Spurred by modernization, global politics is being reconfigured along cultural lines. Peoples and countries with similar cultures are coming together. Peoples and countries with different cultures are coming apart. Alignments defined by ideology and superpower relations are giving way to alignments defined by culture and civilization. Political bound- aries are increasingly redrawn to coincide …
Conflict and Reconciliation in the Contemporary World gives a concise, original and multi-faceted introduction to the study of modern conflict situations. Using eight case- studies, from four continents: Yugoslavia, Israel, Northern Ireland, South Africa, El Salvador, Cambodia, Cyprus and Afghanistan, it includes discussion on: - threatened regional peace and security - cycles of internal dis…
A critical assessment of the impact of World War II on 20th-century history, politics, and society offers a study that ranges from the 1930s and the events leading to war, to an analysis of the current state of the world.
The contents of this book: 1. A World Atlas of Company Goals 2. New Horizons through Global Goals 3. Breaking through the Inner Limits
The book is a study of Confucius and the Confucian philosophy of being non-confrontationist, benevolent and with values such as filial piety and harmony. It covers an array of themes including Qufu: Confucius Country, Music and Poetry across China, Chinese Foreign Policy, Philosophy and China’s Legal System.
In the first full-scale history of the reign of Catherine to appear in almost a century Isabel de Madariaga uses a broad range of Western and Soviet scholarship to give an authoritative account of Catherine's own role in the forward march of Russia during the eighteenth century. From her accession to the throne in 1762 Catherine ruled Russia for thirty-four years, and her greatness, de Madar…
Contents: 1. Historical background to the Cyprus Problem 2. The Zurich and London Agreeemnts of 1959 and Independence. 3. Greek Cypriot Attempts to Bring About Enosis continue 'The Akritas Plan" 4. Mediation Attempts, 1964-1968 5. First Series of Intercommunal Talks: 1968-1974 6. International Peace Efforts of 1974 etc.
Pangsa pasar ritel tradisional tendensinya makin menurun, bersamaan dengan makin meningkatnya jumlah dan kapitalisasi bisnis ritel modern. Penguasaan pasar sebesar sepertiga sampai setengahnya oleh ritel modern sangat rawan mendatangkan potensi biaya ekonomi, sosial, dan politik yang tinggi. Di Indonesia, pangsa pasar dan kinerja usaha pasar tradisional menurun, sementara pada saat yang sama pa…
The Cold War has been followed by a decade of regional and ethnic conflicts, massacres, and forced exiles. Should America assume the role of peacekeeper and chief humanitarian in a world of endless wars and human disasters? Eminent foreign correspondent William Shawcross has spent much of his career in war zones and has had unrivaled access to diplomats, peacekeepers, and global policymakers at…
In this wide-ranging analysis of global politics over the past five centuries, Yale historian Paul Kennedy focuses on the critical relationship of economic to military power as it affects the rise and fall of empires.