Preparing for the twenty-first century

Human history has always been shaped by the growth and migration of populations, by the opportunities and constraints provided by the environment, and by the rise of new technologies. Today, these forces are enmeshed in a state of unprecedented turbulence. World population has more than doubled in the past forty years to reach its current level of 5.5 billion, and it will exceed 8 billion and p…

On the eve of the millennium: The future of democracy through an age of unreason

In these wide-ranging and penetrating essays, O'Brien examines how throughout the world today these age-old forces are once again threatening democracy, the rule of law, and freedom of expression -- particularly in the United States, the nation founded on Enlightenment values. He weaves together beautifully written discussions on these and other timely, related topics. Enlivening his grim predi…

Resolusi damai konflik kontemporer: Menyelesaikan, mencegah, mengelola dan me…

Reformasi menuju tatanan politik yang lebih adil telapak tangan. Jalan ke arah sana sering dan demokratis tidaklah semudah membalikkan ditingkahi oleh berbagai kepentingan dan manuver politik yang biasanya memicu dan memanfaatkan perbedaan menjadi konflik yang meluas sehingga mengancam jalannya reformasi itu sendiri. Dalam kasus negara kita konflik ini telah berubah menjadi konflik kekerasan ya…

Contemporary conflict resolution: The prevention, management and transformati…

This book marks a milestone in peace research. The insightful review of the early development of the field of conflict resolution brings a much-needed perspective on the challenges presented by late twentieth-century conflicts. The authors provide a complex and highly differentiated view of today's international collectivity, in which no one set of actors or perspectives predominates. The analy…

Assessing the people's liberation army in the Hu Jintao era

The 2012 Pla (People's Liberation Army) conference took place at a time when the Chinese Communist Party (Ccp) was making its leadership transition from Hu Jintao to Xi Jinping. The conference discussion focused on the developments in China's national security and the Pla during the Hu Jintao Administration from 2002 to 2012. Key observations are presented in this volume. The most significant o…

World on fire: How exporting free market democracy breeds ethnic hatred and g…

In World on Fire, Amy Chua shows that just the opposite has happened. As global markets open, ethnic conflict worsens and democracy in developing nations turns ugly and violent. Examining the actual impact of economic globalization across the world Chua shows how free markets have concentrated disproportionate, often spectacular wealth in the hands of resented ethnic minorities. These 'market- …

World on fire : How exporting free market democracy breeds ethnic hatred and …

The reigning consensus holds that the combination of free markets and democracy would transform the third world and sweep away the ethnic hatred and religious zealotry associated with underdevelopment. In this revelatory investigation of the true impact of globalization, Yale Law School professor Amy Chua explains why many developing countries are in fact consumed by ethnic violence after adopt…

Communal conflicts in contemporary Indonesia

this book is intended to demonstrate to readers how significant Ethnic and Religious conflict have been in Indonesia,and what their relations are toward the decline of Indonesian communal Cohesion. Comprises a collection of papers and discussion materials presented during the "International Workshop on Ethno-Religious Conflicts in Indonesia Today" conducted by Pusat Bahasa dan Budaya, Institut …

Konflik baru antar peradaban globalisasi, radikalisme, dan pluralitas

Konflik antar peradaban , khususnya antara Islam versus Barat , semakin banyak dibicarakan sejak tragedi 11 September 2001 , dan banyak orang yang mengasosiasikannya dengan perwujudan dari " benturan antar peradaban yang didengungkan oleh Samuel Huntington beberapa tahun yang lampau . Banyak yang cemas bahwa benturan ini akan meledak dan meluas serta membawa kehancuran dan menjatuhkan manusia k…

Bound to cooperate: Conflict, peace and people in Sierra Leone

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ISBN/ISSN

92-9045-137-8

Deskripsi Fisik

xv, 206 pages ; 21 cm

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No. Panggil

303.6 Ayi b