From trucial states to United Arab Emirates

In 1971, the seven sheikdoms at the southern end of the Persian Gulf, the Trucial States, formed the state of the United Arab Emirates, which soon found its feet on the world stage as a member of the UN, OPEC and the Arab League. This is a history and social study of the present-day UAE.

Nursultan Nazarbayev: A life story of the first President of Kazakhstan

Nursultan Nazarbayev, as President of Kazakhstan, has steered his country from relative obscurity as a satellite of the Soviet Union to an independent republic playing a major role in central Asia and, indeed, on the global scene. His personal story has become increasingly bound up with that of his country and its people. And it is an extraordinary story of a child of humble birth rising by nat…

Julia Gilliard: My story

This is Julia Gillard's chronicle of that turbulent time, a strikingly candid self-portrait of a political leader seeking to realise her ideals. It is her story of what it was like - in the face of government in-fighting and often hostile media - to manage a hung parliament, build a diverse and robust economy, create an equitable and world-class education system, ensure a dignified future for A…

Awesome digital Ukraine: Interesting things you need to know

This book tells the story of Ukrainian geniuses of computer science and technology, and about their heritage that has facilitated the creation of one of the world’s major digital centers. This book is about local businesses that comprise the world’s best IT outsource companies, the universities that teach thousands of engineers, the international cooperation of Ukrainian scientists, and the…

West Papua and Indonesia since Suharto : Independence, autonomy or chaos?

This book reviews the long guerilla struggle of the 'Organisasi Papua Merdeka' (OPM) for a Free Papua, and traces the rise of a non-violent independence movement alongside it, the Papua Council, following the fall from power of Indonesia’s military dictator, General Suharto, in 1998.

A UN Chronicle 1988-1998

Razali Ismail examines his years at the United Nations during a time when multilateral diplomacy struggled to find relevance towards the end of the Cold War and after. He writes about the interplay of diplomacy and international relations in the backdrop of the two Gulf wars, Bosnia and Palestine, and turmoil in certain parts of Africa. Razali has used detailed material and original document…

Pemikiran ekonomi kerakyatan Mohammad Hatta : Jalan politik kemakmuran Indonesia

Daftar isi: Prolog Sri-Edi Swasono 1. Krisis ekonomi dan gagasan ekonomi kerakyatan 2. Genealogi pemikiran Hatta 3. State of the art gagasan ekonomi kerakyatan 4. Institusionalisasi gagasan ekonomi kerakyatan 5. Ekonomi kerakyatan di tengah-tengah politik perekonomian dunia 6. Ekonomi kerakyatan : Ideologi ekonomi Indonesia.

Painted history of Ukraine

Independence did not fall from the sky - the state tradition has lived in our lands since Scythian times and in fact was not interrupted until 1991. A short and clear account of the events of the past together with illustrated stories will allow readers to easily navigate in such a complex issue as the origin of the Ukrainian state and the struggle for its establishment, and the pantheon of her…

A house of many mansions: The history of Lebanon reconsidered

Today Lebanon is one of the world's most divided countries - if it remains a country at all. But paradoxically the faction-ridden Lebanese, both Christians and Muslims, have never shown a keener consciousness of common identity. How can this be? The Lebanese historian Kamal S. Salibi examines, in the light of modern scholarship, the historical myths on which his country's warring communities ha…

The history of Norway: From the ice age until today

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ISBN/ISSN

978-82-8071-161-8

Deskripsi Fisik

183 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

948.1 Ste h