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“philip bowring”

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  • Empire of the Winds

    The Global Role of Asia’s Great Archipelago

    by Philip Bowring ...
    Winner of the Penang Book Prize 2019Nusantaria – often referred to as 'Maritime Southeast Asia' – is the world's largest archipelago and has, for centuries, been a vital cultural and trading hub. Nusantara, a Sanskrit, then Malay, word referring to an island realm, is here adapted to become Nusantaria - denoting a slightly wider world but one with a single linguistic, cultural and trading base. ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Making of the Modern Philippines

    Pieces of a Jigsaw State

    by Philip Bowring ...
    "Well-researched... a welcome guide." The Spectator"Reliable and lucid." History TodayWith a fractured geography and complex identity, The Philippines is an eclectic and unique mix of culture, environment, people and politics. Known mostly for natural disasters, migrant labour and dictatorial presidents, in this book Philip Bowing shows how it is much, much more. Deftly navigating the history of ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • A Short History of Mozambique

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  • History of the Philippines

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    by Luis H. Francia ...
    The story of this nation of over seven thousand islands, f rom ancient Malay settlements to Spanish colonization, the American occupation, and beyond.A History of the Philippines recasts various Philippine narratives with an eye for the layers of colonial and post-colonial history that have created this diverse and fascinating population. It begins with the pre-Westernized Philippines in the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • e-Pedia: List of Countries by GDP (Nominal)

    Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year

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    Series series e-Pedia
    This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year. Countries are sorted by nominal GDP estimates from financial and statistical institutions, which are calculated at market or government official exchange rates. Nominal GDP does ... Read more

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  • The Unlucky Country

    The Republic of the Philippines in the 21St Century

    by Duncan Alexander McKenzie ...
    This book is about the Republic of the Philippines. It is the truth about the country, as seen through the eyes of a foreigner who lives there, and has been associated with the country since 1981. It tells of the culture, the people, the economy, the poverty, the disasters, the politics and of the need for change. The Philippines can find the road to prosperity. This book explains what needs to ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia

    by David Vine ...
    The American military base on the island of Diego Garcia is one of the most strategically important and secretive U.S. military installations outside the United States. Located near the remote center of the Indian Ocean and accessible only by military transport the base was a little-known launch pad for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and may house a top-secret CIA prison where terror suspects ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • A Guide to Countries of the World

    by Christopher Riches, Peter Stalker ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference Online
    This authoritative A–Z provides a wealth of up-to-date information on every country in the world, including dependent territories. Each entry provides a brief history of the country and outlines its political, economic, and social issues. A quick-reference fact box provides comparative information on land area, people, language, religion, life expectancy, GDP, gender equality, and environmental ... Read more

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  • Faces of Latin America

    Fourth Edition (Revised)

    by Duncan Green ...
    Faces of Latin America has sold more than 50,000 copies since it first appeared in 1991, and is widely considered to be the best available introduction in English to the economies, politics, demography, social structures, environment and cultures of Latin America. Duncan Green and Sue Branford take the reader beyond the conventional media’s fixation on the drug trade, corrupt politicians and ... Read more

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  • State and Society in the Philippines

    by Donna J. Amoroso, Patricio N. Abinales ...
    Series series State & Society in East Asia
    This clear and nuanced introduction explores the Philippines’ ongoing and deeply charged dilemma of state-society relations through a historical treatment of state formation and the corresponding conflicts and collaboration between government leaders and social forces. Patricio N. Abinales and Donna J. Amoroso examine the long history of institutional weakness in the Philippines and the varied ... Read more

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  • Mindanao

    The Long Journey to Peace and Prosperity

    Edited by Paul Hutchcroft ...
    Across more than four decades, the conflict between the national government and Muslim liberation forces in the southern Philippines has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. Two landmark agreements under the presidency of Benigno S. Aquino III—the first in 2012 and the second in 2014—raised high hopes that peace might finally be on the way. But the peace process stalled, and has yet to ... Read more

    $6.90 USD