Asia
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From  Han Dongfang’s Perseverance |
The chapter begins by describing the author’s encounter with activist Han Dongfang. The chapter goes on to discuss Han Dongfang’s experiences during the Tiananmen Square Protests and … | Michael Cormier | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From  NEW! The Inner TempleFrom: In Praise of Retreat |
In this chapter, the author explores ways that Eastern traditions, particularly meditation can be adopted as a source of balance and grounding. | Kirsteen MacLeod | 48 | 2021 | $4.80 Add |
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From  The Oil Lamp |
This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He and his wife discuss the future and critique the communist government. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 3 | 2021 | $0.30 Add |
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From  The Political Partician of Korea |
Chapter eight, The Political Partition of Korea focuses on Washington and Moscow’s agreement regarding Korea, which decided that the post-war zonal division of the peninsula would be … | Stephen Gowans | 6 | 2018 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Canada to China: Getting to Know Weihaiwei |
Stationed at the Weihaiwei recruiting depot, Livingstone spends much of his time exploring the region. (Chapter includes three photographs) | Dan Black | 22 | 2019 | $2.20 Add |
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From The Campaign of 1950-1953 |
Chapter nine, The Campaign of 1950-1953 provides a Korean perspective on the Korean War. From the perspective of the Republic of Korea, the movement of its military forces north of the 38th … | Stephen Gowans | 18 | 2018 | $1.80 Add |
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From The Rice Chest |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She recalls going back to her childhood home with her daughters. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
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From NEW! White Rooms, Unified Hearts and Empty FieldsFrom: In Praise of Retreat |
This chapter uses the case study of Leonard Cohen as an example of an individual who used retreat and solitude to improve his life. | Kirsteen MacLeod | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From Xi Jingping’s ChinaFrom: The Legacy of Tiananmen Square Collection: The Rise of 21st Century Fascism |
The book ends with an exploration of Xi Jingping’s China, including a brief overview of the country’s current conflicts, and looks at the future of democracy in China in the context … | Michael Cormier | 17 | 2013 | $1.70 Add |
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From A Postcard from Germany |
This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He muses on emigration and escape from Vietnam, and recounts a scam and failed escape attempt. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
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From China to Canada: Examinations and Inoculations |
The chapter outlines the health and physical requirements CLC recruits had to meet in order to join the corps. (Chapter includes four photographs) | Dan Black | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
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From NEW! Epilogue43990 From: In Praise of Retreat |
Epilogue | Kirsteen MacLeod | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
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From The Anti-Communist Police State |
Chapter ten, Anti-Communist Police State After 1953 focuses on Washington’s commitment to rolling back communism in Korea. From the very first moments that Koreans had fought for freedom … | Stephen Gowans | 18 | 2018 | $1.80 Add |
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From China to Canada: Veil of Secrecy |
As Livingstone and a contingent of CLC men set sail for Canada, the Canadian government issues an edict to keep the arrival and transportation of the CLC across the country secret. (Chapter … | Dan Black | 22 | 2019 | $2.20 Add |
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From Feast for the Dead |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to recall a trip to Vietnam with her daughters and recounts other memories growing up in Vietnam. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From Washington’s Power Projection Platform in the Pacific |
Chapter eleven, Washington’s Power Projection Platform in the Pacific focuses on the shift in shift in politics in South Korea by 1993. The Berlin Wall had fallen, the German Democratic … | Stephen Gowans | 10 | 2018 | $1.00 Add |
