The book has been considered important throughout the human history. Scarcely had his appointment been confirmed before the melancholy news arrived, that the ship Friendship, of Salem, Mass., had been plundered, and a great portion of her crew murdered, by the natives of Qualah Battu. As an important branch of our commerce to the pepper ports on the western coast of Sumatra was endangered, by t…
Develops Gerry Segal's famous article to look at China in the context of the world economy, Asian economy, as a global military power, as a regional military power, within world and Asian politics and within the contemporary world and Asian culture.
In this book, James Manicom contests the orthodox view that the strategic rivalry between China and Japan will escalate into a full blown military conflict. The book concedes that the East China Sea will be the likely medium for Sino-Japanese military rivalry and cyclical tensions will persist; however, it makes the compelling case that cooperation will endure.
Intra-regional trade has been rising rapidly, especially after China's accession to the WTO in 2001. China's economy is expanding rapidly, and has already passed Japan in 2010 to become the world's second largest economy. It is clearly producing a huge impact on the world economy, and particularly on ASEAN countries. This is the appropriate time to take stock: what has APEC achieved so far? How…
In this book the daughter of the former leader of China offers an intimate account of her fathers life, with particular emphasis on recounting the dramatic story of Chinas Cultural Revolution as seen through his eyes and experiences. Transporting readers to the front lines of the Revolution and its aftermath, Madame Rong paints a very candid and compelling portrait of this turbulent era, along …
This book presents an analysis of the latest development taking place in China's Economic Liberalization and reform process. It examines the economic planning Mao Zedong, especially, during "Great leap Forward" and "Cultural Revolution" period and the role played by the "Gang of Four". The Book is intended to discuss the strategic shift in modernization and Liberalization strategy following …
Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Deng and the reform era 3. Foreign policy without Deng
The China in the globalized world series examines regionalism and regional studies, economics and policy studies, politics and international relations. China's role in the globalized world will be studied, taking into account the social and economic developments as well as cultural and theoretical developments in contemporary China. The aim is to present a different perspective on developmen…
Contents: 1. The trauma of Tiananmen 2. From Hua Guofeng to Deng Xiaoping 3. Era of reforms: The first phase 4. Reform with tears: The gathering storm 5. Reforms with tears II etc.
Buku ini berisi tulisan-tulisan yang berupaya untuk merekam berbagai ketidakpastian perkembangan politik dan ekonomi di China. Daftar isi: 1. Partai komunis Cina menghadapi badai 2. Cina pasca Deng Xiaoping, Quo Vadis? 3. Dimensi baru pergulatan politik Cina 4. Status super power, kegelisahan tetangga 5. Ekonomi China : Antara sosialisme dan kapitalisme.