Contents: Part 1 : When the market and mother nature hit the wall Part 2 : Where we are Part 3 : How we move forward Part 4 : China Part 5 : America.
In 1988 Burma exploded. In scenes now familiar from recent events in Eastern Europe the people of Burma rose against their government. They were brutally put down on a scale matched only by the Chinese repression at Tiananmen. This was a mass and nationwide expression of outrage at the régime's ruinous economic policies and repressive politics.
In 2011, many Syrians took to the streets of Damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad. Today, much of Syria has become a war zone where foreign journalists find it almost impossible to report on life in this devastated land. Burning Country explores the horrific and complicated reality of life in present-day Syria with unprecedented detail and sophistication, drawin…
Revolution within a state almost invariably leads to intense security competition between states, and often to war. In Revolution and War, Stephen M. Walt explains why this is so, and suggests how the risk of conflicts brought on by domestic upheaval might be reduced in the future. In doing so, he explores one of the basic questions of international relations: What are the connections between d…
"The Year of Birmingham," 1963, was a cataclysmic turning point in America's long civil rights struggle. That spring, child demonstrators faced down police dogs and fire hoses in huge nonviolent marches for desegregation. A few months later, Ku Klux Klansmen retaliated by bombing the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and killing four young black girls. Diane McWhorter, journalist and daughter of …
Buku ini berisi: 1. Pertemuan Kembali - Suara Mantan Prajurit dan Semangat Generasi Kedua 2. Alasan Tidak Kembali: Sejarah dan Pilihan Hidup Manusia 3. Menghadapai Serangan Perjuangan untuk Merdeka 4. Di Tengah Perjuangan Saat yang Tak Terlupakan, etc.
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 …
"19 Desember 1948. Agresi Militer II Belanda terhadap ibu kota Yogyakarta menyebabkan Presiden Sukarno tertangkap. Wakil Presiden Mohammad Hatta yang cemas dengan kondisi itu segera mengirimkan telegram kepada Menteri Kemakmuran Rl, Syafruddin Prawiranegara, yang sedang berada di Bukittinggi untuk membentuk Pemerintahan Darurat Republik Indonesia (PDRI). Ternyata benar, tak lama kemudian Suk…
This book is a blueprint for coping the revolution, it gives a new vision of financial markets outline clearly and succinctly in print for the first time. Contents: 1. The death of open outcry : Information technology defeats the establishment 2. The new reality : Changing the food chain forever 3. Teaching old dogs new tricks : Why exchanges need to rethink their relationship with the outs…
The Sustainability Shift: Refashioning Malaysia’s Future discusses the specific ecological threats facing Malaysia and the intellectual as well as practical ‘shift’ required for a more sustainable future. The book explores themes of environmental degradation, climate change and imminent ecological collapse faced by humanity today. These issues demand an urgent response from individuals, i…