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Trotzt den Elementen! Lodernd wie die Sonne! Krachend wie die Wellen! Rumpelnd wie ein Felssturz! Zorn der Elemente stellt die Klasse des Kinetikers vor, der über eine erstaunliche Beherrschung der Elemente verfügt. Neue Zaubersprüche und Gegenstände bieten außerdem elementare Magieoptionen für alle Charakterklassen. Erforsche die majestätischen Ebenen der Elemente, darunter zwei neue: die wundersame, verfallende Ebene des Metalls und die weit...

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The expulsion of at least 15, 000 indigenous Mexicans from their lands and homes in the highlands of Chiapas is a text book illustration of this "complex brew". They were expelled when they accepted the Bible and refused to pay homage to what they saw as "idols" made by human hands -- the traditional village saints. In so doing, they challenged village leaders who were allied with Mexico's ruling political party. Were they being persecuted for...

Averting the Apocalypse" is an important work. It is synthetic, broad, readable, and addressed to absolutely critical issues. It gives a good feel to the gritty reality of India in all its sadness and promise. The accounts of social activists draw the reader in and deliver a sure sense of competing values in human terms. It is a real page-turner."--Robert Herring

Well-researched, balanced, and compasstionate. . . . Mr. Bonner is an objective observer who pursues the facts with vigor."--"New York Times Book Review" "Bonner devoted several years to learning about Afghanistan, researching and traveling with the "mujahidin." He has transformed his learning and experience into an eloquent and engrossing traveler's tale."--"Orbis" "A superior work of journalism. . . . The charm of "Among the Afgans" lies pri...

There are two Indias: the caste and class elite who hold all power and make up 10 to 15 percent of the population, and everyone else. Averting the Apocalypse is about everyone else. Arthur Bonner, a former New York Times reporter with long experience as a foreign correspondent in Asia, conducted interviews over many months while traveling almost 20, 000 miles within India seeking out the underclass and social activists who together are beginni...

This is the first iconographic history of the Chinese in New York. The history of immigrants who left scant records of their struggle to survive in a society in which the Chinese were reviled as angerous, opium soaked, and unassimilable is recounted. Includes 180 illustrations.

This text examines the hierarchical rule that has undermined the Indian democratic system and looks at the culture that has engendered this hierarchy of caste. Topics include ethic conflicts and human rights violations, as well as the growth of the radical right.

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