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Book The Chin People

    Book Details:
  • Author : Chester U. Strait
  • Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
  • Release : 2014-04
  • ISBN : 1493163078
  • Pages : 736 pages

Download or read book The Chin People written by Chester U. Strait and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book My Side of History

Download or read book My Side of History written by Peng Chin and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chin Peng joined the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in January, 1940, as a 15 year-old schoolboy. His commitment to the communist cause, the pre-war anti-colonial struggle against Britain and, eventually, guerrilla warfare against the Japanese invaders saw him propelled rapidly to senior positions within the CPM party structure. By the age of 18 he had become the key link between the communists' Malayan Peoples Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA) and Britain's clandestine Force 136, then endeavouring to set up intelligence-gathering operations behind enemy lines. While still a teenager he was promoted to head the communist movement's activities in his home state of Perak. Immediately following the Japanese surrender, Chin Peng was appointed to the Central Committee and, ultimately, his party's policy-making Politburo. He was barely 21, At 23, he was formally named the CPM's Secretary General, its highest-ranking figure. By June, 1948, the Malayan Emergency erupted and Chin Peng, four months shy of his 24th year, became the British Empire's most wanted man.

Book Boundaries and Beyond

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ng Chin-keong
  • Publisher : NUS Press
  • Release : 2016-09-16
  • ISBN : 9814722014
  • Pages : 22 pages

Download or read book Boundaries and Beyond written by Ng Chin-keong and published by NUS Press. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the concept of boundaries, physical and cultural, to understand the development of China’s maritime southeast in late Imperial times, and its interactions across maritime East Asia and the broader Asian Seas, these linked essays by a senior scholar in the field challenge the usual readings of Chinese history from the centre. After an opening essay which positions China’s southeastern coast within a broader view of maritime Asia, the first section of the book looks at boundaries, between “us” and “them”, Chinese and other, during this period. The second section looks at the challenges to such rigid demarcations posed by the state and existed in the status quo. The third section discusses movements of people, goods and ideas across national borders and cultural boundaries, seeing tradition and innovation as two contesting forces in a constant state of interaction, compromise and reconciliation. This approach underpins a fresh understanding of China’s boundaries and the distinctions that separate China from the rest of the world. In developing this theme, Ng Chin-keong draws on many years of writing and research in Chinese and European archives. Of interest to students of migration, of Chinese history, and of the long term perspective on relations between China and its region, Ng’s analysis provides a crucial background to the historical shared experience of the people in Asian maritime zones. The result is a novel way of approaching Chinese history, argued from the perspective of a fresh understanding of China’s relations with neighbouring territories and the populations residing there, and of the nature of tradition and its persistence in the face of changing circumstances.

Book Indo Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills

Download or read book Indo Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills written by Pum Khan Pau and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the British colonial expansion in the so-called unadministered hill tracts of the Indo-Burma frontier and the change of colonial policy from non-intervention to intervention. The book begins with the end of the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–26), which resulted in the British annexation of the North-Eastern Frontier of Bengal and the extension of its sway over the Arakan and Manipur frontiers, and closes with the separation of Burma from India in 1937. The volume documents the resistance of the indigenous hill peoples to colonial penetration; administrative policies such as disarmament; subjugation of the local chiefs under a colonial legal framework and its impact; standardisation of ‘Chin’ as an ethnic category for the fragmented tribes and sub-tribes; and the creation and consolidation of the Chin Hills District as a political entity to provide an extensive account of British relations with the indigenous Chin/Zo community from 1824 to 1935. By situating these within the larger context of British imperial policy, the book makes a critical analysis of the British approach towards the Indo-Burma frontier. With its coverage of key archival sources and literature, this book will interest scholars and researchers in modern Indian history, military history, colonial history, British history, South Asian history and Southeast Asian history.

Book Paper Son

Download or read book Paper Son written by Tung Pok Chin and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chin's story speaks for the many Chinese who worked in urban laundries and restaurants, but it also introduces an unusually articulate man's perspective on becoming a Chinese American."--BOOK JACKET.

Book Practical Chin Na

Download or read book Practical Chin Na written by Da Yuan Zhao and published by Unique Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Zhao Da Yuan, the chief martial arts instructor at the China People's Police Officer Academy in Beijing, China, combines the secrets of both the internal and external schools of Chinese martial arts to bring the reader an in-depth study and analysis of the art of chin na. Chin na specializes in the striking and seizing of vital points, grasping of tendons and blood vessels, and the locking of joints. Every major martial art in China utilizes the techniques of chin na and thus it is said that "chin na represents the essence of Chinese martial arts." This book is a must for all those interested in the essence of Chinese martial arts and those who wish to learn and incorporate joint locking and throwing techniques into their existing systems.

Book Late Ancient Knowing

    Book Details:
  • Author : Catherine M. Chin
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2015-05-02
  • ISBN : 0520277171
  • Pages : 312 pages

Download or read book Late Ancient Knowing written by Catherine M. Chin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-05-02 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Late Ancient Knowing explores how people in late antiquity went about knowing their world and how this knowing shaped late ancient lives. Each essay is dedicated to a single concept--'Animal,' 'Demon,' 'Countryside,' 'Christianization,' 'God'--studying the ways in which individuals and societies in this period created and interacted with visible and invisible realities. Rather than narrating late ancient history based on facts defensible in modern historical terms, these essays attempt to create histories based on what are now considered late ancient fictions, the now-discarded paradigms of late ancient thought"--Provided by publisher.

