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"A beautifully observed book about the successes and] turmoils . . . of Southeast Asia. . . . Invaluable."--William Shawcross Borneo--a magnificent island rain forest where the gentle Penan people, some of the world's last hunter-gatherers, are waging a campaign of nonviolent resistance against rapacious timber companies; Singapore--a gleaming capitalist Eden where chewing gum is illegal and a political prisoner serves out his sentence in a theme park; Laos--a land still haunted by the periodic detonation of Vietnam War-era bombs along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and where a Buddhist perestroika blossoms after decades of Communist oppression. These are "the lands of charm and cruelty" that Stan Sesser renders with such immediacy and insight in his reports from Southeast Asia. His book is a rare and illuminating look at one of the most fascinating places in the world--a place of tyranny and repression that is also a place of beautiful people who warmly welcome the visitor, of ancient cultural traditions that still thrive today, and of great religious relics and works of art. The Lands of Charm and Cruelty: Travels in Southeast Asia is an enlightening, politically savvy, exotic journey of discovery. "An absorbing introduction to a region that remains a mystery to most Americans."-- Boston Globe

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679742395
ISBN-13
9780679742395
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Book Title
Lands of Charm and Cruelty : Travels in Southeast Asia
Author
Stan Sesser
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Southeast Asia, World / Asian, Asia / Southeast
Publication Year
1994
Genre
Travel, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
340 Pages

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Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Ds522.6.S47 1994
Reviews
"An absorbing introduction to a region that remains a mystery to most Americans." -- The Boston Globe "A beautifully observed book about the successes [and] turmoils...of Southeast Asia...Invaluable." --William Shawcross, author of The Queen Mother "Not a typical travel book, this work goes to the heart of Southeast Asian politics. In insightful, compelling prose, Sesser profiles five Southeast Asian neighbors: Burma, Singapore, Laos, Cambodia, and Borneo." --Library Journal "With detail, expertise and a moral voice, freelance writer Sesser portrays five repressed lands." --Publishers Weekly, "An absorbing introduction to a region that remains a mystery to most Americans." -- Boston Globe Borneo -- a magnificent island rain forest where the gentle Penan people, some of the world's last hunter-gatherers, are waging a campaign of nonviolent resistance against rapacious timber companies; Singapore -- a gleaming capitalist Eden where chewing gum is illegal and a political prisoner serves out his sentence in a theme park; Laos -- a land still haunted by the periodic detonation of Vietnam War-era bombs along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and where a Buddhist perestroika blossoms after decades of Communist oppression. These are "the lands of charm and cruelty" that Stan Sesser renders with such immediacy and insight in his reports from Southeast Asia. Whether he is in Cambodia, observing the eerie comeback of the Khmer Rouge, or in Burma, where the military regime rampages on days divisible by nine and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate lives under house arrest, Sesser writes with an unfailing eye for the nuances of place, profound sympathy for the struggles of ordinary people, and unsparing attention to the ways in which history has betrayed them."
Copyright Date
1994
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
93-039588
Dewey Decimal
915.90453
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes

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