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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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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Zero Hour in Phnom Penh [Kindle Edition]

Zero Hour in Phnom Penh [Kindle Edition]

Zero Hour in Phnom Penh [Kindle Edition]

Author: Christopher G. Moore Publisher: Heaven Lake Press Publishing Date: 2010 File Size: 747 KB Print Length: 346 pages Language: English ASIN: B004FN1ZSE Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled 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: 2010 File Size: 747 KB Print Length: 346 pages Language: English ASIN: B004FN1ZSE Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled 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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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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Setting Mekong Sun [Kindle Edition]

Setting Mekong Sun [Kindle Edition]

Setting Mekong Sun [Kindle Edition]

Author: Andrew James Pritchard Publisher: Cheeky Bugger Publications Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2014 File Size: 580 KB Print Length: 134 pages Language: English ASIN: B00JIYOSFM Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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A boat load of Cambodian refugees beaching upon a Thailand shore brings Anousak, formerly of the Khmer Rouge, to sanctuary after years of civil war and personal misery. Thinking back to his youth in Laos he reflects on his childhood with his friends Siva, who was like a brother to him; and Mekra, the young woman over whom both boys had fiercely competed for while she had tried to decide which of the two she loved most. Betrayed by his best friend and following a family tragedy, Anousak and his mother move to Cambodia to be under the care of relatives. There Anousak soon finds himself caught-up in the political turmoil which brought the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot into power, only once again to meet-up with Siva. Will their friendship mend, will they both survive the atrocities surrounding them, and will either of them reunite with Mekra now that she is no longer in either man’s life? What will the future hold for them is it true that somewhere down the gentle flowing river, ever rippling, their love will live for ever more?

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Author: Andrew James Pritchard Publisher: Cheeky Bugger Publications Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2014 File Size: 580 KB Print Length: 134 pages Language: English ASIN: B00JIYOSFM Format: Kindle Edition Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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A boat load of Cambodian refugees beaching upon a Thailand shore brings Anousak, formerly of the Khmer Rouge, to sanctuary after years of civil war and personal misery. Thinking back to his youth in Laos he reflects on his childhood with his friends Siva, who was like a brother to him; and Mekra, the young woman over whom both boys had fiercely competed for while she had tried to decide which of the two she loved most. Betrayed by his best friend and following a family tragedy, Anousak and his mother move to Cambodia to be under the care of relatives. There Anousak soon finds himself caught-up in the political turmoil which brought the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot into power, only once again to meet-up with Siva. Will their friendship mend, will they both survive the atrocities surrounding them, and will either of them reunite with Mekra now that she is no longer in either man’s life? What will the future hold for them is it true that somewhere down the gentle flowing river, ever rippling, their love will live for ever more?

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The Happiness of this World [Kindle Edition]

The Happiness of this World [Kindle Edition]

The Happiness of this World [Kindle Edition]

Author: Karl Kirchwey Publisher: Putnam Adult Publishing Date: 2007 File Size: 176 KB Print Length: 140 pages Language: English ASIN: B000S1LFJQ Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled 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: 2007 File Size: 176 KB Print Length: 140 pages Language: English ASIN: B000S1LFJQ Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled 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 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 [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 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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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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The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future [Paperback]

The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future [Paperback]

The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future [Paperback]

Author: Milton Osborne Publisher: Grove Press Publishing Date: 2001 Paperback: 320 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0802138020 ISBN-13: 978-0802138026 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces Buy at Amazon

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A compelling, lively narrative history of the peoples and cultures of the great river of Southeast Asia, The Mekong spans two thousand years--from the dawn of civilization on the Mekong Delta to the political and environmental challenges the region faces today. Beginning with the rise of ancient seafaring civilizations at Oc Eco and moving on to the glory of the Cambodian empire in the first millennium, through European colonization and the struggle for independence in the twentieth century, Osborne traces the history of the region that comprises the modern nations of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, and China. Vibrant, insightful, and eminently readable, The Mekong is a rousing history of a dynamic region that has fascinated readers the world over.

