Annotation Developments in the Arctic region are increasingly part of international discussion. The book contains a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of the current problems around marine scientific research in the Arctic region. It combines scientific, legal and policy aspects. The main questions addressed are: ongoing and future Arctic marine research, marine research in the Arctic…
Di Bawah Bayang-bayang Ratu Intan karya Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing ini menyajikan suatu perubahan mendasar yang menarik sekali tentang bagaimana seharusnya kajian antropologi dilakukan. Buku ini berbicara tentang marinalitas, dan membidik langsung pada persoalan-persoalan hangat dewasa ini, persoalan feminisme, pasca-modernisme, dan kajian kebudayaan. Karya ini membawa praktek-praktek konvensional d…
On October 1, 1982, the German Bundestag elected Helmut Kohl Federal Chancellor. Of the 495 votes cast, 256 were cast for the leader of the Opposition and chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, who thereupon replaced Helmut Schmidt (SPD) as head of government. After the results of the vote were announced by the Vice President of the Bun- destag, Richard Stucklen, the supporters of the new…
Drawing on hundreds of previously classified documents, scores of interviews, and his own experience, James Mann, former Los Angeles Times Beijing bureau chief, presents the fascinating inside story of contemporary U.S.-China relations. President Nixon and Secretary of State Kissinger began their diplomacy with China in an attempt to find a way out of Vietnam. The remaining Cold War presidents…
Fifty years of New Zealand foreign policy-making based on New Zealand foreign relations in the twentieth century, an overview of factors, policy relationships and policy focus.
While absorbing the new culture, diaspora maintain their old tradition and love towards their home country, and become so prominent in so many fields. Despite their desire to contribute to Indonesia's progress, they are still under-represented politically. The merging of their votes in Jakarta District brings subsequent impact on the channeling their interests. The main focus of this study i…
When George W. Bush campaigned for the White House, he was such a novice in foreign policy that he couldn't name the president of Pakistan and momentarily suggested he thought the Taliban was a rock-and-roll band. But he relied upon a group called the Vulcans—an inner circle of advisers with a long, shared experience in government, dating back to the Nixon, Ford, Reagan and first Bush adminis…
"Democratic Transitions in Asia" focuses on political changes in the Asian region. Since the 1997 economic crisis, countries of the region are seeing greater demands for the accountability of leaders. Symbolic of the region's continuing struggle for democratisation, the President of South Korea, Kim Dae Jung was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000, joining other recent Asian Nobel laureates, …
Dialogue Among Civilizations is a unique collection of presentations from the General Assembly of the United Nations on peace, tolerance and promoting a culture of understanding between nations.
Dialogue Among Civilizations is a unique collection of presentations from the General Assembly of the United Nations on peace, tolerance and promoting a culture of understanding between nations.