constructed in Bagan, Myanmar, in the third century AD, to the vast complex of Borobudur in Central Java, the world’s largest Buddhist monument; his achievement is to place them all within a single panorama of history, religion, and artistic innovation.

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Author: Vikram Lall Publisher: Abbeville Press Publishing Date: 2014 Hardcover: 280 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0789211947 ISBN-13: 978-0789211941 Format: Hardcover Series: Architecture of the Buddhist World Product Dimensions: 13 x 10.5 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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A groundbreaking survey of the Buddhist architecture of Southeast Asia, abundantly illustrated with new color photography and 3-D renderings

Over the course of its 2,500-year history, Buddhism has found expression in countless architectural forms, from the great monastic complexes of ancient India to the fortified dzongs of Bhutan, the rock-carved temple grottoes of China, the wooden shrines of Japan, and the colorful wats of Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. Architecture of the Buddhist World, a projected six-volume series by the noted architect and scholar Vikram Lall, represents a new multidisciplinary approach to this fascinating subject, showing how Buddhist thought and ritual have interacted with local traditions across the Asian continent to produce masterpieces of religious architecture.

The first volume in the series, The Golden Lands, is devoted to Southeast Asia, home to many of the most spectacular Buddhist monuments. Following a general introduction to the early history of Buddhism and its most characteristic architectural forms (the stupa, the temple, and the monastery), Lall examines the Buddhist architecture of Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos in turn. For each country, he provides both a historical overview and case studies of noteworthy structures. Lall’s concise and accessible text is illustrated throughout with new color photography, as well as 3-D architectural renderings that make even the most complex structures easily comprehensible.

The monuments that Lall considers in The Golden Lands range from the modest Bupaya stupa, constructed in Bagan, Myanmar, in the third century AD, to the vast complex of Borobudur in Central Java, the world’s largest Buddhist monument; his achievement is to place them all within a single panorama of history, religion, and artistic innovation.

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Understanding Buddhist Art in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar [Paperback]

Understanding Buddhist Art in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar [Paperback]

Understanding Buddhist Art in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar [Paperback]

Author: Edward Mornin, Lorna Mornin Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 2014 Paperback: 146 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1495989925 ISBN-13: 978-1495989926 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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The Buddhist monasteries of Southeast Asia appear to cast an irresistible spell over visitors. Buddhist shrines--including Wat Pho in Bangkok, the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, and the Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh--rank among the absolutely top tourist attractions in their respective countries. This book provides an informative and attractive guide to the Buddhist statuary, paintings, and other media that so fascinate visitors to mainland Southeast Asia. It also outlines the historical development of Buddhism and the main elements of Buddhist belief. Ninety original color illustrations beautify and enliven this engaging text. Illustrations include classic postures of the Buddha (mudras), and scenes from the Buddha's life and previous incarnations, as well as ornamental features of Buddhist temple architecture.

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Author: Edward Mornin, Lorna Mornin Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Publishing Date: 2014 Paperback: 146 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1495989925 ISBN-13: 978-1495989926 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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The Buddhist monasteries of Southeast Asia appear to cast an irresistible spell over visitors. Buddhist shrines--including Wat Pho in Bangkok, the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, and the Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh--rank among the absolutely top tourist attractions in their respective countries. This book provides an informative and attractive guide to the Buddhist statuary, paintings, and other media that so fascinate visitors to mainland Southeast Asia. It also outlines the historical development of Buddhism and the main elements of Buddhist belief. Ninety original color illustrations beautify and enliven this engaging text. Illustrations include classic postures of the Buddha (mudras), and scenes from the Buddha's life and previous incarnations, as well as ornamental features of Buddhist temple architecture.

