Parametry
- 296 stránek
- 11 hodin čtení
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In Another Quiet American , Brett Dakin takes you through the corridors of power and into the living rooms of Laos. Among many others, you'll meet Brett's boss, a wealthy general who strikes fear into the heart of all who hear his name; an aging prince pining for the French colonial past; an American pilot who left home to fight and never returned; and a new generation of Lao who have more money than they can use, but still search for happiness. It's a sympathetic yet irreverent glimpse of one of the world's few remaining communist nations--and a way of life that is fast slipping away. PRAISE FOR ANOTHER QUIET AMERICAN "A fascinating account, full of sharp insights about a country at a turning point in its history." - Bangkok Post"An excellent contribution to a better understanding of life in Asia." - Far Eastern Economic Review"One of the most edifying and evocative books available on Laos." - The Nation
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Another Quiet American, Brett Dakin, Joe Cummings
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- Rok vydání
- 2003
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- Titul
- Another Quiet American
- Podtitul
- Stories of Life in Laos
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Brett Dakin, Joe Cummings
- Vydavatel
- Asia Books
- Rok vydání
- 2003
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 296
- ISBN10
- 9748303683
- ISBN13
- 9789748303680
- Série
- Štítky
- Naučná literatura, Mapy & Cestování, Skutečné příběhy, Životopisy, Cestování, Autobiografie & Memoáry, Biografie, Kultura a společnost, Asie, Cestování
- Hodnocení
- 3,55 z 5
- Anotace
- In Another Quiet American , Brett Dakin takes you through the corridors of power and into the living rooms of Laos. Among many others, you'll meet Brett's boss, a wealthy general who strikes fear into the heart of all who hear his name; an aging prince pining for the French colonial past; an American pilot who left home to fight and never returned; and a new generation of Lao who have more money than they can use, but still search for happiness. It's a sympathetic yet irreverent glimpse of one of the world's few remaining communist nations--and a way of life that is fast slipping away. PRAISE FOR ANOTHER QUIET AMERICAN "A fascinating account, full of sharp insights about a country at a turning point in its history." - Bangkok Post"An excellent contribution to a better understanding of life in Asia." - Far Eastern Economic Review"One of the most edifying and evocative books available on Laos." - The Nation