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Author: Milton Osborne Publisher: Grove Press Publishing Date: 2001 Paperback: 320 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0802138020 ISBN-13: 978-0802138026 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces Buy at Amazon

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A compelling, lively narrative history of the peoples and cultures of the great river of Southeast Asia, The Mekong spans two thousand years--from the dawn of civilization on the Mekong Delta to the political and environmental challenges the region faces today. Beginning with the rise of ancient seafaring civilizations at Oc Eco and moving on to the glory of the Cambodian empire in the first millennium, through European colonization and the struggle for independence in the twentieth century, Osborne traces the history of the region that comprises the modern nations of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, and China. Vibrant, insightful, and eminently readable, The Mekong is a rousing history of a dynamic region that has fascinated readers the world over.

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

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

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

Author: Jenny Pearson Publisher: Kumarian Press Publishing Date: 2011 Paperback: 256 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 156549329X ISBN-13: 978-1565493292 Format: Paperback, Hardcover Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 11.2 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 Paperback: 256 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 156549329X ISBN-13: 978-1565493292 Format: Paperback, Hardcover Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 11.2 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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Soul Survivors: Stories of Women and Children in Cambodia [Paperback]

Soul Survivors: Stories of Women and Children in Cambodia [Paperback]

Soul Survivors: Stories of Women and Children in Cambodia [Paperback]

Author: Carol Wagner, Valentina DuBasky (Photographer) Publisher: Wild Iris Press Publishing Date: 2008 Paperback: 272 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0975395106 ISBN-13: 978-0975395103 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Soul Survivors gives voice to women and children in Cambodia who survived the genocide (1975 - 1979), when nearly two million people died from execution, starvation, or disease. Through their detailed personal stories, fourteen people reveal the brutality of Pol Pot's regime, how they managed to survive, and what it took to rebuild their lives afterward. Although the survivors lives are fraught with suffering and times of despair, there is an under current of hope, courage, and resilience that comforts and inspires. Their stories are a testimony to the strength and goodness of the human spirit. Twelve of the fourteen survivors who tell their stories in Soul Survivors stayed in Cambodia after the genocide and worked against the odds to bring their family fragments back together and reclaim their culture. The fascinating details about life and traditions in Cambodia are revealed through their tales as the survivors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, including a medical doctor, classical dancer, landmine survivor, Buddhist nun, Muslim fisherwoman, Christian farmer, orphan, high school teacher, prostitute, silk weaver, social worker, and women's leader. Two survivors came to the United States of America as orphans, graduated from college, and returned to Cambodia as young adults to help rebuild their country. Sixty-four captivating photographs draw the reader into contemporary Cambodia to witness the survivors' courageous work to recover from three decades of war, genocide and poverty. Soul Survivors creates a comprehensive picture of Cambodia yesterday and today. In addition to the survivors stories, there are chapters on how the Khmer Rouge came to power, the role of the US, the landmine situation, the Buddhist peace movement, and how to help people in Cambodia. It includes a chronology of Cambodian history, a map of Cambodia, and an index. This second edition of Soul Survivors was published as Cambodia's genocide trial began in 2008. The perpetrators, top leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, are being held accountable for mass murder and crimes against humanity 30 years after the tragedy. This new edition is updated and contains recent historical events and an epilog telling what happened to the survivors since the first edition was published in 2002. It also includes information about the two charitable humanitarian organizations the author and photographer were inspired to create to help the poor in Cambodia. "The book effectively demonstrates the political, economic, and psychological links between the destruction of Cambodian society carried out in the 1970s and the suffering experienced by so many Cambodians today," stated Susan Cook, Director of the Cambodian Genocide Program at Yale University. "These are stories that have to be told, that have to be held up to the light of humanity. For the sorrows of Cambodia have not ended. They have been repeated in greater or lesser forms in Rwanda and Bosnia, in Colombia, and continue even now in our history. Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed," stated Jack Kornfield, a Buddhist teacher who worked in the Cambodian refugee camps.

