The award-winning photographs of the drought-stricken Sahel region of Africa have documented the suffering and dignity of the refugees, giving a visual voice to millions of human beings who teeter on the edge of survival.

Product Description: Photographer Nicolas Righetti is one of the few Westerners invited to photograph Pyongyang’s “New Order of Happiness.” Righetti offers a riveting guided tour through this seductive yet chilling landscape; the paradoxes of an earthly paradise and the tragic outcome of an unattainable utopia present a dual message: “Welcome...read more

One of the preemminent experts on China and Tibet undertakes a strange odyssey into Tibetan fantasies, recounting the tales of Western adventureres, explorers and spiritualists who were bent on reaching Tibet and the holy city of Lhasa. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Chicago's poor black 'South Side' in the post-war years is brilliantly illuminated in this collection of images snapped by a Navy combat photographer upon returning home from World War II. (view table of contents)

Through photographs, history, personal interviews, and stories, this collection looks beyond Tibet's Shangri-la image to the impact of Chinese political repression on Tibetan lives.

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Discusses China's political, social, and economic situation

A journalist and expert on China focuses on the generation coming into power and begins with the Tiananmen Square massacre, covering the Party's political and social crackdowns and examining the extraordinary economic turnaround created by Deng's reforms. 35,000 first printing. Tour.

An intriguing account of the reform movements and changes sweeping across China offers a close-up analysis of China's head-on collision with modern Western democracy, its implications and impact, and the basic contradictions underlying the reform movement

Essays describe the contradictions of life in modern China, looks at the changes since Mao's death, and suggests what directions China will take in the future

A journalist and cattle rancher recounts the history of the use of antibiotics and hormones in livestock feed and details the potential risks involved in the consumption of such treated meat

Traces the history of China and its relationship with the West from the thirteenth-century visit of Marco Polo to the present day.

Product Description: modern history of China