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...ages (English, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Burmese, Filipino, Khmer, Lao, Thai Vietnamese and Chinese. Beginning with the common origins of Southeast Asia’s peoples and languages, their shared heritage is emphasized through agricultural, archeological, cultural, geographical, historical, linguistic, religious and technological fields. Perennially defined by rice,...

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... xvi in Chinese xvii if you would know me … xviii Author’s Note xix Chapters 1. One Common Region 1 2. Defining Southeast Asia 7 3. From Trade to Civilization 17 4. Commercial and Technology 25 5. Adapting to New Overlords 33 6. Rice and Culture 39 7. United by Commerce 45 8. 18th Century Consolidation 53 9. British-led Resurg...

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...orth to south between the two Polar Circles, and from east to west between Asia and America, over an extent of 145 degrees of longitude. It is the qui... ...cal sun, crosses 69 Jules Verne the Straits of Malacca along the coast of Asia, turns into the North Pacific to the Aleutian Islands, carrying with i... ...urse of the Nau- tilus, a little changed, was bringing it back towards the southeast. I showed this little rock, lost in the midst of the North Pacifi... ...d the fancy of Captain Nemo carry us next? Would he return to the coast of Asia or would he approach again the shores of Europe? Improbable con- jectu... ...etimes it went to great depths, for, between the Gre- cian Archipelago and Asia Minor we could not touch the bottom by more than a thousand fathoms. T... ... testimony of its catastrophe. The region thus engulfed was beyond Europe, Asia, and Lybia, be- yond the columns of Hercules, where those powerful peo...

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...tradings, and she perished in this manner. Deep peace brooded over Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Australasia, and Polynesia. The Powers dealt togethe... ...p—all the crew of the Haliotis. Deep peace continued to brood over Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Australasia, and Polynesia. 106 Rudyard Kipling * ... ..., some palms, and a harbour safe to rest in till the first violence of the southeast monsoon has blown itself out. They opened up the low coral beach,... ...ass. There was never a word from Scott in the Khanda district, away to the southeast, except the regular telegraphic report to Hawkins. The rude count... ...l, the symptoms, so far as my observation has gone, more resemble those of Asiatic cholera than anything else,” I answered, slowly and judicially, tha...

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...He loved his mother and she was alone on the American continent as he was in Asia. They were indeed alone in the world. Even though he cared about fam... ...ing tobacco from her large bag. She put on a hat that made her look like an Asian rice farmer. Then she began to listen to Paganini's Caprices. Mean... ...rods, a strange epidemic that they had manufactured and proliferated in East Asia, and assassination plans for George Bush. The face of Gabriele's h... ...assing stage: a diminishing but still open animus toward her for the trip to Asia and Europe without him, resenting this distribution of her attention... ...is no more. Michael wonﾁOt be living here any longer; and this trip to Euro-Asia, if I decide to do it, will be to celebrate not having that guy sile... ...ures were more spread out, his nose more like a pig, and he had a dark brown Southeast Asian pigment. He was an emaciated "money boy" with a book bag ... ...at she called her gallery, paintings that she picked up from recent trips to Southeast Asia. It was there, as the business was beginning to do well f... ... to acquire those Nawin Biadklang paintingsﾁN" "Not only those but others in Southeast Asia. What about it? You canﾁOt surely scold me for my respons...

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...minority religion in India, although north and eastwards throughout all of Asia it has become the dominant religion. Westwards of India, Christianity ... ... Empire. Because this was the site of ma- jor trade routes with Africa and Asia, Roman garrisons were sta- tioned throughout the area, and though the ... ...and its teachings were widely known throughout the Middle East and western Asia. Zarathustra’s teaching of the conflict between Good and Evil entered ... ...ople, whatever their origin (for the theory of migra- tion from South East Asia 40,000 or over 100,000 years ago is not proven), have made adaptation ... ...the first to arise from eternal slumbering. He made a camp on an open flat southeast of the hill and walked to the north where he made a dancing groun... ...robed and haloed. (This dress has raised theories of shipwrecked Arabic or Asian sailors.) It was the Wandjinas who formed the landscape in their wand...