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Author: Carol Wagner, Valentina DuBasky (Photographer) Publisher: Wild Iris Press Publishing Date: 2008 Paperback: 272 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0975395106 ISBN-13: 978-0975395103 Format: Paperback Product Dimensions: 0.6 x 5.9 x 8.9 inches Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces Buy at Amazon

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Soul Survivors gives voice to women and children in Cambodia who survived the genocide (1975 - 1979), when nearly two million people died from execution, starvation, or disease. Through their detailed personal stories, fourteen people reveal the brutality of Pol Pot's regime, how they managed to survive, and what it took to rebuild their lives afterward. Although the survivors lives are fraught with suffering and times of despair, there is an under current of hope, courage, and resilience that comforts and inspires. Their stories are a testimony to the strength and goodness of the human spirit. Twelve of the fourteen survivors who tell their stories in Soul Survivors stayed in Cambodia after the genocide and worked against the odds to bring their family fragments back together and reclaim their culture. The fascinating details about life and traditions in Cambodia are revealed through their tales as the survivors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, including a medical doctor, classical dancer, landmine survivor, Buddhist nun, Muslim fisherwoman, Christian farmer, orphan, high school teacher, prostitute, silk weaver, social worker, and women's leader. Two survivors came to the United States of America as orphans, graduated from college, and returned to Cambodia as young adults to help rebuild their country. Sixty-four captivating photographs draw the reader into contemporary Cambodia to witness the survivors' courageous work to recover from three decades of war, genocide and poverty. Soul Survivors creates a comprehensive picture of Cambodia yesterday and today. In addition to the survivors stories, there are chapters on how the Khmer Rouge came to power, the role of the US, the landmine situation, the Buddhist peace movement, and how to help people in Cambodia. It includes a chronology of Cambodian history, a map of Cambodia, and an index. This second edition of Soul Survivors was published as Cambodia's genocide trial began in 2008. The perpetrators, top leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, are being held accountable for mass murder and crimes against humanity 30 years after the tragedy. This new edition is updated and contains recent historical events and an epilog telling what happened to the survivors since the first edition was published in 2002. It also includes information about the two charitable humanitarian organizations the author and photographer were inspired to create to help the poor in Cambodia. "The book effectively demonstrates the political, economic, and psychological links between the destruction of Cambodian society carried out in the 1970s and the suffering experienced by so many Cambodians today," stated Susan Cook, Director of the Cambodian Genocide Program at Yale University. "These are stories that have to be told, that have to be held up to the light of humanity. For the sorrows of Cambodia have not ended. They have been repeated in greater or lesser forms in Rwanda and Bosnia, in Colombia, and continue even now in our history. Hatred never ceases by hatred but by love alone is healed," stated Jack Kornfield, a Buddhist teacher who worked in the Cambodian refugee camps.

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NILO Ha Tien: A Novel of Naval Intelligence in Cambodia [Kindle Edition]

NILO Ha Tien: A Novel of Naval Intelligence in Cambodia [Kindle Edition]

NILO Ha Tien: A Novel of Naval Intelligence in Cambodia [Kindle Edition]

Author: HL Serra Publisher: AuthorHouse Publishing Date: 2009 File Size: 1346 KB Print Length: 400 pages Language: English ASIN: B00AD6NN82 Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Historical Fiction, U.S. Navy, Vietnam War
In the early months of 1970, LT Thomas Medici, NILO Ha Tien, enters Cambodia on U.S. Naval Intelligence missions and negotiates a secret weapons agreement with the Cambodian Navy, then thwarts the destruction of of the Port of Sihanoukville-- for which he is tried at a Naval Board of Inquiry.

