Under The Dragon

Author : Rory MacLean
Publisher : HarperPerennial
ISBN 13 : 9780006530824
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Under the Dragon written by Rory MacLean and published by HarperPerennial. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRAVEL WRITING. The memory of a brief visit to Burma had haunted Rory MacLean for years. A decade after the violent suppression of an unarmed national uprising, which cost thousands of lives and all hopes for democracy, he seized the chance to return. Travelling from Rangoon to Mandalay and Pagan, into the heart of the Golden Triangle, he hears stories of ordinary people struggling to survive under one of the most brutal and repressive regimes in the world and meets Aung San Suu Kyi, perhaps the most courageous woman of our time and the embodiment of all Burma's hope. On his journey MacLean exposes the tragedy of a hundred betrayals. "Under the Dragon" is a perceptive and heartbreaking portrayal of contemporary Burma, a country that is shot through with desperation and fear, but also blessed - even in the darkest places - with beauty and courage.

Author : Blaine Kaltman
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0896804828
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Under the Heel of the Dragon written by Blaine Kaltman and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Turkic Muslims known as the Uighur have long faced social and economic disadvantages in China because of their minority status. Under the Heel of the Dragon: Islam, Racism, Crime, and the Uighur in China offers a unique insight into current conflicts resulting from the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the Chinese government’s oppression of religious minorities, issues that have heightened the degree of polarization between the Uighur and the dominant Chinese ethnic group, the Han. Author Blaine Kaltman’s study is based on in-depth interviews that he conducted in Chinese without the aid of an interpreter or the knowledge of the Chinese government. These riveting conversations expose the thoughts of a wide socioeconomic spectrum of Han and Uighur, revealing their mutual prejudices. The Uighur believe that the Han discriminate against them in almost every aspect of their lives, and this perception of racism motivates Uighur prejudice against the Han. Kaltman reports that criminal activity by Uighur is directed against their perceived oppressors, the Han Chinese. Uighur also resist Han authority by flouting the laws—such as tax and licensing regulations or prohibitions on the use or sale of hashish—that they consider to be imposed on them by an alien regime. Under the Heel of the Dragon offers a unique insight into a misunderstood world and a detailed explanation of the cultural perceptions that drive these misconceptions.

Author : S. M. Davies
Publisher : High King
ISBN 13 : 9781739672645
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Under The Dragon written by S. M. Davies and published by High King. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 2 in the HIGH KING series. The 5th Century; the Dark Age. At one of the most dangerous moments in British history, after the Romans abandoned the islands, a man of the West known as Vortigern became King of all the Britons. Centuries later, the legends would call him a villain, but his people called him the High King. At his side is a young warrior who has earned a new name - 'The King's Right Arm'. Kerin Brightspear, the king-maker, Vortigern's greatest ally, has proved himself to the man who saved his life. But as they confront the Picts at Hadrian's Wall, enemies within are already plotting Vortigern's downfall. Mercenary captain Hengist and his Jute warriors have sworn allegiance, but will they betray him too? Amidst chaos and bloodshed, Kerin faces his greatest test as the family of the woman he loves plot to seize Vortigern's power, and the kingdom lurches towards civil war.

Author : John Kendall
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
ISBN 13 : 9780880380768
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Under Dragon's Wing written by John Kendall and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 1984 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader as young Prince Treon must find a way, with the help of a magical dragon ring and an ancient sorcery book, to rid the country of the evil Crimson Wizard and his legions.

Author : Daniel Fox
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 0345513460
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dragon in Chains written by Daniel Fox and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2009-01-27 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning author Daniel Fox comes a ravishingly written epic of revolution and romance set in a world where magic is found in stone and in water, in dragons and in men–and in the chains that bind them. Deposed by a vicious usurper, a young emperor flees with his court to the small island of Taishu. There, with a dwindling army, a manipulative mother, and a resentful population–and his only friend a local fishergirl he takes as a concubine–he prepares for his last stand. In the mountains of Taishu, a young miner finds a huge piece of jade, the potent mineral whose ingestion can gift the emperor with superhuman attributes. Setting out to deliver the stone to the embattled emperor, Yu Shan finds himself changing into something more than human, something forbidden. Meanwhile, a great dragon lies beneath the strait that separates Taishu from the mainland, bound by chains that must be constantly renewed by the magic of a community of monks. When the monks are slaughtered by a willful pirate captain, a maimed slave assumes the terrible burden of keeping the dragon subdued. If he should fail, if she should rise free, the result will be slaughter on an unimaginable scale. Now the prisoner beneath the sea and the men and women above it will shatter old bonds of loyalty and love and forge a common destiny from the ruins of an empire.

Author : James Allan
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Under the Dragon Flag written by James Allan and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1898 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dorothea Taylor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1534476474
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book There's a Dragon in My Closet written by Dorothea Taylor and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this funny and imaginative salute to mischievous little kids, a young boy blames mishaps on the dragon in the closet only he can see. The dragon in the closet can be a bit fickle. One minute he’s dancing like a goof and being sweet to the little ones, and the next he’s sneaking treats out of the cookie jar and leaving dirty footprints on the carpet. The worst part is that after the dragon causes heaps of trouble, he goes invisible and leaves a little boy to answer for all his bad behavior…But did the dragon really do it?

Author : Winter Nie
Publisher : AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
ISBN 13 : 0814431704
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Shadow of the Dragon written by Winter Nie and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ômade in Chinaö label has long dominated the lower end of the US manufacturing industry, effectively squeezing it out of existence. That's old news. What most people don't know is that China's global reach now extends much further. Chinese companies have entered higher-end marketsùtechnology, financial services, transportation, energyùand are emerging as powerhouse multinationals. In the Shadow of the Dragon is a meticulously researched exposT of the most competitive companies in China. Based on interviews with Chinese business leaders and original case studies, the book provides: ò Profiles of key players ò Insights into subtle yet powerful strategies used to gain market dominance ò An understanding of the Chinese approach to going global ò Analysis of the Chinese way of innovation ò Advice on competing head-to-head or forming alliances with Chinese partners Part primer, part survival guide, In the Shadow of the Dragon is the first book to lay bare the challenges looming ahead.

Author : Wendelin Gruber
Publisher : St. Michaelswerk
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Claws of the Red Dragon written by Wendelin Gruber and published by St. Michaelswerk. This book was released on 1988 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personal narrative of a Catholic priest from the Voivodina region regarding the sufferings of the ethnic Danube Swabian Germans under the Tito partisan government in Yugoslavia during the decade after World War II.

Author : Maureen Jennings
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
ISBN 13 : 1551992817
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Under the Dragon's Tail written by Maureen Jennings and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women rich and poor come to her, desperate and in dire need of help – and discretion. Dolly Merishaw is a midwife and an abortionist in Victorian Toronto, but although she keeps quiet about her clients’ condition, her contempt for them and her greed leaves every one of them resentful and angry. So it comes as no surprise to Detective William Murdoch when this malicious woman is murdered. What is a shock, though, is that a week later a young boy is found dead in Dolly’s squalid kitchen. Now, Murdoch isn’t sure if he’s hunting one murderer – or two.