Satu tanda mata dari abad ke-20 yang paling dahsyat dan tak terlukiskan kengeriannya adalah perang dunia II. Adegan-adegan seperti di neraka Dante seorah turun ke bumi. Betapa Amerika dipaksa Hitler untuk mengerahkan pemuda-pemuda terbaiknya sampai jutaan orang, bertarung melawan pemuda-pemuda terbaik Jerman. Dengan jumlah korban di kedua belah pihak yang begitu menakutkan. Buku ini mencakup pu…
Boris Yeltsin's triumph in the first direct election ever held in Russia was a political resurrection unique in Soviet history — and his courageous stance during the coup attempt of August 1991 has catapulted him into the world spotlight. But who is this earthy yet enigmatic man, -- a democrat or a demagogue, a Westernizer or a Russian nationalist? In the first book to examine Yeltsin's ex…
By October 1973 special prosecutor Archibald Cox was tracing the Watergate cover-up to the Oval Office. President Nixon demanded that he stop. In the Saturday Night Massacre” two heads of the Justice Department quit before Nixon found a subordinate (Robert Bork) willing to fire Cox. Immediately public opinion swung against the president and turned Cox into a heroseemingly Washington's las…
The history of Pakistan Foreign Service is as old as Pakistan itself. The book is well studded with Dr Koreshi's collection of memories and memorabilia, as also photographs with many of those who made history. There is a lot of Dr Koreshi in these memories, a little too much, for some. But this is understandable. It is basically an account of his personal journey as a Pakistan diplomat, who cli…
The contents of this book: 1. Colombia, su estado actual 2. Viaje a la Gran Colombia en los años 1822-1823 (selección de textos) 3. Repertorio noticioso de la prensa norteamericana, 1821-184
Australasia has long been the professional beat of author-journalist Maslyn Williams, and this book is a direct product of that expert knowledge, reinforced by four months of travel in Indonesia in 1964 [during a period of economic troubles just before the coup of 1965]. In Mr. Williams' journeys, Jakarta, the capital, was always the point of departure. The first was to Sulawesi, formerly Celeb…
Biografi Andi Pangerang Petta Rani, 1903-1975, tokoh kerajaan dan pemimpin revolusi masyarakat di Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan melawan penjajah Belanda.
This excellent volume represents a concerted effort to spread the knowledge and understanding of ASEAN beyond the purview of politicians, diplomats and business persons to the wider public, especially the new generation of youthful citizens of Southeast Asia, born in an era of relative peace and reduced uncertainties. This allows the volume to be easily adopted for classroom use in any educatio…
Spurred by modernization, global politics is being reconfigured along cultural lines. Peoples and countries with similar cultures are coming together. Peoples and countries with different cultures are coming apart. Alignments defined by ideology and superpower relations are giving way to alignments defined by culture and civilization. Political bound- aries are increasingly redrawn to coincide …
An entertaining and thought-provoking portrait of Indonesia: a rich, dynamic, and often maddening nation awash with contradictions. Jakarta tweets more than any other city on earth, but 80 million Indonesians live without electricity and many of its communities still share in ritual sacrifices. Declaring independence in 1945, Indonesia said it would 'work out the details of the transfer of powe…