In 1979, seemingly overnight, moving at a clip some thirty years faster than the rest of the world, Iran became the first revolutionary theocracy in modern times. Since then, the country has been largely a black box to the West, a sinister presence looming over the horizon. But inside Iran, a breathtaking drama has unfolded since then, as religious thinkers, political operatives, poets, journal…
Contents: 1. The prologue 2. The protracted war 3. The crux of the problem 4. The quest for peace 5. The epilogue
This publication analyses the information contained in national reports voluntarily submitted by States on their implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons from 2002 to 2005. To date, 137 countries have participated in national reporting, which is an encouraging development and indicates a growing awareness across the globe on problems related to th…
Buku ini membahas pariwisata dalam lingkup dunia industri, yang mana pembahasannya meliputi: visi milenium industri pariwisata, aspek-aspek ekonomi industri pariwisata, world travel and tourism council, pengganda input output sektor-sektor pariwisata, metode penilaian kontingensi, dan upaya peningkatan kualitas SDM sektor pariwisata menghadapi perdagangan bebas dalam era globalisasi.
Buku seri kebanksentralan merupakan rangkaian tulisan mengenai ilmu kebanksentralan ditinjau dari aspek teori maupun praktik, yang ditulis oleh para penulis dari kalangan Bank Indonesia sendiri. Buku seri ini dimaksudkan untuk memperkaya khazanah kepustakaan mengenai berbagai aspek kebanksentralan, terutama yang dilakukan oleh Bank Indonesia sebagai Bank Sentral Republik Indonesia. Pinjaman si…
Contents: Part one : The roots of conflict 1. Lines in the sand 2. The curse of black gold Part two : The making of a war machine 1. Guarded secrets 2. Merchants of Death Part three : Dictatorship and invasion 1. The making of a dictator 2. Saddam's long arm 3. The gathering storm 4. The screw tightens.
Dinamika persenjataan di Asia Tenggara menunjukkan kecenderungan terjadinya kompetisi persenjataan antar negara-negara utama di kawasan ini. Kompetisi persenjataan ini ditandai dengan proliferasi sistem senjata ofensif terutama untuk jenis tank, pesawat tempur dan kapal selam. Kompetisi ini juga menandai transformasi pertahanan yang mengarah ke suatu revolusi krida yudha di Asia Tenggara.
In Islamic law the world was made up of the House of Islam and the House of War with the Ottoman Sultan, the perceived successor to the Caliphs, supreme ruler of the Islamic world. However, Suraiya Faroqhi demonstrates that there was no iron curtain between the Ottoman and other worlds but rather a long-established network of diplomatic, financial, cultural and religious connections. These exte…
Bangsa Indonesia telah lama menantikan lahirnya sebuah bank sentral yang independen. Terutama ketika Orde Baru berkuasa, karena pada saat itu terjadi banyak distorsi dalam pengelolaan BI. Ketika UU No. 23/1999 lahir banyak harapan terhadap independensi BI. Sayangnya independensi itu kembali diobok-obok pemerintah yang diawali dengan konflik antara Presiden Abdurrahman Wahid dengan Gubernur Bank…
The central focus of the book is the states efforts to industrialize Myanmar, first through direct intervention and planning under a socialist economic framework as interpreted by the state leaders (1948-88) and lately (1989 onwards) through state-managed outward orientation. In examining developments during the 1948-88 period, this study situates the Myanmar case within the developmental state…