Author: Ewen Levick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646805207
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
From the scorching deserts of Western Australia to the harsh vastness of Mongolia, Overland is the true story of a journey from Sydney to Switzerland without flying. It is a funny and honest account of rewarding successes and frustrating failures. It is also a vivid illustration of modern Asia and the people who live there: young Indonesian fishermen, backpackers and a slow train through southern Burma; eating grubs in Thailand and an armed confrontation in Laos; lullabies from middle-aged Chinese businessmen and a cold night on the Great Wall of China; encounters with wolves and reindeer herders in Mongolia; thieves, nomads, Russian scientists; and one ancient, stubborn motorcycle travelling through the world's wild places.
Overland
Author: Ewen Levick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646805207
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
From the scorching deserts of Western Australia to the harsh vastness of Mongolia, Overland is the true story of a journey from Sydney to Switzerland without flying. It is a funny and honest account of rewarding successes and frustrating failures. It is also a vivid illustration of modern Asia and the people who live there: young Indonesian fishermen, backpackers and a slow train through southern Burma; eating grubs in Thailand and an armed confrontation in Laos; lullabies from middle-aged Chinese businessmen and a cold night on the Great Wall of China; encounters with wolves and reindeer herders in Mongolia; thieves, nomads, Russian scientists; and one ancient, stubborn motorcycle travelling through the world's wild places.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646805207
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
From the scorching deserts of Western Australia to the harsh vastness of Mongolia, Overland is the true story of a journey from Sydney to Switzerland without flying. It is a funny and honest account of rewarding successes and frustrating failures. It is also a vivid illustration of modern Asia and the people who live there: young Indonesian fishermen, backpackers and a slow train through southern Burma; eating grubs in Thailand and an armed confrontation in Laos; lullabies from middle-aged Chinese businessmen and a cold night on the Great Wall of China; encounters with wolves and reindeer herders in Mongolia; thieves, nomads, Russian scientists; and one ancient, stubborn motorcycle travelling through the world's wild places.
The Rough Guide to Switzerland
Author: Matthew Teller
Publisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781843530640
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
The Rough Guide to Switzerland digs beneath the hype to show you how to get the best of this beautiful country. A full-colour section introduces Switzerland''s highlights from the iconic Matterhorn to Zurich''s markets. Throughout the guide there are inspiring accounts of every attraction, from world-class art galleries to classic train journeys. There is practical advice on where to find the best mountain walks, the most scenic ski resorts and perfect alpine hideaways. In addition there are accommodation reviews for all budgets and in-depth background on Swiss culture, history and wildlife.
Publisher: Rough Guides
ISBN: 9781843530640
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
The Rough Guide to Switzerland digs beneath the hype to show you how to get the best of this beautiful country. A full-colour section introduces Switzerland''s highlights from the iconic Matterhorn to Zurich''s markets. Throughout the guide there are inspiring accounts of every attraction, from world-class art galleries to classic train journeys. There is practical advice on where to find the best mountain walks, the most scenic ski resorts and perfect alpine hideaways. In addition there are accommodation reviews for all budgets and in-depth background on Swiss culture, history and wildlife.
Australia Recent Economic and Political Developments Yearbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments
Author: IBP USA
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1433060698
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. Australia Recent Economic and Political Developments Yearbook
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1433060698
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. Australia Recent Economic and Political Developments Yearbook
OECD Economic Surveys: Australia 2014
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264207104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
OECD's 2014 Economic Survey of Australia examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. Special chapters cover taxes and transfers, and federal-state relations.
Publisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264207104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
OECD's 2014 Economic Survey of Australia examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. Special chapters cover taxes and transfers, and federal-state relations.
Crafting State-Nations
Author: Alfred Stepan
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801899427
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Political wisdom holds that the political boundaries of a state necessarily coincide with a nation's perceived cultural boundaries. Today, the sociocultural diversity of many polities renders this understanding obsolete. This volume provides the framework for the state-nation, a new paradigm that addresses the need within democratic nations to accommodate distinct ethnic and cultural groups within a country while maintaining national political coherence. First introduced briefly in 1996 by Alfred Stepan and Juan J. Linz, the state-nation is a country with significant multicultural—even multinational—components that engenders strong identification and loyalty from its citizens. Here, Indian political scholar Yogendra Yadav joins Stepan and Linz to outline and develop the concept further. The core of the book documents how state-nation policies have helped craft multiple but complementary identities in India in contrast to nation-state policies in Sri Lanka, which contributed to polarized and warring identities. The authors support their argument with the results of some of the largest and most original surveys ever designed and employed for comparative political research. They include a chapter discussing why the U.S. constitutional model, often seen as the preferred template for all the world’s federations, would have been particularly inappropriate for crafting democracy in politically robust multinational countries such as India or Spain. To expand the repertoire of how even unitary states can respond to territorially concentrated minorities with some secessionist desires, the authors develop a revised theory of federacy and show how such a formula helped craft the recent peace agreement in Aceh, Indonesia. Empirically thorough and conceptually clear, Crafting State-Nations will have a substantial impact on the study of comparative political institutions and the conception and understanding of nationalism and democracy.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801899427
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Political wisdom holds that the political boundaries of a state necessarily coincide with a nation's perceived cultural boundaries. Today, the sociocultural diversity of many polities renders this understanding obsolete. This volume provides the framework for the state-nation, a new paradigm that addresses the need within democratic nations to accommodate distinct ethnic and cultural groups within a country while maintaining national political coherence. First introduced briefly in 1996 by Alfred Stepan and Juan J. Linz, the state-nation is a country with significant multicultural—even multinational—components that engenders strong identification and loyalty from its citizens. Here, Indian political scholar Yogendra Yadav joins Stepan and Linz to outline and develop the concept further. The core of the book documents how state-nation policies have helped craft multiple but complementary identities in India in contrast to nation-state policies in Sri Lanka, which contributed to polarized and warring identities. The authors support their argument with the results of some of the largest and most original surveys ever designed and employed for comparative political research. They include a chapter discussing why the U.S. constitutional model, often seen as the preferred template for all the world’s federations, would have been particularly inappropriate for crafting democracy in politically robust multinational countries such as India or Spain. To expand the repertoire of how even unitary states can respond to territorially concentrated minorities with some secessionist desires, the authors develop a revised theory of federacy and show how such a formula helped craft the recent peace agreement in Aceh, Indonesia. Empirically thorough and conceptually clear, Crafting State-Nations will have a substantial impact on the study of comparative political institutions and the conception and understanding of nationalism and democracy.
Fall and Winter Handbook for FFA Chapters
Author: Wisconsin Association of FFA, Inc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural students
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural students
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
TOP Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 1142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 1142
Book Description
Modern Constitutions
Author: Walter Fairleigh Dodd
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Legislative Proposals to Restructure Our Financial System
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bank holding companies
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bank holding companies
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
U.S. Foreign Agricultural Trade by Countries, Fiscal Year
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Produce trade
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Produce trade
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description