The authors describe the origins and rise of the Palestine Liberation Organization, its complex structure, and the personalities who preside over it. They say that the PLO is equal parts terrorist organization and multinational corporation, involved in murder, extortion, and drug trafficking. Chapter 1: The Death of Abu Jihad Chapter 2: The Rise of the PLO Chapter 3: Convert Units and Operat…
Rappa analyzes the nature of neo-liberalism by raising important theoretical questions about the current relationships between American business structures, political norms, popular culture, and the world of business. The book is refreshing because it focuses on the three themes of "hope," "optimism," and "progress" that constitute what has arguably come to represent the American Dream.
Indonesia enters the new millennium at a time of transition. It has experienced several crises - in particular the economic crisis of 1997-98, a severe intensification of its environmental degradation, and more recently the East Timor crisis, the ongoing Aceh demand for independence, the change of government from the autocratic Soeharto regime to one democratically elected and under the leaders…
Hong Kong was torn from China in the ninteeenth century by Britain to create colony thet has become one of the world's economic marvels. The articles about Hong Kong as a part of China, as a society in its own right, an as an important partner of the United States, Hong Kong and its people,it institutions and the prees is vigorous and sets an example for all of Asia. Whatever the outcome will b…
"The focus of the book is on Pakistan's political history. With a chapter on the establishment of Pakistan as a backgrounder, the book thoroughly examines constitution-making and the characteristic features of various constitutions and why and how these did not work effectively. It analyses the working of the military governments of Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, and Ziaul Haq as well as the working of…
This book seeks to help explain why a country which after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, had the chance to create a concert of all the world's major states- including Muslim ones- against Islamist revolutionary terrorism chose in. stead to pursue policies which divided the West, further alienated the Muslim world and exposed America itself to greatly increased danger. The most imp…
The volume attempts to explain the prevailing civil-military equations in India and Pakistan by examining the plethora of historical, politic and military factors that have shaped the present-day political environment. As leaders in New Delhi and Islamabad appear more determined than ever before, to embark upon nuclear weaponization, there is now a much greater urgency to understand the politic…
Misgovernance is the fundamental problem of South Asia. Time and time again the people of this region have seen a new dawn break only to be disappointed long before breakfast. Independence itself, the overthrow of military dictators like Ayub Khan, Zia-ul-Haq, and General Ershad, the end of Indira Gandhi's Emergency, the curtailing of monarchical power in Nepal, how many more times will democra…
This book is a collection of my past speeches and writings. They are jointly selected by Asad Latif and Lee Huay Leng for the English and Chinese versions of the book in consultation with me. Dr Phua Kok Khoo, Founder and Chairman of World Scientific had repeatedly persuaded me to write a book about my views on politics and culture since my time in the Foreign Ministry
Counter This book examines the internal and external dynamics - Iranian polity, foreign policy and the capabilities of the Iranian military - which affect and often determine the policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It acknowledges the important role that Iran plays in Gulf affairs - particularly in the area of security - and looks at the evolution of Iranian foreign policy in recent years