The peoples of Asia now make up more than half of the world's population. They are increasingly well-educated, and successful in every area of modern trade and technology. Their influence in the rest of the world is also becoming greater. Colin Mason provides a readable and clear introduction to their history and traditions, from prehistory right up to the present day. This thoroughly revised, …
This brief history of the Czech Lands has been compiled by leading Czech historians. Its brevity and clarity result from their highly skillful refinements and distillation of profound and detailed knowledge. This little book is one that the reader can either read from start to finish or use as a reference for years to come. Historically, the Czech Republic is made up of three Bohemia, Moravia, …
The contents of this book: - Regional Performance Figures - Power Game - Trade - Currencies - Asia-Pasific Organizations, etc.
One hundred years after their first appearance in Leon Trotsky's Results and Prospects, this book critically reevaluates two key Marxist theories: uneven and combined development, and permanent revolution. It brings together a formidable array of Marxist intellectuals from across the world including Daniel Bensaid, Michael Lowy, Hillel Ticktin and Patrick Bond. Marx saw societies progressing…
Buku ini berisi tentang perjalanan panjang sejarah China masa lalu mulai dari pembangunan ekonomi, sistem pertahanan nasional, hubungan luar negeri hingga hubungan dengan aktor-aktor penting.
This book presents a comprehensive and accessible analysis of China's socio-political economy. The authors provide insightful explanations of China's economic reforms which started in 1978, have triggered China's integration with the world economy, privatized farming, liberalized markets, intensified healthy competition in industry, and introduced modern macro-economic management. The book comb…
For several decades the Western model of development has been criticized forcefully within Asia. But there has been little intellectual articulation of what the alternatives might be - at micro and macro level - from an Asian perspective. Do the various communities in Asia share anything significant beyond an abhorrence of the local effects of globalization and Western dominance? These two v…
The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section from The Secret History of the Mongols, leaving a single tantalizing quote from Genghis Khan: “Let us reward our female offspring.” Only this hint of a father’s legacy for his daughters remained of a much larger story. The queen…
China's Tibet is a mysterious land, having a strong appeal to people from outside with its beautiful landscape, rich historical legacies, colorful culture, and unique folklore.
Reveals explosive changes currently taking place in Asia while considering how these changes will affect the rest of the world, predicting a major shift in international economic forces.