This book contains a wealth of knowledge and experience of Dr. Jose Paciano Laurel as a teacher, lawyer, member of parliament, legal expert, political leader and statesman, he took lessons that are very relevant to our current national problems so that more people should know about them
Madam Secretary: A Memoir is the autobiography of United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, published in 2003. It covers both her life and the eight years she spent in the Clinton administration, first as United States Ambassador to the United Nations and then as head of the State Department.
This volume represents a first dialogue between European and Asian Economists concerning the common outlook of the two continents following the financial crisis which struck Asia in 1997. The papers in this volume were presented at the ASEF/CEPII conference in Paris, May 1998 which brought together Asian and European Economists and economic practitioners for an open and critical appraisal of th…
Nations fret about their shrinking sovereignty as large numbers of immigrants cross borders at will. Multinational corporations quietly draw up contracts that sidestep the legal institutions of their "home" territories. Complex financial ties tightly bind competing national centers such as New York and Tokyo, putting these cities in a nomad's land beyond the reach of any one state.
A former National Security Advisor offers a chilling portrait of six terrifying scenarios that threaten the safety and security of the United States, including the rise of global terrorism and the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and describes why and why not the American government is prepared to meet such potential threats. 20,000 first printing.
Jawaharlal Nehru adalah salah seorang tokoh besar dari generasi kami, seorang negarawan terkemuka yang jasanya terhadap masalah kebebasan manusia tidak dapat dilupakan. Sebagai seorang pejuang kemerdekaan ia amat dikenal, dan sebagai pencetus India moden. jasanya tak tertandingi. Hidup dan karyanya telah berpengaruh secara mendalam terhadap pembinaan mental, struktur sosial, serta perkem bangan…
spain beyond myths reviews the recent spectacular performance of the Spanish economy (with also some undesirable results. like inequality); the paradigm of diversity (with the interlinking of State and Regions); and the impact of the tech- nological revolution. Finally, the authors discuss the changing role of Spain in the world by focus- ing on three basic areas of action: Europe. the Mediterr…
Anwar Ibrahim represents a new generation of Asian leaders steering their nations into the new millennium, conscious of the fact that they operate in culturally and politically diverse communities. In this collection of essays, Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance shares his vision for a more tolerant and diverse Asia. Brilliant, convincing and thought provoking. Asian Renai…
Salikan Hardjo (1910-1993) devoted his entire life to representing the interests of his people, the Surinamese Javanese. He was born on Java and grew up in Suriname since 1920 as the son of Javanese contract workers. In the 1930s, under the pseudonym Bok Sark, he wrote fierce articles against the colonial administration and the way in which Javanese contract workers were treated in Suriname. Af…
"In the 1990s Americans have been thinking incessantly about the leveling winds of cultural forces. They Have been worrying about the power of those winds swiftly to level the works of government, such as laws and schools, and of centuries, such as families and standards of taste and traditions of civility.