In this book, the authors offer clear, convinient information on the most significant literature published since 2980 covering such important areas as the growth and development of the student services profession and its literature, academic advising, recruitment and administrations, financial aid, conseling centers, residence life and career development.
In Terrorism, Freedom, and Security, Philip Heymann continues the discussion of responses to terrorism that he began in his widely read Terrorism and America. He argues that diplomacy, intelligence, and international law should play a larger role than military action in our counterterrorism policy; instead of waging war against terrorism, the United States needs a broader range of policies. Hey…
Contents: 1. Definitions for lonely atoms. 2. Justifications: Self-defense. 3. Justifications: Policy and choice. 4. Justifications: Fate. 5. Evaluations. etc.
This rich collection of essays explores the dramatic political, economic, and social transformations in Southeast Asia since 1945. Academics and practitioners trace three themes - transformations within Southeast Asian countries, the actors and processes that contributed to these changes, and new dynamics in foreign relations. These diachronic essays examine how engagement among Southeast Asian…
For the first 45 years, the United Nations lived in the grip of the Cold War and was prevented from fulfilling some of its core missions. Now, the Millennium Summit offers the world's leaders an unparalleled chance to reshape the United Nations enabling it to make a real and measurable difference in the lives of the world's people. This book, written by Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the Unit…
This purpose of this book is not to whitewash Indonesia society and gloss over its differences from other societies. This purpose is to try to explain Indonesian society so that foreigners can have a better understanding of it.
This book contains: 1. Inter-Arab relations in the post-peace era 2. Shifts in Inter-Arab power: Five periods 3. Ideological warfare in the 1950s and 1960s 4. The onset if pragmatism in Inter-Arab relations in 1970s 5. Fragmentation and renewed conflict in the 1980s 6. Deceptive stability, 1988-1990 7. The Gulf War and its aftermath 8. Options for the future 9. Continued dual containm…
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, …