This book is not about suicide bombers. Tending one's fields, visiting a relative, going to the hospital: for ordinary Palestinians, such everyday activities require negotiating permits and passes, curfews and closures, "sterile roads" and "seam zones"―bureaucratic hurdles ultimately as deadly as outright military incursion. Not since the late Edward Said has there been such an articulate Ara…
Contents: 1. Bangladesh: Country profile 2. Historical background 3. Present perspective 4. Agriculture and food 5. Alleviation of poverty 6. CHT peace treaty: A milestone 7. Civil aviation 8. Communication 9. Cultural development 10. Defence
Contents: 1. The nation -Let us transform Bangladesh into a modern state 2. Liberation war - The role of Bangladesh forces 3. Economy - Export development strategy of Bangladesh 4. Urbanization - Management of megacity Dhaka: Some suggestions 5. Environment - Global warming and climate change: Challenges ahead for Bangladesh
Contents: 1. Brief history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2. Phenomenal progress at home and spreading godwill abroad 3. Historical perspective on Iraq and the gulf 4. The invasion of Kuwait 5. Occupation of Kuwait and atrocities of an aggressor 6. Coutdown to war in the gulf.
"Nenek moyangku seorang pelaut" adalah cuplikan sebuah lagu masa kanak-kanak yang dinyanyikan dengan lugu dan sederhana telah berhasil menggambarkan tidak hanya jati diri bangsa, namun juga kondisi geografis Indonesia. Sebuah Negara kepulauan dengan sekitar 80% wilayah laut dan 20% wilayah darat yang memiliki luas wilayah 5,8 juta km persegi dengan panjang garis pantai 81.000 km persegi, menega…
The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict traces not only the tangled and bitter history of the Arab-Jewish struggle from the early twentieth century to the present, it also illustrates the move towards finding peace and the efforts to bring the horrors of the fighting to an end through negotiation and proposals for agreed boundaries. In 155 maps, the complete history of the conflict is …
UNCTAD's 10th world investment report begins with an overview of the world economy, then covers: global trends, particularly the expanding international production system and the liberalization, protection, and promotion of FDI; investment inflows and outflows by region or country (European Union, Africa, US, Japan, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Central and Eastern …
The Gulf crisis has once again drawn attention to the volatility of the worlds largest industry. Even in its aftermath, trends in the world oil market are unclear. Global Oil Trends provides a detailed assessment and long-term perspective of the global oil market in general and the Asia-Pacific market in particular. The 1990 oil crisis is reviewed and the possible impact of growing environmenta…
Ketika Anda memegang buku ini, ketahuilah bahwa ribuan orang Palestina tengah berjuang mempertahankan hidupnya. Tentara-tentara Israel mungkin tengah mengebom kota-kota dan kamp-kamp pengungsian, menembaki dan menangkapi para pemuda, menyiksa anak-anak dan balita, melecehkan dan memperkosa kaum wanita, serta menganiaya orang tua. Ketahuilah pula bahwa hal itu sudah terjadi sejak 60 tahun yang l…
This incisive biography traces Rabin's lifelong impact on the shaping of Israel, examining his remarkable dual career - as the soldier who oversaw Israel's greatest military victory, the Six Day War, and the statesman who set it on the road to peace.