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Fisso's World in Cambodia: Living in a Kingdom of Wonders [Paperback]

Fisso's World in Cambodia: Living in a Kingdom of Wonders [Paperback]

Fisso's World in Cambodia: Living in a Kingdom of Wonders [Paperback]

Author: Sophie Lizeray Publisher: Blue Reamker Publishing Date: 2014 Paperback: 60 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0979562031 ISBN-13: 978-0979562037 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.2 x 6 inches Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces Buy at Amazon

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What is the secret to riding your motorbike through Cambodia’s torrential monsoon downpours? What do tropical mosquitoes drink when they gatecrash your party? How many people (and bags and babies) can you cram into a car? Fisso's World in Cambodia, Living in a kingdom of wonders, explores the 'whats', 'hows' and 'wows!' of life in Cambodia today with its many contradictions and surprises in a collection of fun, insightful and colorful cartoons by Sophie Lizeray. By the author-illustrator of Wandering Angkor, Fisso’s World in Cambodia brings daily Cambodian adventures to life. Survive the endless intercity bus rides, keep your cool amid erratic electricity and water cuts, navigate Cambodia’s notorious road rules, catch a stomach bug, be serenaded by supersize bull frogs, and celebrate Khmer festivals local style. The cartoon strips were first published in the Phnom Penh Post in 2014 and the book Fisso’s World in Cambodia, Living in a kingdom of wonders brings this year’s cartoons together.

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Author: Sophie Lizeray Publisher: Blue Reamker Publishing Date: 2014 Paperback: 60 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0979562031 ISBN-13: 978-0979562037 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.2 x 6 inches Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces Buy at Amazon

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What is the secret to riding your motorbike through Cambodia’s torrential monsoon downpours? What do tropical mosquitoes drink when they gatecrash your party? How many people (and bags and babies) can you cram into a car? Fisso's World in Cambodia, Living in a kingdom of wonders, explores the 'whats', 'hows' and 'wows!' of life in Cambodia today with its many contradictions and surprises in a collection of fun, insightful and colorful cartoons by Sophie Lizeray. By the author-illustrator of Wandering Angkor, Fisso’s World in Cambodia brings daily Cambodian adventures to life. Survive the endless intercity bus rides, keep your cool amid erratic electricity and water cuts, navigate Cambodia’s notorious road rules, catch a stomach bug, be serenaded by supersize bull frogs, and celebrate Khmer festivals local style. The cartoon strips were first published in the Phnom Penh Post in 2014 and the book Fisso’s World in Cambodia, Living in a kingdom of wonders brings this year’s cartoons together.

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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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Cambodia: Entering a New Phase of Growth [Paperback]

Cambodia: Entering a New Phase of Growth [Paperback]

Cambodia: Entering a New Phase of Growth [Paperback]

Author: Olaf Unteroberdoerster (Editor) Publisher: Intl Monetary Fund Publishing Date: 2014 Paperback: 154 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1475560788 ISBN-13: 978-1475560787 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia is poised to join a new generation of Asian frontier economies transitioning from low-income to emerging-market. But the path to greater and more shared prosperity requires a solid foundation of sound macroeconomic policies, enabling new growth drivers, tackling a highly dollarized and fragmented financial system, and creating more fiscal policy space to help meet Cambodia's vast development needs. This book first takes a closer look at the key economic challenges Cambodia faces at the current juncture, highlighting Cambodia's structural and financial constraints to growth as well as shifting vulnerabilities as Asia rebalances. It then lays out how a strategy of fiscal and financial sector policies, from creating a fairer and more buoyant tax system to modernizing financial instruments, markets and supervision, can help mobilize the resources and tools needed for one of Asia's youngest and fastest-growing populations to enjoy more self-sustaining and inclusive growth.

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Author: Olaf Unteroberdoerster (Editor) Publisher: Intl Monetary Fund Publishing Date: 2014 Paperback: 154 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1475560788 ISBN-13: 978-1475560787 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Cambodia is poised to join a new generation of Asian frontier economies transitioning from low-income to emerging-market. But the path to greater and more shared prosperity requires a solid foundation of sound macroeconomic policies, enabling new growth drivers, tackling a highly dollarized and fragmented financial system, and creating more fiscal policy space to help meet Cambodia's vast development needs. This book first takes a closer look at the key economic challenges Cambodia faces at the current juncture, highlighting Cambodia's structural and financial constraints to growth as well as shifting vulnerabilities as Asia rebalances. It then lays out how a strategy of fiscal and financial sector policies, from creating a fairer and more buoyant tax system to modernizing financial instruments, markets and supervision, can help mobilize the resources and tools needed for one of Asia's youngest and fastest-growing populations to enjoy more self-sustaining and inclusive growth.

