East Asian policies that fostered economic growth, reduced poverty, and raised living standards are the main theme of this cogent overview. Seven newly industrialized economies (NIEs) are described and compared. They are Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. These country studies examine the macroeconomic policies common to NIEs. They review the highly flexible…
While Asia's rise has become a stabilizing factor in the global economy, it also presents the international community with a number of key political challenges. Europe can no longer ignore Asia's economic might, its political ambitions, or its cultural influence. This book studies Asia's potential for conflict and cooperation with Europe. It brings together contributions from a number of expert…
This study of a very important part of the Law of the Sea addresses the problem of lack of access to the sea's resources and to the seabed. The author critically examines the rights and protections afforded to land-locked and geographically disadvantaged states under the power of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. At the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, …
When Madeleine Korbel Albright was sworn in as secretary of state in January 1997, she made headlines around the world. She was the first woman to rise to the top tier of American government and had a reputation for defining foreign policy in blunt one-liners that voters could understand. When her Jewish heritage was disclosed, people were intrigued by her personal story and wondered how it was…
Buku ini menggambarkan perjalanan Obama menemukan kembali impian yang diwariskan ayahnya, seorang anak miskin kulit hitam dari desa terpencil Kenya yang mengejar pendidikan di Amerika. Dan impian itulah yang menyemangatinya untuk terus melangkah maju. Dari seorang aktivis, menjadi senator kulit hitam satu-satunya, dan akhirnya menjadi presiden Amerika Serikat. Sebuah buku inspiratif yang mengga…
This book examines the extraordinary personality of Claus Count Stauffenberg, a key figure in the 1944 coup attempt against Hitler. Stauffenberg personality is thrown into relief by a study of his two brothers and other family members and friends. The three Stauffenberg brothers, Berthold, Alexander, and Claus, were inseparable both emotionally and intellectually. Their view of human existence …
This brief history of the Czech Lands has been compiled by leading Czech historians. Its brevity and clarity result from their highly skillful refinements and distillation of profound and detailed knowledge. This little book is one that the reader can either read from start to finish or use as a reference for years to come. Historically, the Czech Republic is made up of three Bohemia, Moravia, …
For several decades the Western model of development has been criticized forcefully within Asia. But there has been little intellectual articulation of what the alternatives might be - at micro and macro level - from an Asian perspective. Do the various communities in Asia share anything significant beyond an abhorrence of the local effects of globalization and Western dominance? These two v…
This book contains: 1. Give peace a chance: The forces of war and peace 2. Holy lands: The history and peoples of the Middle East 3. Between Iraq dan hard place: The war in the Persian Gulf 4. Green Terror: The war and the environment 5. Spectator war: The war and the media
During the last presidential election in Iran, nonviolent protestors defied the mullahs’ power by wearing green ribbons on their wrists. In June of 2009, the inhabitants of Tehran were living underground to escape the government’s authority, strangled by interdictions, dreaming of freedom and revolution. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran and desperate to maintai…