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Published by Pacific Century Pr, 2002
ISBN 10: 1891936034ISBN 13: 9781891936036
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
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Published by Pacific Century Pr, 2004
ISBN 10: 1891936492ISBN 13: 9781891936494
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Condition: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. Shelfwear. Bumped edges. Minor Exterior Wear. Pages clean. Binding tight. May contain pen markings and highlights. Paperback.
Published by Pacific Century Pr, 2002
ISBN 10: 1891936050ISBN 13: 9781891936050
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ISBN 10: 1891936131ISBN 13: 9781891936135
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. This book is essential reading for any student of Burma, China-India relations, politico-economic security in the region, or military and strategic priorities in Asia."This study is unique in the literature and it is evident that it will be required reading for anyone seriously concerned with Myanmar, the Southeast Asia region, and indeed with the relationships between India and China. It is not only those observers of the Burmese scene who are in Mr. Selths debt, but also those involved in the study of the military in various societies who can learn much from this important volume. There are lessons of Burma/Myanmar applicable in relation to policies in other multi-ethnic states, in economic development, and in civil-military relations. Mr. Selth has given us much to muse on beyond the borders of that unfortunate country." from the Foreword by David I. SteinbergThe key to coming to grips with modern Burma is understanding the countrys armed forces. Although it has dominated all aspects of Burmese life since the 1962 coup, there has been no comprehensive or detailed study of the Tatmadaw as a military institution. Drawing on five years of research in Burma and beyond, including interviews with military specialists and commentators, Andrew Selth has written the first book on the inner workings of the Tatmadaw.Here is a scholarly and objective account of Burmas strategic posture, its defense policies and threat perceptions; its military doctrine, defense expenditures, arms acquisitions, and combat capabilities. Here are chapters on Burmas intelligence apparatus, and its suspected uses of chemical and biological weapons. Diagrams and maps illustrate the Tatmadaws organization, structure, and order of battle.The author pays particular attention to the dramatic expansion and modernization of the Tatmadaw since the 1988 pro-democracy uprising and the secret role that countries like China have played in this process. There are valuable insights into the way the armed forces have attempted to govern Burma over the past 14 years, their internal disputes, and how they see their future role. Finally, the book examines how the Tatmadaw might cope with a democratic government coming to power in Rangoon.
Published by Pacific Century Pr, 2003
ISBN 10: 1891936344ISBN 13: 9781891936340
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ISBN 10: 1891936115ISBN 13: 9781891936111
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Korea was "discovered" by the West after World War II when it became a flashpoint in the Cold War. Before the war, however, it was home to many hundreds of Westerners who experienced life there under Japanese colonial rule. These included missionaries who opened Korea as a field for evangelism, education, and medicine; speculators who risked much and reaped riches from mining concessions; and diplomats who tried to keep them neutral, even as the Japanese forced them out of business on the eve of the Pacific War.In the first part of the book, the author reconstructs the foreign community and highlights the role of Americans in particular as participants in Korean history, bringing vividly to life the lives and suffering and triumphs of the expatriate community in Korea, especially the missionaries. In the second part of the book, the author presents the altered circumstances of American military occupation after 1945 and the consequences of the Americans assuming a role not unlike the one that had been played earlier by the colonial Japanese.By telling the lives and experiences of Westerners, the author highlights the major historical events of modern Korean history. Accounts of foreigners in the Independence Movement and during the period of militarization in the 1930s shed new light on what Japanese colonial rule meant to the Korean people. Similarly, Western experiences in Korea in the 1940s amount to a commentary on the way Korea was divided and the events that led inexorably to the ordeal of the Korean War.The stories recounted in this extraordinary book, highlighted by more than sixty photographs, are a valuable commentary on Koreas early modernization and the consequences of the Korean War as it set the stage for Koreas relations with the world in the late twentieth century.
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Published by Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Pacific Century Pr, 2003
ISBN 10: 1891936336ISBN 13: 9781891936333
Seller: Bingo Used Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Trade paperback in near fine condition. Small name written on 1st title page.
Published by Brand: Pacific Century Pr, 2002
ISBN 10: 1891936085ISBN 13: 9781891936081
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: New. Oil for the Lamps of China (1934) was a best-selling novel when it was first published, just a few years after Pearl Bucks The Good Earth (1931). The hero of the story is a keen, young American businessman who wants to bring "light" and progress to China in the form of oil and oil lamps, but who is caught between Chinese revolutionary nationalism in the 1920s and the heartless American corporation which has built his career.The title became a catch phrase for expansive American dreams of the vast China market even though the novel itself, written at the beginning of the Great Depression, was skeptical of large business and any supposed American ability to "improve" China.The author presents a clear portrait of Western idealism versus Eastern pragmatism in the doubly exotic setting of Mainland China before the advent of large-scale industrialization. The portrayal is unflattering to both sides. While some might now regard the more sympathetic treatment of the young American as out of date, others would counter that the picture is both historically and contextually accurate."Now, nearly seventy years since it was originally published, . . . Oil for the Lamps of China again seems timely. Once again ambitious young Americans like Stephen Chase are working for big corporations in China. . . . Once again sensitive young spouses like Hester are coping with the rigors of living simultaneously in American corporate culture and Chinese culture. . . . As these parallels suggest, if Oil for the Lamps of China was timely in the 1930s, then it also seems timely today." from the Introduction by Sherman Cochran.
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Published by Pacific Century Pr, Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.A., 2004
ISBN 10: 1891936395ISBN 13: 9781891936395
Seller: JERO BOOKS AND TEMPLET CO., SANTA MONICA, CA, U.S.A.
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PAPERBACK. Condition: Very Good in Wraps. 1st Paperback Edition. SIGNED BY TRANSLATERS ON TITLE PAGE, 2004. 1ST PB ED. 8VO, PAPERBACK, 247 PAGES. THE BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SLIGHT SHELF WEAR AND SLIGHT BUMPING TO EDGES. INTERIOR CLEAN AND TIGHT. RED/BROWN COVERS. Size: 8vo. Signed By Translator. Paperback.
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ISBN 10: 1891936239ISBN 13: 9781891936234
Seller: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or limited writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Published by Pacific Century Pr, 2004
ISBN 10: 1891936271ISBN 13: 9781891936272
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. China's Water Crisis (Voices of Asia) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .