Download or read book Luang Prabang the Royal City written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Old Luang Prabang written by Betty Gosling and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Luang Prabang provides a vivid description of the history, geography, and culture of the ancient royal capital of Laos. It explores the intimate relationship between Laos royalty, mythology, religion, and ritual that generated the city's numerous architectural treasures and projected the city's royal status into the democratic period. This book is a must for travellers and readers who want an introduction to Laos's most treasured and beautiful historical city.

Download or read book Land of Smiles written by A Maytree and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-02-27 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Bush and Iraq, there was Nixon and Vietnam. It's 1969. The Vietnam War has turned into a meat grinder, 250,000 protesters are marching on Washington to confront a defiant President Nixon holed up in the White House, and Alden Maytree, fresh out of Catholic seminary, has passed his pre-induction physical. Just before Uncle Sam drafts him, he gets a surprise call. Instead of killing commies in Vietnam, how about spending two years next door in exotic Thailand, the "Land of Smiles," as a Peace Corps Volunteer? But when he arrives in Bangkok, he discovers he can't escape the war and clashes with Peace Corps, the U.S. Embassy and the CIA. Land of Smiles is a memoir of one young man's coming of age during the Boomer generation's war-and the painful lessons he and America both learn as they try to save the world.

Download or read book The Mekong written by Milton Osborne and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “remarkable” history of the great river of Southeast Asia (Jill Ker Conway, author of The Road from Coorain). The Mekong River runs over nearly three thousand miles, beginning in the mountains of Tibet and flowing through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam before emptying into the China Sea. Its waters are the lifeblood of Southeast Asia, and first begot civilization on the fertile banks of its delta region at Oc Eo nearly two millennia ago. This is the story of the peoples and cultures of the great river, from these obscure beginnings to the emergence of today’s independent nations. Drawing on research gathered over forty years, Milton Osborne traces the Mekong’s dramatic history through the rise and fall of civilizations and the era of colonization and exploration. He details the struggle for liberation during a twentieth century in which Southeast Asia has seen almost constant conflict, including two world wars, the Indochina War, the Vietnam War, and its bloody aftermath—and explores the prospects for peace and prosperity as the region enters a new millennium. Along the way, he brings to life those who witnessed and shaped events along the river, including Chou Ta-kuan, the thirteenth-century Chinese envoy who recorded the glory of Angkor Wat, the capital of the Khmer Empire; the Iberian mercenaries Blas Ruiz and Diego Veloso, whose involvement in the intrigues of Cambodia’s royal family shook Southeast Asia’s politics in the sixteenth century; and the revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh, whose campaigns to liberate Vietnam from the French and unify the nation under communism changed the course of history. “[A] pathbreaking, ecologically informed chronicle . . . A pulsating journey through the heart of Southeast Asia.” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read book The Keng Khanh Concentration Camp of 1975 in Laos written by Sithiphone S. Phetphouthay and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2016-07-06 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Keng Khanh Concentration Camp of 1975 in Laos contains political and historical knowledge telling of a remarkable life journey. It is the author’s true story of how he survived the perilous and eventful years during and after the Vietnam War. Themes include hatred, hope, and redemption. Sithiphone S. Phetphouthay exposes the reality of the Pathet Lao regime to the world, showing the Vietnamese hegemony with the Chinese influence put on the backs of the Laotian people. This book reveals hardship, famine, fears, atrocity, and social injustice in Laos that have been kept secret. Today the prosecution of the Laotian people will not end soon. Under the Pathet Lao regime, Laos has become a pawn owned by the Vietnamese and Chinese. Natural resources have been robbed and nearly depleted. The last action, the suicide operation, shows the Pathet Lao soldiers’ patriotism and the regret that made them fight on … for the freedom that they wish and dream about.

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Download or read book The Kingdoms of Laos written by Sanda Simms and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-11 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the changes in society over 600 years as Lan Xang was gradually dismembered and became a French colony. Most importantly, it shows the essence of the Lao and why, despite all that has happened, they possess their own social and cultural values that mark them as distinctive.

Download or read book A People s History of the Hmong written by Paul Hillmer and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich narrative history of the worldwide community of Hmong people, exploring their cultural practices, war and refugee camp experiences, and struggles and triumphs as citizens of new countries.

Download or read book War in the Blood written by Chris Beyrer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective treatment for HIV and AIDS came in 1996. For sufferers in the developed world, this marked a true watershed moment: the end of the death sentence. But for many in the developing world, including in Southeast Asia, these new treatments remained far out of reach. In his early thirties, following the loss of his partner to an AIDS-related illness, Chris Beyrer wrote the first edition of War in the Blood. Three decades later, having served as president of the International AIDS Society, he believes we have arrived at an extraordinary milestone. For the first time, a patient has been demonstrably cured of HIV, new vaccine trials in Thailand have shown great promise, and the PrEP programme genuinely works. So why are over half of the estimated 38.8 million people living with HIV still not on treatment? War in the Blood is a labour of love, both a celebratory account of Southeast Asia and the story of our failure to protect those most vulnerable the world over – gay men, adolescent girls, sex workers, drug users, and transgender women. Beyrer offers an impassioned plea for our communities and governments – and our own hearts and minds – to stop denying the realities of sex, sexuality, and gender, and to take affirmative action.

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Laos Travel Guide eBook written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Laos with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Rough Guides' expert authors have done all the hard work for you: seeking out the best guesthouses, sampling sizzling street food and trekking to remote hill villages, then writing it all up with our trademark blend of humour, insight and practical advice. Whether you plan to lounge on laidback islands in the Mekong river, explore ancient Khmer temples or tour the Bolaven Plateau's coffee plantations, this new edition of The Rough Guide to Laos will show you ideal places to sleep, eat, drink and shop along the way, with options to suit every budget. The Rough Guide to Laos includes stunning photography and colour-coded, easy-to-use maps, making finding your way around sleepy villages and busy cities a breeze.

Download or read book Air Force Combat Medals Streamers and Campaigns written by A. Timothy Warnock and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume documents the combat service of the USAF and its predecessor organizations, as recognized by the award of combat service medals to individuals and service or campaign streamers to air units. Separate sections feature descriptions and color photos of the medals and streamers; concise accounts of each campaign in the theater are illustrated with color maps.--[book jacket].

Download or read book Tony Poe s CIA War written by Richard Gough and published by Knox Press. This book was released on 2024-07-02 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The character of Colonel Kurtz in the Vietnam War film epic Apocalypse Now is reportedly the cinematic depiction of a real CIA agent and a trained killer. His name was Anthony Poshepny, but he was better known as Tony Poe. Poe was a heavy drinker, a stocky former Marine sergeant with the elite Parachute Battalion, and a CIA paramilitary agent. In 1942, at the age of seventeen, he joined the Marine Raiders. In Guadalcanal, he hunted down Japanese soldiers. In 1945, he led his machine gun section ashore across the knee-deep black sands at Red Beach on Iwo Jima. Recruited by the CIA in 1951, he was told that his role as a paramilitary agent was to carry out the Agency’s dirty work, which could be “plausibly denied.” He was the dagger in the phrase “cloak and dagger.” In 1961, he was in Laos, where his role as field commander of the CIA’s secret war was leading 17,000 mountain villagers against a well-equipped communist force and crossing enemy lines into China. Poe spent nine years living in his mountain hideout with his tribal fighters and absorbed sufficient shrapnel in his body to set off airport security alarms. He was awarded a chest full of medals, including two Purple Hearts and the CIA’s highest award: the Intelligence Star.

Download or read book Anthropology and Nostalgia written by Olivia Angé and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nostalgia is intimately connected to the history of the social sciences in general and anthropology in particular, though finely grained ethnographies of nostalgia and loss are still scarce. Today, anthropologists have realized that nostalgia constitutes a fascinating object of study for exploring contemporary issues of the formation of identity in politics and history. Contributors to this volume consider the fabric of nostalgia in the fields of heritage and tourism, exile and diasporas, postcolonialism and postsocialism, business and economic exchange, social, ecological and religious movements, and nation building. They contribute to a better understanding of how individuals and groups commemorate their pasts, and how nostalgia plays a role in the process of remembering.

Download or read book Laos Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information written by IBP USA and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laos Investment and Business Guide - Strategic and Practical Information

Download or read book Laos Telecom Industry Business Opportunities Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Regulations written by IBP. Inc and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-02-07 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. Laos Telecommunication Industry Business Opportunities Handbook

Download or read book Laos Information Strategy Internet and E Commerce Development Handbook Strategic Information Programs Regulations written by IBP, Inc. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laos Information Strategy, Internet and E-Commerce Development Handbook - Strategic Information, Programs, Regulations

Download or read book Insight Guides Laos Cambodia written by Insight Guides and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2014-11-06 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insight Guide Laos and Cambodia is the most comprehensive full colour travel guide to these two beguiling countries, and provides both inspiration and information to plan a memorable trip to Indochina. The Best Of section shows you the unmissable experiences - Angkor, the region's most spectacular sight, as well as the two contrasting capitals: laid-back, French-influenced Vientiane in Laos and Phnom Penh, Cambodia's animated capital on the banks of the Mekong River, plus relaxing beaches and islands. Lively features immerse you in the two countries' fascinating history and rich culture, from the architectural styles of Angkor, the French influence, and the Khmer Rouge years, to the Royal Ballet of Cambodia and the lowdown on cycle touring in Laos. Meanwhile fourteen Places chapters show you where to go in Laos and Cambodia, from Vientiane and Northern Laos down to Southern Laos; and from Phnom Penh and Siem Reap to the Cambodian Coast. There are insightful descriptions of all the main attractions, and detailed, full-colour maps for easy orientation. The Travel Tips section provides comprehensive practical information for before and during your trip, plus our independent reviews of selected hotels and restaurants lead you to the most authentic establishments, full of local character.