Within the broad context of development studies, this enlightening book critically evaluates the current orthodoxy, in light of the Asian crisis, and traces the debates among East Asian political economists. It is a valuable resource for all students and scholars of East Asian economics and politics. Contents: 1. The evolution of East Asian political economy : An analytical history 2. Crisis…
Kontroversi adalah kata yang seolah-olah telah menjadi bagian keberadaan Gus Dur dalam setiap kiprahnya. Apakah kontroversi itu akan Anda temukan dalam kumpulan pemikiran dalam buku ini? Jawabannya hanya akan Anda temukan setelah menyimak lebih dalam serta saksama satu persatu pemikiran tokoh kita ini. Apakah Gus Dur semacam misteri atau manusia yang tidak terjangkau oleh rasionalitas? Di ka…
This annual volume brings to the public the most accurate, complete, and timely information on the work of the United Nations. Designed to serve international affairs scholars and concerned citizens alike, each volume of Issues offers a comprehensive overview of the many and disparate activities of the entire U.N. system over the course of a year, placing them in the context of ongoing events. …
Since September 11, Al Qaeda has been portrayed as an Islamist front united in armed struggle, or jihad, against the Christian West. However, as the historian and commentator Fawaz A. Gerges argues, the reality is rather different and more complex. In fact, Al Qaeda represents a minority within the jihadist movement, and its strategies have been vehemently criticized and opposed by religious na…
By contrasting African countries that experienced genocides with African countries that might have experienced genocide but did not actually do so, Scott Straus has made a major contribution to genocide studies. His conclusion that political leadership and the 'founding narratives' of nations are the most important factors in determining outcomes is original and compelling.
This is a book that written too soon after the tragic developments in East Timor in 1999, it could have become part of a burning debate, one that had been generating more heat than light.
Opening up our economy, making globalization fair and investing in people is not enough. Recent years have shown that globalization requires a stronger civilizational dialogue. This is an area where Indonesia, with its extraordinary ability to deal with pluralism, has a major contribution to make. To avoid clashes of ignorance and intolerance, we need a vibrant and peaceful dialogue of civiliza…
Buah pikiran yang dikomilasikan dalam buku "Dari Kyiv Menulis Indonesia" merupakan salah satu buktii ahwa prof yuddy menaruh perhatian yang sangat besar pada Ibu Pertiwi : sejarah masa lalunya, kondisi masa kini dan harapan masa depan.
This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else. So begins Fareed Zakaria's important new work on the era we are now entering. Following on the success of his best-selling "The Future of Freedom", Zakaria describes with equal prescience a world in which the United States will no longer dominate the global economy, orchestrate geopolitics, or overwhelm…
Spanning twenty-five years, this historic collection of writings shows Vaclav Havel's evolution from a modestly known playwright who had the courage to advise and criticize Czechoslovakia's leaders to a newly elected president whose first address to his fellow citizens begins, "I assume you did not propose me for this office so that I, too, would lie to you." Some of the pieces in Open Letters,…