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...on of everyday life. Is it all repeated in Thailand? This land, dubbed the Asian Little Economic Tiger, because it is following in the footsteps of gr... ...kills and the culture industry are becoming international, globalizing. In Asia, too, a common free trade area, ASEAN, is being established, evidently... ...future in all modern environments, everywhere in the world. In the future, Asia will be the world's largest and most powerful economic area, technolog... ..., Leena. Helsinki, 15 December 2004 Academy of Finland Nordic Institute of Asian Studies University of Helsinki Niilo Helander Foundation Matti Sarmel... ... in Asia. American Anthropologist 50, 256–282. Agricultural Revolution in Southeast Asia 1–11. 1969. Report of the 2nd SEADAG International Conferenc... ...1969. Report of the 2nd SEADAG International Conference of Development in Southeast Asia, New York June 24–26, 1969. Amyot, Jacques 1965. Changing P... ...rindo, Tokyo. — 1965. The Concept of the ”Corn Spirit” on the Mainland of Southeast Asia. Social Anthropology 2. — 1966. Kinship and Worldview in Th... ...Press, Bangkok. Banks, David l. (ed.) 1976. Changing Identities in Modern Southeast Asia. Mouton, The Hague. Benedict, Ruth 1963 (1943). Thai Cultur... ...Benedict, Ruth 1963 (1943). Thai Culture and Behavior. Cornell University, Southeast Asia Program. Data papers 4. Ithaka. Bennet, John W. 1976. The ...

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...dian Economy 64 6 Fixing Global Finance Acronyms ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations ATMs Automated Teller Machines BCBS Basel Committee... ...my 64 6 Fixing Global Finance Acronyms ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations ATMs Automated Teller Machines BCBS Basel Committee on Bankin... ...h of Independent States CRAs Credit Rating Agencies ECA Europe and Central Asia ECB European Central Bank EU European Union FDI Foreign Direct Investm... ...al crises have occurred in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Russia, and the East Asian countries. But it is important to note that unlike most financial cri... ...ernal financing. Of late, there are some signs of recovery of trade in the Asian region led by China, but globally the trade crisis is far from over. ... ...onomies from any sudden flight of capital, a phenomenon that triggered the Southeast Asian financial crisis back in 1997. This crisis strengthened the... ...financial system have been proposed at various forums. In the aftermath of Southeast Asian financial crisis, policy discussions were initiated at the ... ...financial assistance to a country facing a crisis. In the aftermath of the Southeast Asian financial crisis, the Chiang Mai Initiative (CMI) was taken... ...ort for Tobin tax gained urgency and popularity in the wake of Mexican and Southeast Asian financial crises. In response, a number of civil society gr...

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...h Muyanja Ssenyonga A. Ika Rahutami Laksmi Yustika Devi Rosa Kristiadi Center for Asia Pacific Studies Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta, Indon... ...dential Regulation Authority (APRA), Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA), Asia and Africa Study Center Colegio de Mexico, Gerencia de Es... ...ncy), Brookings Institute, Caravel Management LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., IMF Asia and Pacific Division, and Peterson Institute for Internat... ... a balanced representation of APEC member economies by geographical location which is Asia, Australia, and America. Secondary data analysis and fi... ...not only great financial loss but also struggles to recover from the crisis. When the Asian Financial Crisis struck, several economies including APE... ....1 Macroeconomic Condition Indonesia is a small open economy and the largest one in Southeast Asia, with a population of 235 million and nominal G... ...as to promote the strengthening international financial system. Indonesia is the only Southeast Asian economy in the influential G20 group. Recently,...

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... increased by 20 million people (to 160 million) between the nadir of the Asian crisis in 1997 and 2001. The situation has much deteriorated since. ... ...tinations are the EU and the USA - but many end up in lesser countries in Asia or Africa. The International Labour Organization (ILO) published the... ...kers, North America - 17 million, Central and South America - 12 million, Asia - 7 million, the Middle East - 9 million, and Europe - 30 million. ... ...ded by native-born Americans). The averages mask huge disparities between Asians and Hispanics, though. Still, these ostensibly dismal figures const... ...ttances (many go through unmonitored money transfer channels, such as the Asian Hawala network) are larger than all foreign aid combined. "The Econo... ...anufacturers in developing or emerging economies and in Japan, China, and Southeast Asia. It consists of "pricing the competition out of the market"... ... the cheap labour available in Central and Eastern Europe and in parts of Southeast Asia. These cause jobs (even skilled ones) to be reallocated acr...

