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Tag Archives: Asia
Book Review: A Brief Political And Geographic History Of Asia
A Brief Political And Geographic History Of Asia: Where Are…Saigon, Kampuchea, And Burma, by Doug Dillon As someone who has read quite a bit of this series so far [1], I must say that I was pleased in general with … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History
Tagged Asia, China, imperialism, political history, politics, Vietnam War
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Book Review: Samarkand
Samarkand: Recipes & Stories From Central Asia & The Caucasus, by Caroline Eden & Eleanor Ford My standards for cookbooks are not too demanding. I enjoy reading about ideas for foods that I already know I like that are unusual … Continue reading
Book Review: An Asian Harvest
An Asian Harvest: An Autobiography, by Paul Hattaway [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Kregel Book Tours. All thoughts and opinions are my own.] In reading this book, I was struck by how Nathanish the author seemed. … Continue reading
Non-Book Review: Rebalancing U.S. Forces
Rebalancing U.S. Forces: Basing and Forward Presence in the Asia-Pacific, edited by Carnes Lord and Andrew S. Erickson This is the sort of book that I really enjoy reading that is probably not going to have a very large reading … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History, International Relations, Military History
Tagged Asia, Australia, logistics, strategy
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Hearts Of Darkness
One of the greatest challenges to both idealism and optimism when it comes to global affairs is the fact that dealing with nations requires dealing with a government of some kind (unless you prefer dealing with situations like Somalia, and … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, History, International Relations, Military History
Tagged Africa, Asia, legitimacy, politics, prophecy
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Just Another Reason To Fight
A large amount of the problems of this world (though by no means all of them) are issues of resource management. While some people would fight and disagree anyway, competition for resources, be they material resources or such matters as … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military History, Musings
Tagged Asia, food, Legacy Institute, logistics
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When Parliament Is For Porn
This past week, the Thai parliament has become recognized around the world for its appreciation of carnal sensuality, in two separate and seemingly unrelated incidents [1]. First, a half-naked image of a woman was shown in front of Thailand’s parliament. … Continue reading
Book Review: The Malay Archipelago
The Malay Archipelago, by Alfred Russel Wallace Despite our obvious differences regarding evolution [1], Alfred Russel Wallace is an easy person to feel sympathetic towards. In stark contrast to the aristocratic Darwin, Wallace made immense contributions to the study of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Christianity, History
Tagged animals, Asia, evolution, Indonesia, nonfiction, science, travel
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Naga: Enter The Dragon
Yesterday in one of my messages [1] I spoke about now Egypt in the Bible is often represented by the naga (water dragon) Rahab. It should be noted in the Canaanite religion that the Canaanite sky-god Baal was often seen … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History, Musings, Satan's House Divided
Tagged Asia, Bible, Church of God, demonology, family, Middle East, musing, unity
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Border Conflicts: On The ASEAN Conference
For those readers who are unaware, there has been an ASEAN conference for the last two days for the nations of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei) that has discussed a variety of … Continue reading
Posted in History, International Relations, Military History, Musings
Tagged Asia, Burma, Cambodia, diplomacy, geography, imperialism, Indonesia, international relations, Thailand
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