Rosihan Anwar muncul di semua zaman, hadir pada beragam bidang. Rosihan tidak sekedar mengamati, dia mencatat, mengkritisi dan melaporkan langsung ke khalayak.
This highly praised book captures the essence and the madness of the "balance of terror" that was the Cold War. Describing an extensive period and much of the globe, The A to Z of the Cold War presents a year-by-year chronology, an introductory essay, and hundreds of entries on civilian and military leaders, central issues and peripheral conflicts, crucial countries and their allies or foes, th…
Involved for over thirty years in the politics of Iraq, Ali A. Allawi (the former Minister of Defense and Finance) was a long-time opposition leader against the Baathist regime. In the post-Saddam years he has held important government positions and participated in crucial national decisions and events. In this book, the former Minister of Defense and Finance draws on his unique personal experi…
The Prize recounts the panoramic history of the world’s most important resource: oil. Daniel Yergin’s timeless book chronicles the struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for over a century and continues to fuel global rivalries, shake the world economy, and transform the destiny of men and nations. The Prize proves the unwavering significance of oil throughout the modern era …
An explosive indictment of how the Bush Administration wasted billions in Iraq--through sweetheart deals to G.O.P. supporters, outrageous contracts to corrupt companies, and absurdly naïve assumptions. It was supposed to be quick and easy. The Bush Administration even promised that it wouldn't cost American taxpayers a thing Iraqi oil revenues would pay for it all. But billions and billions of…
The assault and capture of Iraq and the resistance it has provoked will shape the politics of the twenty-first century. In this passionate and provocative book, Tariq Ali provides a history of Iraqi resistance against empires old and new, and argues against the view that sees imperialist occupation as the only viable solution to bring about regime-change in corrupt and dictatorial states. Like …
This authentic account of the Kargil war goes beyond merely documenting events. It provides an historical background to Jammu and Kashmir and Indo-Pak conflicts over it, and the evolution of the line of control and in tracing the events leading up to Kargil, covets the Simla Agreement, the Lahore Declaration, and the functioning of the army.
For more than a half century scholars and nonscholars alike have debated the ethics of dropping the atomic bomb, but rarely have they studied the American plan to invade Japan, the alternative to using the bomb to end the Second World War. Widely held beliefs about the strength of Japanese forces and the projected loss of American lives have been invoked to justify the decision to drop the bomb…
This book describes how Komšić experienced the rise of nationalism and how the war affected his life. He is very open about his doubts and fears and his mood swings between hope and despair. reveal who and why instigated military and political conflicts, who and why traded their territories and peoples, and who and why carried out the process of aggressive disintegration in these areas intern…
Perang Dunia II yang sebelumnya telah berlangsung di Eropa, dan bertambah luas dengan api yang membakar Asia-Pasifik. Melalui buku ini akan diketahui bagaimana Jepang pada bulan-bulan pertama peperangan ini berhasil menggulung Sekutu, dan menguasai wilayah yang luas dan kaya termasuk Indonesia. Rincian jalannya peperangan Pasifik ini disajikan satu tahap ke tahapan lainnya ; bagaimana titik bal…