Unbound tells the powerful true story of 30 courageous Chinese women who joined the Communist Red Army on the historic Long March of 1934–1935. Dean King reveals their struggle for survival through treacherous mountains, hunger, cold, and constant danger, drawing from oral histories, archival records, and firsthand interviews. The book highlights themes of endurance, loyalty, and the often-ov…
Survival of natural disasters is more than a question of individual heroism. For Bangladesh, exposed to recurrent cyclones and floods, the question of how to minimize the impact of the disaster is of immediate relevance. A year ago, on 29 April 1991 strong cyclonic winds and tidal bore battered the coastline of Bangladesh and dislocated its population. This book provides a valuable analysis of …
War is no longer rational, we say, yet the response to our mistrust of one another is more lethal weapons. And then to loudly proclaim that we never plan to use them. It is no wonder that this is the anxious age and that we want an ethic-an ethic for survival.