Sökresultat för: Gerry Abbott
Back to Mandalay (Häftad)
avGerry Abbott
ISBN: 9789745240421 - UTGIVEN: 2004-04When Gerry Abbott assumed an English-language lecturing post in Mandalay in 1986, little did he realize that he would witness one of the most brutal political crackdowns in southeast Asian history. His account of the onset of pro-democracy rallies and their violent suppression is presented here. Whe[...]
A Modern De Quincey (Pocket)
avH. R. Robinson, Gerry (FRW) Abbott, H. R. Robinson
ISBN: 9789745240384 - UTGIVEN: 2004-05In 1923, upon completion of a posting in northern Burma, Captain Robinson returned to Mandalay to await a new assignment. While there he sampled the pleasures of the opium den. This is his account of the seduction of a naive young romantic by the East and of his narrow escape from death. Captain Rob[...]
