Frank Carlson Library

Descubra la fascinante Filipinas en este interesante libro sobre su historia, desde los orígenes de los primeros pueblos del archipiélago hasta los tiempos modernos. Filipinas es posiblemente la nación más intrigante del sudeste asiático marítimo. El archipiélago cuenta con casi ocho mil islas que forman el vértice del Triángulo de Coral del Pacífico asiático, así como con una abundante vida marina que constituye casi la mitad de la megadiversidad...

Surrounded by larger and more populous nations in the heart of the Muslim Malay world, Singapore has been acutely aware of its vulnerability since separating from the Malaysian federation in 1965. Singapore's government has met its defense needs with characteristic determination, building powerful, well-equipped and highly-trained armed forces based on a relatively small professional core and much larger numbers of conscript and reservist citizen...

¿Qué tanto sabe usted del Sudeste Asiático? ¿Le gustaría saber más? El Sudeste Asiático tiene una historia larga y complicada. Los múltiples elementos de su historia se encuentran a menudo enredados con muchas otras épocas, lugares y personalidades políticas. Puede ser un poco difícil desenredar los hilos de estas poderosas civilizaciones del Sudeste Asiático, pero este libro realmente ha recorrido toda la gama en lo que respecta a encontrar...

The world was watching when footage of the "tank man"-the lone Chinese citizen blocking the passage of a column of tanks during the brutal 1989 crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square-first appeared in the media. The furtive video is now regarded as an iconic depiction of a government's violence against its own people. Throughout the twentieth century, states across East Asia committed many relatively undocumented atrocities, with victims...

A full account of the Luzon campaign, from the planning stages to the surrender of the Japanese general Yamashita. The Luzon campaign of 1945 was the longest island campaign of the Pacific War, lasting from January 1945 to September 1945, and only ended with the surrender of Imperial Japan. It is often overlooked or mentioned in passing by most histories of that war, yet hundreds of thousands of Americans and Japanese fought in some of the worst...

Are you fascinated by the samurai, warriors of honor and tradition, who once ruled Japan's feudal landscape? Do you seek to understand the profound influence of Zen Buddhism on Japan's culture and way of life? If so, this book is for you! Journey through the captivating annals of Japan's history, from the ancient realms of samurai and shoguns to the modern prowess that defines this remarkable nation. Immerse yourself in the elegance of traditional...

Written by one of the world's preeminent experts on Southeast Asia, this easy-to-read guidebook offers a lively chronicle of a tantalizing part of the world that has undergone dramatic changes during its long and colorful history. Extensively illustrated with photographs and diagrams, it also includes brief histories and maps of all Southeast Asian nations, long marked by profound cultural, geographical, and political diversity. From the grandeur...

This book presents most of Mother's Matrimandir talks, including how she conceived the idea for this special concentration and meditation building in Auroville. Her talks about this subject were with the architect Roger Anger, various disciples from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, and various Aurovilians. Her reflections on such a project started as early as 1954, and the talks ended with her passing on 17th November 1973. All other construction decisions...

A History of Overseas Chinese in Africa to 1911 explores early Chinese knowledge of and contacts with Africa through Chinese literature on Africa and current archeological evidence, suggesting Sino-African trade existed as early as the seventh century. Li provides readers with an uncomplicated history of Chinese in Africa, examining their story from multiple perspectives, using approaches and sources found in economic history, social history, international...

Siam was just a much different name for what's now referred to as Thailand. The Siamese are the people who live there, though they're never ever called as such any longer. The most current and right clarification concerning the Tai people's beginnings claims that Guangxi, instead of Yunnan, is the Tai motherland. Today, Guangxi is home to a big population of Tai people referred to as the Zhuang. According to the Khun Borom folklore, Tai people who...