"This remarkable novel relates many events that our Naval Intelligence Liaison Officers actually experienced during the Cambodia episode of the Vietnam War. The details of these events are fascinating." VADM Rex Rectanus (Ret.), former Director of Naval Intelligence and Ass't. Chief of Staff (Intelligence) for VADM Elmo Zumwalt, Commander Naval Forces, Vietnam (1968-1970)

"HL Serra's novel draws the reader into the clandestine world of covert operations and Navy spy networks operating in Cambodia in early 1970. The book is a terrific read and one of those rare novels that speaks truth on every page about an innovative and effective strategic intelligence program." Prof. Larry Berman, UC Davis, author of books on Vietnam, including Perfect Spy, No Peace, No Honor, and the forthcoming first biography of Admiral Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr.

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Author: HL Serra Publisher: AuthorHouse Publishing Date: 2009 File Size: 1346 KB Print Length: 400 pages Language: English ASIN: B00AD6NN82 Format: Kindle Edition, Paperback Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Historical Fiction, U.S. Navy, Vietnam War
In the early months of 1970, LT Thomas Medici, NILO Ha Tien, enters Cambodia on U.S. Naval Intelligence missions and negotiates a secret weapons agreement with the Cambodian Navy, then thwarts the destruction of of the Port of Sihanoukville-- for which he is tried at a Naval Board of Inquiry.

"This remarkable novel relates many events that our Naval Intelligence Liaison Officers actually experienced during the Cambodia episode of the Vietnam War. The details of these events are fascinating." VADM Rex Rectanus (Ret.), former Director of Naval Intelligence and Ass't. Chief of Staff (Intelligence) for VADM Elmo Zumwalt, Commander Naval Forces, Vietnam (1968-1970)

"HL Serra's novel draws the reader into the clandestine world of covert operations and Navy spy networks operating in Cambodia in early 1970. The book is a terrific read and one of those rare novels that speaks truth on every page about an innovative and effective strategic intelligence program." Prof. Larry Berman, UC Davis, author of books on Vietnam, including Perfect Spy, No Peace, No Honor, and the forthcoming first biography of Admiral Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr.

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Never Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur [Kindle Edition]

Never Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur [Kindle Edition]

Never Again, Again, Again...: Genocide: Armenia, The Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur [Kindle Edition]

Author: Lane H. Montgomery Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2011 File Size: 4729 KB Print Length: 152 pages Language: English ASIN: B006K66XE0 Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Never Again, Again, Again... is a powerful photographic essay with text on the six major genocides that have taken place in the 20th and 21st centuries: Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Darfur. It is the first photographic publication dealing with all six genocides, including photographs by the author, other contemporary photographers and archival images. The book is not just a litany of the locales, dates and death tolls, but also an unforgettable view of the victims, the perpetrators, and the consequences. How does it happen? Why does it happen? Why does it even exist in our 21st century? It is murder perpetrated by cowards and bullies who do it for the most shameful excuse that exists—because they can.

In 1915, one and one half million Armenians were eliminated by the Ottoman Turks; in 1994 one million Rwandans were slaughtered with machetes in eight weeks; in four years the Khmer Rouge turned Cambodian rice paddies into the ash of mass graves holding almost two million souls; 7,000 civilians were murdered in Sarjevo and overnight, 6,000 fathers, sons and husbands in Srebrenica; and after four years of bloodshed the death toll in Darfur may have reached 300,000. Montgomery’s photographs are accompanied by text from scholars and leading activists for human rights, as well as by excerpted text from authors familiar with the regions and those who have experienced the horror.

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Author: Lane H. Montgomery Publisher: ... Publishing Date: 2011 File Size: 4729 KB Print Length: 152 pages Language: English ASIN: B006K66XE0 Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled Lending: Not Enabled Buy at Amazon

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Never Again, Again, Again... is a powerful photographic essay with text on the six major genocides that have taken place in the 20th and 21st centuries: Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Darfur. It is the first photographic publication dealing with all six genocides, including photographs by the author, other contemporary photographers and archival images. The book is not just a litany of the locales, dates and death tolls, but also an unforgettable view of the victims, the perpetrators, and the consequences. How does it happen? Why does it happen? Why does it even exist in our 21st century? It is murder perpetrated by cowards and bullies who do it for the most shameful excuse that exists—because they can.

