This is the story of a journey to the East by a young Englishman in the 60's and early 70's, a journey that was perhaps typical of that time, of a striving for escape from a materialistic way of life in a search for the meaning of life. Three attempts are made to reach India, the third being successful. Among many experiences and adventures are a perilous passage through Laos during the Vietnam War to Cambodia and a life-changing confrontation with the ancient world at an almost deserted Angkor; standing on the head of the Giant Buddha at Bamiyan in Afghanistan; living in a paradisiacal...
This is the story of a journey to the East by a young Englishman in the 60's and early 70's, a journey that was perhaps typical of that time, of a ...
Ministers, Minders and Mandarins brings together the leading academics in this specialty to rigorously assess the impact and consequences of political advisers in parliamentary democracies. The ten contemporary and original case studies focus on issues of tension, trust and tradition, and are written in an accessible and engaging style. Using new empirical findings and theory from a range of public policy canons, the authors analyse advisers' functions, their differing levels of accountability and issues of diversity between governments. Cases include research on the tensions in the UK,...
Ministers, Minders and Mandarins brings together the leading academics in this specialty to rigorously assess the impact and consequences of political...