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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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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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Zero Hour in Phnom Penh [Paperback]

Zero Hour in Phnom Penh [Paperback]

Zero Hour in Phnom Penh [Paperback]

Author: Christopher G. Moore Publisher: Heaven Lake Press Publishing Date: 2011 Paperback: 346 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 6167503001 ISBN-13: 978-6167503004 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 12 ounces Buy at Amazon

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2004 German Critics Award for Crime Fiction and Winner of 2007 Premier Special Director Book Award Semana Negra, Spain

Moore does a great job in Zero Hour of depicting two places I hope to never be - a seedy lakeside brothel, which doubles as a murder scene and the inside of a real life Cambodian prison, where life is not just cheap, to some it's worthless. Moore seeks out societies at crossroads and he finds one in Cambodia, but in the process he tells the reader a ripper of a yarn with the added bonus of making us realize how unlucky some people are or conversely how lucky we are.

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Author: Christopher G. Moore Publisher: Heaven Lake Press Publishing Date: 2011 Paperback: 346 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 6167503001 ISBN-13: 978-6167503004 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches Shipping Weight: 12 ounces Buy at Amazon

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2004 German Critics Award for Crime Fiction and Winner of 2007 Premier Special Director Book Award Semana Negra, Spain

Moore does a great job in Zero Hour of depicting two places I hope to never be - a seedy lakeside brothel, which doubles as a murder scene and the inside of a real life Cambodian prison, where life is not just cheap, to some it's worthless. Moore seeks out societies at crossroads and he finds one in Cambodia, but in the process he tells the reader a ripper of a yarn with the added bonus of making us realize how unlucky some people are or conversely how lucky we are.

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The Happiness of This World [Hardcover]

The Happiness of This World [Hardcover]

The Happiness of This World [Hardcover]

Author: Karl Kirchwey Publisher: Putnam Adult Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2007 Hardcover: 128 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0399153659 ISBN-13: 978-0399153655 Format: Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces Buy at Amazon

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It is this "shockability" that informs Karl Kirchwey's new work. Through four collections, he has explored the resonances between past and present, seeking a sense of home in a world of losses. Now, as the horrors of the modern world crowd in on him, he meditates on the future his children will inherit. These are angry poems, tender poems, poems of hope, love, and despair.

Reviewing Kirchwey's last book in The New Criterion, William Logan wrote: "An elegy for an uncle, a World War II pilot killed in the Pacific, reminds us that we live only by the sacrifice of the dead, and therefore in their shadows. Shadows fall frequently over these poems, from lives corrupted, crippled, or destroyed," and in the concluding section of this new work, a prose memoir with poems that will appear in full in Parnassus, the poet revisits that dead uncle and the unhappy generations preceding his own. Seeking out family origins and family secrets, this section climaxes in a holy Hindu pilgrimage in honor of the dead and returns the poet, who in his search has circled the globe, to the family of the living and the circumscribed happiness of this world.

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Author: Karl Kirchwey Publisher: Putnam Adult Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2007 Hardcover: 128 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0399153659 ISBN-13: 978-0399153655 Format: Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces Buy at Amazon

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It is this "shockability" that informs Karl Kirchwey's new work. Through four collections, he has explored the resonances between past and present, seeking a sense of home in a world of losses. Now, as the horrors of the modern world crowd in on him, he meditates on the future his children will inherit. These are angry poems, tender poems, poems of hope, love, and despair.