Book Grand Canyon

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jason Chin
  • Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
  • Release : 2017-02-21
  • ISBN : 1250155436
  • Pages : 56 pages

Download or read book Grand Canyon written by Jason Chin and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivers wind through earth, cutting down and eroding the soil for millions of years, creating a cavity in the ground 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and more than a mile deep known as the Grand Canyon. Home to an astonishing variety of plants and animals that have lived and evolved within its walls for millennia, the Grand Canyon is much more than just a hole in the ground. Follow a father and daughter as they make their way through the cavernous wonder, discovering life both present and past. Weave in and out of time as perfectly placed die cuts show you that a fossil today was a creature much long ago, perhaps in a completely different environment. Complete with a spectacular double gatefold, an intricate map and extensive back matter.

Book Mantles of Merit

Download or read book Mantles of Merit written by David W. Fraser and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art and architecture of Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand; includes a chapter on royal ceremonies.

Book The Chin Leadership  The Best Leadership Practice for the Chin People

Download or read book The Chin Leadership The Best Leadership Practice for the Chin People written by Hre Mang and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chin Leadership is first of its kind for the Chin leadership studies. It digged the leadership historical trend of the Chin people since before the time of the British invasion to the modern era. This book gives the leadership insights for students who want to learn about the Chin leadership as well as for leaders's practical guide, providing the leadership history, compared with the global leadership theories and practices to help the best applications. Rev. Hre Mang, Ph.D. lives with his family, wife Lynda Tumpar, and two sons Ginny Zalan Mang and Moses Cung Hlei Mang. Holding Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.), Master of Theology (M.Th.), Batchelor of Political Science (B.A.), Master of Public Affaiirs (M.P.A.), and Ph.D. in leadership degrees, he is a pastor, speaker, trainer, leadership coach, consultant, and is an author. Born and brought up in Burma, the author, a former social political activist, now living in the USA, travels around the world for speaking and training leaders to serve God and make the world a better place to live.

Book A History of Chinese Civilization

Download or read book A History of Chinese Civilization written by Jacques Gernet and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-05-31 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When published in 1982, this translation of Professor Jacques Gernet's masterly survey of the history and culture of China was immediately welcomed by critics and readers. This revised and updated edition makes it more useful for students and for the general reader concerned with the broad sweep of China's past.

Book Bulletproof Buddhists and Other Essays

Download or read book Bulletproof Buddhists and Other Essays written by Frank Chin and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1998-05-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “America doesn’t want us as a visible native minority. They want us to keep our place as Americanized foreigners ruled by immigrant loyalty. But never having been anything else but born here, I’ve never been foreign and resent having foreigners telling me my place in America and America telling me I’m foreign. There’s no denial or rejection of Chinese culture going on here, just the recognition of the fact that Americanized Chinese are not Chinese Americans and that Chinese Americans cannot be understood in the terms of either Chinese or American culture, or some ‘chow mein/spaghetti’ formula of Chinese and American cultures, or anything else you’ve seen and loved in Charlie Chan.” —from “Confessions of a Chinatown Cowboy”

Book China Under Jurchen Rule

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hoyt Cleveland Tillman
  • Publisher : SUNY Press
  • Release : 1995-01-01
  • ISBN : 9780791422731
  • Pages : 414 pages

Download or read book China Under Jurchen Rule written by Hoyt Cleveland Tillman and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most extensive study of Chin dynasty history in any language. It demonstrates the importance of cultural developments in North China under the Chin (1115-1234).

Book The Complete Japanese Chin

Download or read book The Complete Japanese Chin written by Pamela Cross Stern and published by Howell Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adopted as the highly prized pet of royalty, the Japanese Chin was originally sent as a gift from the Empress of Japan to the Empress of China. Queens Victoria and Alexandra both fancied this Toy breed. The authors trace its origin from Oriental beginnings to present day status as a glamorous companion and show dog, and offer an in-depth analysis of the breed Standards, and a special section on caring for this lively extroverted dog. Pamela Cross Stern and Tom Mather are both international judges with decades of personal experience in the breed.

Book Contemporary Taiwanese Cultural Nationalism

Download or read book Contemporary Taiwanese Cultural Nationalism written by A-Chin Hsiau and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a wide range of Chinese historical and contemporary texts, Contemporary Taiwanese Cultural Nationalism addresses diverse subjects including nationalist literature; language ideology; the crafting of a national history; the impact of Japanese colonialism and the increasingly strained relationship between China and Taiwan. This book is essential reading for all scholars of the history, culture and politics of Taiwan.

Book An Outline History of Myanmar Literature

Download or read book An Outline History of Myanmar Literature written by Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the developmental changes in Burmese literature, 11th-19th century.

Book Confucius

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ann-Ping Chin
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2009-05-26
  • ISBN : 0300151187
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book Confucius written by Ann-Ping Chin and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For more than two thousand years, Confucius (551- 479 B.C.) has been a fundamental part of China's history. His influence as a moral thinker remains powerful to this day. Yet despite his fame and the perennial interest in his life and teachings, Confucius the man has been elusive, and no definitive biography has emerged. In this book, the scholar and writer Annping Chin negotiates centuries of reconstructions, guess-work, and numerous Chinese texts in order to establish an absorbing and original account of the thinker's life and legacy. [In this book] Chin brings the historical Confucius within reach so that he can lead us into his idea of the moral and explain his timeless teachings on family and politics, culture and learning. Confucius is the culmination of years of research, a book that makes an important and fascinating contribution to biography and Chinese history." -- Book cover.