In the first book to investigate the far-reaching emotional impact of globalization, Dominique Moïsi shows how the geopolitics of today is characterized by a “clash of emotions.” The West, he argues, is dominated and divided by fear. For Muslims and Arabs, a culture of humiliation is quickly devolving into a culture of hatred. Asia, on the other hand, has been able to concentrate on buildi…
Incorporating original fieldwork carried out over a period of more than ten years, combined with innovative theoretical argument, Globalization, Culture and Society in Laos presents one of the first sociological investigations into modern Laos. Boike Rehbein gives a fascinating overview of contemporary Lao culture and society, whilst linking local and national phenomena to tendencies of globali…
The authors argue that security is a particular type of politics applicable to a wide range of issues. Answering the traditionalist charge that this model makes the subject incoherent, they offer a constructivist operational method for distinguishing the process of securitization from that of politicization. Their approach incorporates the traditionalist agenda and dissolves the artificial boun…
This book assembles some of the most constructive thinking around the key issues: Production for profit versus production for people. Biohegemony versus biodiversity. Westernization versus cultural diversity. Corporate rule versus civil society. Neoliberalism versus the reinvention of democracy.
This book provides an accessible introduction to the current debate about the changing form and political significance of global governance. It brings together original contributions from many of the best-known theorists and analysts of global politics to explore the relevance of the concept of global governance to understanding how global activity is currently regulated. Furthermore, it combin…
Buku ini menelusuri perubahan-perubahan sosial -ekonomi serta dampak psikologis yang terjadi dalam masyarakat di wilayah pedesaan jawa selama masa pendudukan jepang.
It explores the international context and the national setting and analyses some issues of emerging significance in the contemporary world, such as global macroeconomic management, transnational corporations, international capital flows, and cross-border movements of people. It also provides a critical evaluation of the existing institutions, in retrospect, with a focus on the UN, the Internati…
Secara umum penelitian ini bertujuan memberikan sumbangan kajian mengenai nasionalisme dalam perspektif kontemporer dan rekomendasi bagi pemerintah dalam rangka memantapkan bangun nasionalisme Indonesia, khususnya pada masyarakat Aceh, Riau, Bali, dan Papua. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan sebuah alternatif konsep nasionalisme yang sebaiknya dibangun pada masyarakat Indonesia saat ini.
Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice, by Kathryn Sorrells, introduces students to the complex relationships, structures, and contexts that shape intercultural communication in the new millennium. This book examines intercultural communication within the geopolitical, economic, and cultural context of globalization and offers a dynamic and complex understanding of cultur…
Hubungan Indonesia-Cina sudah terjalin sejak tahun 1950, tetapi baru akhir-akhir ini menjadi erat. Kunjungan antar pemimpin semakin sering, volume perdagangan meningkat, begitu pula turisme. Ada kerja sama di bidang energi, juga di bidang militer. Puncaknya adalah ditandatanganinya "Kemitraan Strategis" pada April 2005 oleh Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dan Presiden Hu Jintao.