Critiquing the neoliberal economics formulated and imposed by the World Bank and IMF on developing countries generally, and Africa specifically, this book details the consequences of these policies. Demonstrated are the extraordinary economic and human damage these practices have wrought over the past decade, and how they have displaced the originally radical and pro-people orientation of the A…
This book neither pretends nor seeks to be a "definitive" investigation of the media of mass communication in the Soviet Union. The complexity of the Soviet communication system is such that a really exhaustive study of the techniques and institutions utilized for propaganda and agitation would have to be several times the length of the present work. At the same time, it should be recognized th…
September 11 and Political Freedom: Asian Perspectives focuses on political developments in the region following 9/11. In this new volume, arising from a conference of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats on globalisation, thinkers and observers of the region review the impact of 9/11on the development of democracy and freedom in Asia Collecuvely, these 11 essays reflect the after-shocks…
To view his two towns in time, Pare in Indonesia and Sefrou in Morocco, Greetz adopts various perspectives on anthropological research and analysis during the postcolonial period, the Cold War, and the emergence of the new states of Asia and Africa.
This book presents a comprehensive and authoritative guide to methods of social research. Written in a lively and accessible style it demonstrates how research can be creative, simulating and intellectually challeging.
Buku ini mengemas perdebatan tentang konsep kemodernan dan kepascamodernan. Namun buku ini bergerak melampaui pembahasan spekulatif filsafat, dengan menjalajahi gagasan kepascamodernan pada dua arus : (1) menghubungkan kembali debat kepascamodernan kepada teori sosiologi tradisional, dan (2) memperagakan aplikasi kepasca- modernan pada masyarakat modern serta pada politik kontemporer. Buku yang…
Buku ini berisi: 1. Perubahan dan Kontinuiteas Penduduk: Terobosan dalam Informasi Etnis 2. Sebelas Etnis Besar: Konsentrasi Geografis dan Distribusi yang Tidak Merata 3. Etnis Tionghoa: Suatu Penurunan Persentase 4. Masyarakat Multi-Agama
It is a rare portrait of a nation-and a leader-in peril, in flux and in the raw.
Issues & Studies published quarterly by the Institute of International Relations, is an internationally peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing quality social science research on issues-mainly of a political nature-related to the domestic and international affairs of contemporary China, Taiwan, and East Asia, as well as other closely related topics. The editors particularly welcome manusc…
The aim of this book is to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to read and evaluate research reports, journal articles and conference papers which include some aspect of measurement.