The Ugly American, novel by William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick, published in 1958. A fictionalized account of Americans working in Southeast Asia, the book was notable chiefly for exposing many of the deficiencies in U.S. foreign-aid policy and for causing a furor in government circles. Eventually the uproar led to a congressional review of foreign aid. Although some of the novelís characters are committed to the local people, many others are incompetent and out of touch with and ill-in...

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin Vietnam, Laos, Kuzey Kore gibi Asya ülkelerindeki diplomatik hatalarını, diplomatların nasıl aptalca çalıştıklarını, bu ülkelerin konümizmin kucağına nasıl itildiğini anlatan nefis bir eser.. İki Amerikalı yazar, Sarhan ismini verdikleri hayali bir ülkede cereyan eden olayları akıcı bir üslupla anlatıyorlar. Budist ve Müslüman halkın yaşantıları, katlandıkları güçlükler, duyulmamış işkence biçimleri bu eserde...(Arka Kapak)İnce Kapak:

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Western philosophy’s relationship with prisons stretches from Plato’s own incarceration to the modern era of mass incarceration. Philosophy Imprisoned: The Love of Wisdom in the Age of Mass Incarceration draws together a broad range of philosophical thinkers, from both inside and outside prison walls, in the United States and beyond, who draw on a variety of critical perspectives (including phenomenology, deconstruction, and feminist theory) and historical and contemporary figures in philo...

After the positive response which followed the first edition of this book 6 years ago, the editors were encouraged to prepare a completely reworked second edition that includes the modern advances in this field. There has been a complete change of diagnostic procedure in the detection of renal tumors, which is now based on sonography, computed tomography, and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, pushing intravenous urography and angiography completely into the background. Also, new methods ...

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Forsker Mira Shackley beskriver i sin bog Yeti-fundene fra to vandrere. En dag i 1942 så de to vandrere 'to sorte prikker bevæge sig på isen en kilometer væk' fra dem. Selv efter at have set så langt væk, gav de en meget klar beskrivelse: højden var overhovedet ikke mindre end otte fod. Firkantet hoved. ... rødbrun nedadgående pels. Ifølge en anden persons erfaring svarer Yetis størrelse til et gennemsnitsmenneskets størrelse. Selvom du har langt hår fuld af hoved, siger det sig selv, at d...

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This book had its origins in conversations held at various meetings of the International Society of Political Psychology. The editors and con tributors are grateful for the forum that has given us the opportunity to discuss these topics over the last 10 years. We are most grateful to our contributors both for their chapters and for the intellectual stimulation they have given us. Jos Meloen in particular has been free with his time, advice, and enthusiasm. Although he declined to contribut...