This book is a must have for students interested in disease, trauma, markers of occupational stress, and dental anthropology, to name a few. The eleven chapters in this book combine into an extraordinary synthesis of not only the effects that the transition to agriculture had on health and behavior, but also the rich wealth of information that bioarchaeological analyses can add to studies of past peoples. This book is well-written and extremely readable. I espcially enjoyed the discussions of porotic hyperostosis and skeletal trauma from interpersonal conflict. Although indirectly discussed in a few chapters, I would have liked a chapter devoted to the change in mortuary practices during the transition to agriculture. This is merely a comment--not a criticism. I highly recommend this book!

Winner of the 1998 Golden Owl award for nonfiction, Bitter Bonds: A Colonial Divorce Drama Of The Seventeenth Century by Leonard Blusse (Professor of History of European-Asian Relations, University of Leiden) is the compelling story of Cornelia van Nijenroode, the strong-willed daughter of a Dutch merchant and a Japanese geisha. Cornelia married a Dutch lawyer for social reasons, yet was soon betrayed by her husband, who sought to plunder all her personal wealth. Cornelia strove to obtain a divorce in an era when the law and customs were especially stacked against women, after a grueling fifteen-year-struggle, Cornelia emerged with only a partial success, and in the process, became a footnote to the history of women's rights. An emotional, turbulent true story of betrayal and the quest for independence, Bitter Bonds is ably translated into English by Diane Webb and a highly recommended contribution to academic Women's History reference collections and supplemental reading lists.

The Black Seminole Legacy And North American Politics 1693-1845 by educator and historian Bruce Edward Twyman is a scholarly, accessible study of fugitive slaves who fled to Florida and formed alliances with Native peoples, mostly Seminoles. Known as "Black Seminoles", these independent-minded people had a profound effect on the politics of Spain, Britain, and the United States especially from 1693 to 1845. The influence that Black Seminoles had on United States presidents, and the particular contributions of the Black Seminole leader Abraham, are scrutinized in depth in this fascinating account that delves deep into an often-overlooked side of American history. Ideal for both academia and the non-specialist general reader with an interest in Native American Studies, The Black Seminole Legacy And North American Politics 1693-1845 is highly recommended reading.

I was surprised that this book appeared in Singapore at all because the general notions of drug abusers has been that they are "bad people" who don't deserve a chance in an unforgiving society. This book treated the subject of heroin abuse in a way that has helped me understand why drug abuse happens at all and also that no one is really immune to it. It seems rehabilitation is really the key if any society is going to rid itself of this scourge which has already destroyed so many lives and continues to devastate others. A great read, filled with loads of poignant moments made all the more touching because they really happened.

The reader who have appreciated Lintner's maybe most famous work, Land of Jade (the description of a journey through insurgency-held areas in Burma around mid 80s), cannot miss this volume. Under the surface of an extremeley documentated essay, it's a pleasant and instructive work, reccomended to the concerned traveller and to the scholar, to the journalist and to the reader fond of adventure stories. The books shows the connections between the legitimate aspirations of autonomy of ethnic minorities of Burma and the strategies to get them, the collapse of the dream of a real Union of Burma with full rights for every people of that country, the rationale which lies behind opium production and its exploitation by Rangoon military. The search for profit on the behalf of the military regime chose the simpliest way: divide the minorities and get rich. Never mind if the easiest "gold" of Burma has been proved to be opium and drug trade, never mind if the result is the disgregation of pristine ethnic and social structures, the death of thousands people... Lintner is a specialist of Burma with a strong sympathy for the sufferings of common human beings of Burma, and this attitude is a plus-value for the book. And the glossary of organizations, parties, armies and leaders are an essential and rare resource for whoever studies or follows Burmese affairs.

Author's note Having suffered through the massacre of innocent people in 1988, Burma continues to lose its mind, lurching questions to questions, conflict to conflict, sorrow to sorrow, weeping to weeping. For this reason, the people in Burma are smiling by mouth and crying by heart

This is pretty much the book for learning the Burmese script.

Virtually nothing about the Burmese script has been overlooked and it will probably be a long time before a more authoritative book is available. This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in the Burmese script.

The Burmese typeface used throughout the whole series is clean, clear and easy to read.

This is the most up-to-date book on Cambodia and Cambodian politics and includes information on the controversial July 1998 elections. This is a must read for both students of Cambodia and long term Cambodia watchers.

Brown and Zasloff help the reader navigate the often turbulent and violent peace process in the 1980s, the U.N.-sponsored elections, the pre-coup period of 1994 to 1997, the July 1997 coup d'etat, and the July 1998 elections. Using a variety of sources, they present an objective account of modern Cambodian (and international) efforts at peace and current day politics.

First published in 1970, this text stands alone as the best source for those learning to read Khmer. Part One is a thorough but easily-followed analysis of the Cambodian system of writing. Part Two is a programmed text so well thought-out that one cannot help but quickly grasp the material. Part Three is a beginning reader. What Mary Haas did for a generation of students of Thai script, Franklin E. Huffman has matched and perhaps even surpassed for students of the strikingly beautiful Khmer system of writing.

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