Contents: 1. Historical background to the Cyprus Problem 2. The Zurich and London Agreeemnts of 1959 and Independence. 3. Greek Cypriot Attempts to Bring About Enosis continue 'The Akritas Plan" 4. Mediation Attempts, 1964-1968 5. First Series of Intercommunal Talks: 1968-1974 6. International Peace Efforts of 1974 etc.
Drawing on a vast range of Japanese sources and illustrated with dozens of astonishing documentary photographs, Embracing Defeat is the fullest and most important history of the more than six years of American occupation, which affected every level of Japanese society, often in ways neither side could anticipate. Dower, whom Stephen E. Ambrose has called "America's foremost historian of the Sec…
According to the MSN Money columnist the author, Greenspan's nearly 19-year career as Federal Reserve Chairman is even worse than anyone imagined. Labeled Mr. Bubble by the New York Times, Greenspan was nothing less than a serial bubble blower with a long history of bad decision-making. His famous Greenspan Put fueled the perception of a Goldilocks economy - but, as this explosive expose reveal…
Buku ini membicarakan krisis dan upaya pemulihan ekonomi Asia dari sudut revitalisasi wilayah Asia. Bagian 1 : Jepang - Malaysia - Perspektif Jepang terhadap kebijakan berpaling ke timur Malaysia - Hubungan ekonomi Jepang - Malaysia menuju abad ke 21 Bagian 2 : Jepang - Singapura - Friksi-friksi perdagangan Jepang - Singapura : Sebuah studi tentang hambatan-hambatan non-tarif Jepang Bagia…
Today, four years of this administration, Thailand has put behind it that economic crisis. The country has taken up a new prominent role and position in today's world arena. The book presents the Government's achievements, focusing on major projects and operations that the Government has found essential in steering Thailand and its economy proudly and firmly to where it is today.
For decades, Mexican leaders and scholars as well as outside observers have spoken of a Mexican university system in crisis, expressing concern over student political activism and violence, declining quality of instruction and facilities, crowded campuses, and lack of employment for graduates. When the government harshly suppressed a student movement in 1968, world attention focused on the turm…
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes' acclaimed and bestselling exploration of one of the most debated and contentious questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay between cultural mores and historical circumstances. Rich with anecdotal evidence, in…
A little corner of freedom sheds new light on Soviet politics, revealing how a Russian nationalist movement used the protective umbra of environmentalism to become a cultural and political force, and how ordinary citizens used it to launch the first mass protests at the dawn of glasnost.
The postwar alliance that evolved among Australia, New Zealand and the United States is rarely recognized as having had three distinct although closely related parts: legal basis (the ANZUS treaty); the diplomatic alliance, which is most commonly studied; and the defence relationship. This study provides a description and functional analysis of the long-ignored, but important security relations…
Over the course of the half century from 1865 to 1915, the British and the Dutch delineated colonial spheres in the process of creating new frontiers. This book analyzes the development of these frontiers in Insular Southeast Asia as well as the accompanying smuggling activities of the opium traders, currency runners and human traffickers who pierced such newly drawn borders with growing succes…