In 1915, one and one half million Armenians were eliminated by the Ottoman Turks; in 1994 one million Rwandans were slaughtered with machetes in eight weeks; in four years the Khmer Rouge turned Cambodian rice paddies into the ash of mass graves holding almost two million souls; 7,000 civilians were murdered in Sarjevo and overnight, 6,000 fathers, sons and husbands in Srebrenica; and after four years of bloodshed the death toll in Darfur may have reached 300,000. Montgomery’s photographs are accompanied by text from scholars and leading activists for human rights, as well as by excerpted text from authors familiar with the regions and those who have experienced the horror.

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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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The Political Economy of Educational Reforms and Capacity Development in Southeast Asia: Cases of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam [Paperback]

The Political Economy of Educational Reforms and Capacity Development in Southeast Asia: Cases of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam [Paperback]

The Political Economy of Educational Reforms and Capacity Development in Southeast Asia: Cases of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam [Paperback]

Author: Yasushi Hirosato (Editor), Yuto Kitamura (Editor) Publisher: Springer Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2010 Paperback: 326 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 904818116X ISBN-13: 978-9048181162 Format: Paperback, Hardcover Series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 6.1 x 9.1 inches Shipping Weight: 1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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This book presents policy debate and analysis of educational reform context, process, and capacity - mainly in Southeast Asian countries - and calls for a new political economy of educational reforms and capacity development. The conceptual/analytical framework addresses both the efficiency and equity dimensions of educational reforms; encompasses all the stakeholders in the process of educational reforms; and suggests whose capacity needs to be developed. Country cases, targeting Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and featuring Southeast Asia/country experts as contributors, offer in-depth analyses of the dynamics of educational reform context, process and capacity, and examine efficiency, equity, and quality issues in basic and higher education.

This book is a highly relevant source of information for education policy makers and planners, and will help researchers to understand the innovative way to analyse educational reforms and capacity development in developing countries.

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Author: Yasushi Hirosato (Editor), Yuto Kitamura (Editor) Publisher: Springer Publishing Date: 1st Edition, 2010 Paperback: 326 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 904818116X ISBN-13: 978-9048181162 Format: Paperback, Hardcover Series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 6.1 x 9.1 inches Shipping Weight: 1 pounds Buy at Amazon

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This book presents policy debate and analysis of educational reform context, process, and capacity - mainly in Southeast Asian countries - and calls for a new political economy of educational reforms and capacity development. The conceptual/analytical framework addresses both the efficiency and equity dimensions of educational reforms; encompasses all the stakeholders in the process of educational reforms; and suggests whose capacity needs to be developed. Country cases, targeting Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and featuring Southeast Asia/country experts as contributors, offer in-depth analyses of the dynamics of educational reform context, process and capacity, and examine efficiency, equity, and quality issues in basic and higher education.

This book is a highly relevant source of information for education policy makers and planners, and will help researchers to understand the innovative way to analyse educational reforms and capacity development in developing countries.

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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media [Paperback]

Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media [Paperback]

Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media [Paperback]

Author: Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky Publisher: Pantheon Publishing Date: 2002 Paperback: 480 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0375714499 ISBN-13: 978-0375714498 Format: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 6.2 x 9.2 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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In this pathbreaking work, now with a new introduction, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky show that, contrary to the usual image of the news media as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in their search for truth and defense of justice, in their actual practice they defend the economic, social, and political agendas of the privileged groups that dominate domestic society, the state, and the global order.

Based on a series of case studies—including the media’s dichotomous treatment of “worthy” versus “unworthy” victims, “legitimizing” and “meaningless” Third World elections, and devastating critiques of media coverage of the U.S. wars against Indochina—Herman and Chomsky draw on decades of criticism and research to propose a Propaganda Model to explain the media’s behavior and performance. Their new introduction updates the Propaganda Model and the earlier case studies, and it discusses several other applications. These include the manner in which the media covered the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement and subsequent Mexican financial meltdown of 1994-1995, the media’s handling of the protests against the World Trade Organization, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund in 1999 and 2000, and the media’s treatment of the chemical industry and its regulation. What emerges from this work is a powerful assessment of how propagandistic the U.S. mass media are, how they systematically fail to live up to their self-image as providers of the kind of information that people need to make sense of the world, and how we can understand their function in a radically new way.

