This book gives an overview of Shari'a from post-Independence in 1945 to the most recent developments in Indonesia at the start of the new millennium.
It is crucial to understand the mindset of the new taipans. They are the business supremos of the fastest-growing economies in the world, and their fundamental business values are of vital importance to everyone who wishes to do business with them. The importance of family and filial piety and of the work ethic cannot be over-estimated and must be thoroughly understood by anyone wishing to gain…
A revelatory inside account of the Reagan administration's handling--to stalemate--of nuclear arms control details personality clashes, power struggles, and the ideological gamesmanship that have precluded productive negotiations
Indonesia's independence was an early and critical test of Australia's capacity to respond positively to change in Asia. Before the Second World War much of Aus- tralia's 'near north' was controlled by one or other of the European colonial powers. After the war Asia was transformed as the Philippines, India, Pakistan and Ceylon attained independence. In French Indochina and the Netherlands East…
The thoughts we express in this book are informed by our service in the pentagon during the first term of the Clinton administration and with the reflection of a year of distance from the fray.
In this wide-ranging analysis of global politics over the past five centuries, Yale historian Paul Kennedy focuses on the critical relationship of economic to military power as it affects the rise and fall of empires.
The vividly written book in the first comprehensive assessment of the origins of the present-day democratic regime in Portugal to be placed in a broad international historical context. It is written with the benefit of a long-term vision of Portuguese history, and it emphasizes the significance of Portugal's new European orientation after centuries of global and oceanic preoccupations.
Manusia mengekspresikan diri di dalam dan melalui budaya, dengan segala nilai yang melingkupinya. Karena budaya itu merupakan konsep dinamis, di dalamnya ada proses transfer dan pewarisan, yang melibatkan proses penyaringan. Sebagai kumpulan gagasan belasan ahli di bidangnya masing-masing, buku ini berusaha mengais tradisi lisan maupun tertulis, untuk menemukan kearifan lokal dan butir- butir m…
The present volume looks into the issue of conflict and conflict resolution from various perceptions of experts in the field of International Relations, Political Science and Strategic Studies. These perceptions examine the changing dynamics of conflict resolution and the need for an alternate approach. Our understanding of alternate approach includes the non-traditional understanding of peace …
Based on fieldwork in Colombia's regions, the study provides a history of the conflict, compares it to other case studies, examines the war from the perspectives of the government and the guerrillas, delves into the development of special Colombian capabilities (notably in intelligence and the use of air power and special forces), and explains the economic dimension in terms both of historical …