Reviewing Kirchwey's last book in The New Criterion, William Logan wrote: "An elegy for an uncle, a World War II pilot killed in the Pacific, reminds us that we live only by the sacrifice of the dead, and therefore in their shadows. Shadows fall frequently over these poems, from lives corrupted, crippled, or destroyed," and in the concluding section of this new work, a prose memoir with poems that will appear in full in Parnassus, the poet revisits that dead uncle and the unhappy generations preceding his own. Seeking out family origins and family secrets, this section climaxes in a holy Hindu pilgrimage in honor of the dead and returns the poet, who in his search has circled the globe, to the family of the living and the circumscribed happiness of this world.

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The Kings of Angkor: Army of a Thousand Elephants [Paperback]

The Kings of Angkor: Army of a Thousand Elephants [Paperback]

The Kings of Angkor: Army of a Thousand Elephants [Paperback]

Author: Mary Moriarty Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc. Publishing Date: 2012 Paperback: 274 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1434912639 ISBN-13: 978-1434912633 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 12 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Among the mystic plains and mountains of Cambodia, a dedicated archeologist, Anna Oldenburg, suddenly finds herself inexplicably thrust amidst 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: Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc. Publishing Date: 2012 Paperback: 274 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1434912639 ISBN-13: 978-1434912633 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 12 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Among the mystic plains and mountains of Cambodia, a dedicated archeologist, Anna Oldenburg, suddenly finds herself inexplicably thrust amidst 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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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 & 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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Creative Capacity Development: Learning to Adapt in Development Practice [Hardcover]

Creative Capacity Development: Learning to Adapt in Development Practice [Hardcover]

Creative Capacity Development: Learning to Adapt in Development Practice [Hardcover]

Author: Jenny Pearson Publisher: Kumarian Press Publishing Date: 2011 Hardcover: 256 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1565493303 ISBN-13: 978-1565493308 Format: Hardcover, Paperback Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.1 x 9.4 inches Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces Buy at Amazon

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The development community seems constantly and restlessly in search of a singular approach that will solve poverty, unveiling new buzzwords every few years only to toss them aside. Author Jenny Pearson argues that the fundamental flaw with this system is that each new approach fails to break out of the underlying technocratic and specialized paradigm in development work. As Director of Cambodia s leading capacity-building NGO, VBNK, Pearson explains how creative risks and an innovative spirit can revive development work, especially in post-conflict settings.

Creative Capacity Development provides an unflinching appraisal of the author s own assumptions and setbacks as she established VBNK and explains how a dynamic and open learning process allowed the organization to move beyond them. Pearson s account, drawn with insights from cultural studies, mental health practice, and the arts, will guide other practitioners in broadening their own understanding of capacity-building. The book reveals that development work, far from requiring a singular solution, is and should be a never-ending process.

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Author: Jenny Pearson Publisher: Kumarian Press Publishing Date: 2011 Hardcover: 256 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1565493303 ISBN-13: 978-1565493308 Format: Hardcover, Paperback Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.1 x 9.4 inches Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces Buy at Amazon

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The development community seems constantly and restlessly in search of a singular approach that will solve poverty, unveiling new buzzwords every few years only to toss them aside. Author Jenny Pearson argues that the fundamental flaw with this system is that each new approach fails to break out of the underlying technocratic and specialized paradigm in development work. As Director of Cambodia s leading capacity-building NGO, VBNK, Pearson explains how creative risks and an innovative spirit can revive development work, especially in post-conflict settings.

Creative Capacity Development provides an unflinching appraisal of the author s own assumptions and setbacks as she established VBNK and explains how a dynamic and open learning process allowed the organization to move beyond them. Pearson s account, drawn with insights from cultural studies, mental health practice, and the arts, will guide other practitioners in broadening their own understanding of capacity-building. The book reveals that development work, far from requiring a singular solution, is and should be a never-ending process.

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In the Shadow of Angkor: Unknown Temples of Ancient Cambodia [Paperback]

In the Shadow of Angkor: Unknown Temples of Ancient Cambodia [Paperback]

In the Shadow of Angkor: Unknown Temples of Ancient Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: George Groslier, Kent Davis (Editor), Pedro Rodriguez (Translator) Publisher: DatASIA, Inc. Publishing Date: 2014 Paperback: 188 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1934431907 ISBN-13: 978-1934431900 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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On June 6, 1913, George Groslier, a twenty-six year old French explorer, set out with a small group of native porters on a six-month trek in the Cambodian wilderness. A millennium earlier, the Khmer empire had ruled the entire region. In the 15th century, however, the kingdom mysteriously collapsed, with dense jungle quickly covering its fabulous temples. The French government charged Groslier with documenting the most remote edifices of the Khmer legacy - among them Preah Vihear, Wat Phu, Beng Melea and Banteay Chhmar - sites that remain isolated even a century later. This modern edition - enhanced with 75 period illustrations and detailed appendices - offers readers the first English translation of the dangers, discoveries and people encountered on his solitary adventure. Groslier's impressions and insights still fascinate those who, even today, seek answers in the ancient shrines of Cambodia. "What we find in the shadow of Angkor is not merely an extraordinary example of a dead civilization... but a dead civilization whose torches have been kept alight and shine on." George Groslier - Tonle Repou, July 12, 1913 "The re-publication of Groslier's book is a cause for celebration. While much interest stems from descriptions of these temples as he saw them in 1913 - when they were indeed virtually unknown to more than a few western scholars - there is much more to be found in this book of lyrical, and at times poetic, writing." Milton Osborne - Foreword

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Author: George Groslier, Kent Davis (Editor), Pedro Rodriguez (Translator) Publisher: DatASIA, Inc. Publishing Date: 2014 Paperback: 188 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1934431907 ISBN-13: 978-1934431900 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces Buy at Amazon

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On June 6, 1913, George Groslier, a twenty-six year old French explorer, set out with a small group of native porters on a six-month trek in the Cambodian wilderness. A millennium earlier, the Khmer empire had ruled the entire region. In the 15th century, however, the kingdom mysteriously collapsed, with dense jungle quickly covering its fabulous temples. The French government charged Groslier with documenting the most remote edifices of the Khmer legacy - among them Preah Vihear, Wat Phu, Beng Melea and Banteay Chhmar - sites that remain isolated even a century later. This modern edition - enhanced with 75 period illustrations and detailed appendices - offers readers the first English translation of the dangers, discoveries and people encountered on his solitary adventure. Groslier's impressions and insights still fascinate those who, even today, seek answers in the ancient shrines of Cambodia. "What we find in the shadow of Angkor is not merely an extraordinary example of a dead civilization... but a dead civilization whose torches have been kept alight and shine on." George Groslier - Tonle Repou, July 12, 1913 "The re-publication of Groslier's book is a cause for celebration. While much interest stems from descriptions of these temples as he saw them in 1913 - when they were indeed virtually unknown to more than a few western scholars - there is much more to be found in this book of lyrical, and at times poetic, writing." Milton Osborne - Foreword

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Down the Road in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam [Paperback]

Down the Road in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam [Paperback]

Down the Road in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam [Paperback]

Author: Tim Travis, Cindie Travis Publisher: Down The Road Publishing Publishing Date: 2010 Paperback: 236 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0975442767 ISBN-13: 978-0975442760 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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"Freedom is addictive" Bicycle touring, for the Travises, is the purest realization of a free life. Tim and Cindie travel farther outside their comfort zone than ever before. They encountered oppressive communism, thieves; and a fist fight with a drunken man in rural Vietnam. Exposure to War and Genocide were reminders of how precious life can be. Despite all this the Travises once again were humbled by the warmth and friendliness of humanity.

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Author: Tim Travis, Cindie Travis Publisher: Down The Road Publishing Publishing Date: 2010 Paperback: 236 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0975442767 ISBN-13: 978-0975442760 Format: Paperback, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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"Freedom is addictive" Bicycle touring, for the Travises, is the purest realization of a free life. Tim and Cindie travel farther outside their comfort zone than ever before. They encountered oppressive communism, thieves; and a fist fight with a drunken man in rural Vietnam. Exposure to War and Genocide were reminders of how precious life can be. Despite all this the Travises once again were humbled by the warmth and friendliness of humanity.

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