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Author: Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky Publisher: Pantheon Publishing Date: 2002 Paperback: 480 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0375714499 ISBN-13: 978-0375714498 Format: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle Edition Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 6.2 x 9.2 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds Buy at Amazon

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In this pathbreaking work, now with a new introduction, Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky show that, contrary to the usual image of the news media as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in their search for truth and defense of justice, in their actual practice they defend the economic, social, and political agendas of the privileged groups that dominate domestic society, the state, and the global order.

Based on a series of case studies—including the media’s dichotomous treatment of “worthy” versus “unworthy” victims, “legitimizing” and “meaningless” Third World elections, and devastating critiques of media coverage of the U.S. wars against Indochina—Herman and Chomsky draw on decades of criticism and research to propose a Propaganda Model to explain the media’s behavior and performance. Their new introduction updates the Propaganda Model and the earlier case studies, and it discusses several other applications. These include the manner in which the media covered the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement and subsequent Mexican financial meltdown of 1994-1995, the media’s handling of the protests against the World Trade Organization, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund in 1999 and 2000, and the media’s treatment of the chemical industry and its regulation. What emerges from this work is a powerful assessment of how propagandistic the U.S. mass media are, how they systematically fail to live up to their self-image as providers of the kind of information that people need to make sense of the world, and how we can understand their function in a radically new way.

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The Political Economy of Educational Reforms and Capacity Development in Southeast Asia: Cases of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam [Hardcover]

The Political Economy of Educational Reforms and Capacity Development in Southeast Asia: Cases of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam [Hardcover]

The Political Economy of Educational Reforms and Capacity Development in Southeast Asia: Cases of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam [Hardcover]

Author: Yasushi Hirosato (Editor), Yuto Kitamura (Editor) Publisher: Springer Publishing Date: 2009 Hardcover: 326 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1402093756 ISBN-13: 978-1402093753 Format: Hardcover, Paperback Series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds Buy at Amazon

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This book presents policy debate and analysis of educational reform context, process, and capacity - mainly in Southeast Asian countries - and calls for a new political economy of educational reforms and capacity development. The conceptual/analytical framework addresses both the efficiency and equity dimensions of educational reforms; encompasses all the stakeholders in the process of educational reforms; and suggests whose capacity needs to be developed. Country cases, targeting Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and featuring Southeast Asia/country experts as contributors, offer in-depth analyses of the dynamics of educational reform context, process and capacity, and examine efficiency, equity, and quality issues in basic and higher education.

This book is a highly relevant source of information for education policy makers and planners, and will help researchers to understand the innovative way to analyse educational reforms and capacity development in developing countries.

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Books - Biography (Yasushi Hirosato, Yuto Kitamura)

Author: Yasushi Hirosato (Editor), Yuto Kitamura (Editor) Publisher: Springer Publishing Date: 2009 Hardcover: 326 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1402093756 ISBN-13: 978-1402093753 Format: Hardcover, Paperback Series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds Buy at Amazon

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This book presents policy debate and analysis of educational reform context, process, and capacity - mainly in Southeast Asian countries - and calls for a new political economy of educational reforms and capacity development. The conceptual/analytical framework addresses both the efficiency and equity dimensions of educational reforms; encompasses all the stakeholders in the process of educational reforms; and suggests whose capacity needs to be developed. Country cases, targeting Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and featuring Southeast Asia/country experts as contributors, offer in-depth analyses of the dynamics of educational reform context, process and capacity, and examine efficiency, equity, and quality issues in basic and higher education.

This book is a highly relevant source of information for education policy makers and planners, and will help researchers to understand the innovative way to analyse educational reforms and capacity development in developing countries.

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