"Red Silk is a history of China's Yangzi Delta silk industry during the wars, crises, and revolutions of the mid-twentieth century. Based on extensive research in Chinese archives and focused on the 1950s, the book compares two very different groups of silk workers and their experiences in the...

"This book explores how mining multi-national corporations influence the lives of women, and the lives those in their community's living close to mining operations in Laos and Thailand. It explores three mining companies in both countries, examines their ideas and actions, and explores theories...