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...s. On the top, he wrote Europe; on the other corners of the triangle he wrote Asia and Latin America. "In Latin America, I include everything south ... ...tes." He then wrote three other words: next to Europe he wrote Mafia; next to Asia, Yakuza; and next to Latin America, Colombian Cartels. “I must al... ...and next to Latin America, Colombian Cartels. “I must also include within the Asian market, the Tongs and Triads. But they are minor players, primar... ...nd controlled a 133 J.Cross/Artemis worldwide, black-market network. The Asians and the Colombian Cartels are both producers as well as distrib... ...ent of the war, we believe the first wave will begin in Japan, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and eventually, Colombia." 225 J.Cross/Artemis F... ...s in cash, plus a twenty percent rise in goods traded." "What of Taiwan and Southeast Asia?" "They have agreed to do likewise." "And, what abou... ...ed, with a little 252 J.Cross/Artemis coaxing, of course." "What about Southeast Asia?" Gallucci asked. "When the Chinese start cracking dow... ... Espinoza, one of heads of the Cartel's spoke. "My informants from Taiwan and Southeast Asia say that there are rumors that the Chinese as well as th... ...ties. They feel they are a threat to their authority. If they are successful, Southeast Asia will be next." "I ask again. Why now?" demanded Gonzal...

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...year the monsoon season kills hundreds and causes massive property damage in Southeast Asia. One set of monsoon rains alone killed 660 people in India... ...onsoon season kills hundreds and causes massive property damage in Southeast Asia. One set of monsoon rains alone killed 660 people in India and left ...

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...European Tongues?-Did a freshwater lake community flee a saltwater surge that filled the Black Sea and scatter its language west toward the Atlantic, southeast toward India, and northeast toward the Pacific? -- 4. Scripting Symbols of Shape-Scripting symbolic images lets man communicate over space and time. Balance of power shifts from tribal chiefs to city-state warrior-k...

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...t filled the Black Sea and scatter its language west toward the Atlantic, southeast toward India, and northeast toward the Pacific? 4. Scripting ... ...r west as the Atlantic Ocean, as far northeast as the Pacific, and as far southeast as India. As they dispersed, generation after generation scatt... ...making a secret for centuries—until the Battle of Talas in 751 in Central Asia. Paper superior in many ways Paper offers many advantages over ot... ...er alphabet—as opposed to logographic writing‘s thousands of symbols. Asian histories emphasize that development of wood-block printing led to th... ...literate China’s wonders The journeys of Marco Polo (1254–1324) through Asia lasted twenty-four years. His travelogue featured cities with golden ... ...Africa to Spain.  Throughout most of the Middle East.  Across Central Asia as far east as the Punjab on the India-Pakistan border. For more th... ...ree decades, the Arabs had been in control of Samarkand—a wealthy Central Asia trading station where the silks of China were exchanged for the fabric... ...tmar Mergenthaler was born May 11, 1854, in Germany about a hundred miles southeast of Mainz. That was the same town in which Gutenberg had printed ...

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...nutes after the hijacking began, Betty Ong contacted the American Airlines Southeastern Reservations Office in Cary, North Carolina, via an AT&T airph... ...on W ashington:“Latest report.Aircraft VFR [visual flight rules] six miles southeast of the White House....Six,south- west. Six, southwest of the Whit... ...the African states of Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Uganda; and from the Southeast Asian states of Burma,Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Bin Ladi... ...n states of Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Uganda; and from the Southeast Asian states of Burma,Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Bin Ladin maintain... ...n the ethnic conflicts that had been boiling there even before the Central Asian departments of the Soviet Union became indepen- dent states. 39 This ... ...amist groups for support, and fundamentalists became more prominent. South Asia had an indigenous form of Islamic fundamentalism, which had developed ... ...and the Caucasus. Bin Ladin bolstered his links to extremists in South and Southeast Asia, including the Malaysian-Indonesian JI and several Pakistani... ...ucasus. Bin Ladin bolstered his links to extremists in South and Southeast Asia, including the Malaysian-Indonesian JI and several Pakistani groups en... ...ters with Marine pilots flew to a site known as Desert One, some 200 miles southeast of Tehran, to ren- dezvous with Air Force planes carrying Delta F...