Jacques K Lee: 2 books

It’s the 1960s and Miraucia is not ready for independence, but the Americans want one of its dependencies for its latest military base in the Indian Ocean. The British ensure this colony of theirs is granted independence without delay and even forcibly remove all the dependency’s inhabitants to...

This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers...