Author: Priscilla Mary Roberts Publisher: Stanford University Press ISBN: 9780804755023 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 596
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Based on new archival research in many countries, this volume broadens the context of the U.S. intervention in Vietnam. Its primary focus is on relations between China and Vietnam in the mid-twentieth century; but the book also deals with China's relations with Cambodia, U.S. dealings with both China and Vietnam, French attitudes toward Vietnam and China, and Soviet views of Vietnam and China. Contributors from seven countries range from senior scholars and officials with decades of experience to young academics just finishing their dissertations. The general impact of this work is to internationalize the history of the Vietnam War, going well beyond the long-standing focus on the role of the United States.
Author: Chang Kuo-sin Publisher: City University of HK Press ISBN: 9629372886 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 208
Book Description
This was the motto of Chang Kuo-sin, and the ideal which he inspired generations of students of communication to follow. He proved his own dedication to this when, in 1949, he found himself in Nanking, the former nationalist capital, under the rule of the newly victorious communists. For eight months he lived and attempted to work in the midst of these historical changes. He managed to smuggle his detailed notes out to share with the world at a time when almost no reports of the new regime were being published. To mark the centenary of his birth, Hong Kong Baptist University’s School of Communication has republished this important work by one of its most distinguished professors.
Author: Thierry Falise Publisher: McNidder and Grace ISBN: 9780857160416 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 0
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Covering 25 years, 'Burmese Shadows' highlights the reality of living and fighting for survival for ordinary people in Burma. These harsh realities, however, are juxtaposed against the vibrant and rich traditions and cultures which combine to make the enigmatic country.
Author: A.B.KAR Publisher: Trafford Publishing ISBN: 1426994788 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 305
Book Description
It is a journey to explore a socialist country mired by negative publicity, especially by the Western media. With language being a major hurdle, the author experimented with a strategy that is interesting to experience. Blending the progress of the nation with that of the ancient monuments offer a revealing thought process to pursue. Reference to many incidents, some funny and other serious, highlights the books appeal to the readers. There is also a reference to what ails the present Chinese society socially, culturally, and politically, with a balanced dose of analysis and perception. Humor, anecdotes, and the authors past experience with other countries offer the scope to explore the country in a unique way.
Author: William Kinmond Publisher: University of Toronto Press ISBN: 1487590873 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 278
Book Description
In 1949 the bamboo curtain clattered down over one-fifth of the people of the world. In one sudden twist of history, a vast community that had been militarily and politically allied with the West was transmuted into the ideological foe of everything the free world stands for. With the surprise intervention by Red China in Korea, a new alignment of world powers was confirmed and the bamboo curtain had been fastened down securely. If the people of China were inadequately known in the years before the Red Revolution, all free intercourse between East and West was now interrupted completely. Chinese life could be described only by released westerners who had viewed it through prison bars, or it had to be interpreted from the incredibly distorted releases of the communist propaganda bureaus. Suddenly, in 1956, China offered to open its doors to western reporters wishing to come and see what was really happening in their country. In the spring of 1957, William Kinmond, Staff Reporter for the Toronto Globe and Mail, entered Red China with assurances that he might travel where he wished and report what he liked—or disliked. This is his report on China at this moment in history.
Author: Ian Traill Publisher: Traillblazer Bookshop ISBN: 098070720X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 152
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This book deals with the testimony of one man’s life, from his birth, through childhood, his many tribulations, and his calling to be a missionary in China. It also contains a brief historical background in the Appendix, so that you will understand what has made China what she is today. Most importantly, you will see how God moves in His own mysterious ways to bring about His will in the lives of men and nations. By Fred Corlett
Author: Christopher Kremmer Publisher: HarperCollins Australia ISBN: 0730449599 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 65
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In the dying days of the Vietnam War, a royal family is rounded up and flown by helicopter to a remote prison camp. Behind the bamboo curtain erected by victorious communist guerillas, the tragic final days of an Asian king and his dynasty will play out. Bestselling author of the Carpet Wars, Christopher Kremmer takes readers on a gripping odyssey to Indochina's heart of darkness, the remote prison camp where the Kingdom of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol finally ends. Part travelogue, part mystery, Bamboo Palace reveals the only known eye-witness account of the final solution carried out in the jungles of northern Laos. 'thrilling ... a marvellous gift for the well-turned phrase' - Michael Smithies, the Nation 'Now this is what I call a travel book' - Dianne Dempsey, the Age
Author: Priscilla Mary Roberts
Author: Chang Kuo-sin
Author: Thierry Falise
Author: Walter Manuel Montano
Author: A.B.KAR
Author: William Kinmond
Author: Ian Traill
Author: Ion Hobana
Author: Christopher Kremmer
Author: Margery Finn Brown