Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, international corporations and governments have embraced the idea of a global village: a shrinking, booming world in which everyone benefits. What if that's not the case? Alex Perry, award-winning foreign correspondent, travels from the South China Sea to the highlands of Afghanistan to the Sahara to see first-hand globalization at the sharp end -- and it's no…
The simplest way to describe Sukarno is to say that he is a great lover. He loves his country, he loves his people, he loves women, he loves art, and best of all, he loves himself. Sukarno was a man of feeling - an appreciator. He takes a deep breath when he sees a beautiful scene. He waxes lyrical at an Indonesian sunset. He cries when he sings a spiritual Negro.
In this book, Molly Bondan tells the story of her husband, Mohamad Bondan, a National Movement figure who fought for Indonesian independence since he was a teenager. Because of his political activities supporting Indonesian Independence in 1945, he was arrested by the Dutch colonial government. Molly, whose real name is Molly Warner, is from Australia. In its development, she was interested …
Locating Southeast Asia: Geographies of Knowledge and Politics of Space considers Southeast Asia from a range of disciplinary perspectives. The authors (from Southeast Asia, Europe, Australia, and the United States) address climate; perceptions from the seas as seen by fishermen, naval officers, and governments; urbanization and industrialization; improvements in transport and communications; a…
Mengisahkan jalinan komunikasi antara penduduk asli Indonesia dan aktivis pergerakan kebangsaan dengan Jepang di dalam naungan Pemerintah kolonial Hindia-Belanda. Ekspatriat Jepang tersebut akhirnya berkembang menjadi warga kelas satu, di luar bangsa Eropa Pusat pemerintahan di Tokyo yang tidak kecil peranannya dalam mewujudkan prestise negara, secara intensif mulai mengarahkan pandangannya ke …
This book contains: 1. The Changing context 2. The economy 3.. International Economic Relations 4. The civil society 5. Social cultural dimensions 6. Structural responses 7. Toward the new century
Buku ini mengupas masalah Hoakiau di Indonesia ketika marak pembatasan etnis Tionghoa. Buku ini dibagi dalam sembilan surat yang dituliskan Pram kepada sahabat penanya di luar negeri yang berisikan pendapat dan pandangannya terhadap masalah hoakiau di Indonesia.
The present volume focuses on the issues raised by European Union environmental law and policy. This field of legislative and administrative activity has grown ever more important through the last few years, both in broad political terms and in its impact on industry. At the time of writing a total of some 130 major legislative acts (not with standing all amending and implementing acts) had bee…
Ahmed Rashid is the voice of reason amid the chaos of Central Asia today. His unique knowledge of this complex, war-torn region gives him a panoramic vision and grasp of nuance that no Western writer can emulate. In Descent Into Chaos, Rashid reviews the regional conditions since 9/11 and the catastrophic aftermath of America’s failed war on terror. The underlying theme is clear, devastating …
This book contains: 1. Introductory: British supremacy in India 2. Outbreak of World War II and the demand of Pakistan 3. War, politics and the movement for Pakistan 4. War effort and the new realities 5. Postwar policies and the struggle for Pakistan 6. Mutinies and the civil war 7. Military question and the establishment.