The House of Nomura is the true story of a dynasty, and the tale told here is on an epic scale. The story begins in the nineteenth century with Tokushichi Nomura I, the bastard son of a noble family living in rural Japan and ends with insider trading and global political powerbroking in the late l980s. It is the story of the creation of the most powerful company in the world, Nomura Securiti…
He stands five foot two in stocking feet. He adds two inches to his dumpy physique with elevated shoes. He has taken a country blessed with natural resources and an educated populace with a dedicated work ethic and reduced it to the level of the most abysmal third world pesthole.
Told by his youngest daughter, the story of Deng Xiaoping is interwoven with modern Chinese history, tracing his sixty-year career from birth in a village in Sichuan province to a position of key leadership in the Communist party.
This comprehensive survey of Japan's post-war history integrates analysis of political, economic, and social topics. It presents the rapid, complex and sometimes contradictory evolution of Japan in an enviably clear style and provides an unrivalled textbook for students seeking a balanced and accessible introduction to modern Japan. The outcome of nearly 30 years’ experience of teaching, rese…
As tensions mount in East Asia, much has been written recently about China and its place in the world. China has emerged from its past difficulties to become a superpower in its own right, but many in the West harbour misconceptions about it. The news media in the West tend to report on the negative aspects of Chinese life, ignoring the great strides China has taken in achieving its goals. C…
Buku ini berisi: 1. Naga Berganti Kulitnya 2. Dunia Ketiga Dalam Strategi Kuno 3. Jaringan Ideologi Maosisme, etc.
The contents of this book: 1. National Conditions 2. Politics 3. Economy 4. Education, Science and Technology, Culture, and Art, Public Health and Sports, etc.
This book describes how Komšić experienced the rise of nationalism and how the war affected his life. He is very open about his doubts and fears and his mood swings between hope and despair. reveal who and why instigated military and political conflicts, who and why traded their territories and peoples, and who and why carried out the process of aggressive disintegration in these areas intern…
A collection of articles that survey the full scope of Asian history, discussing major historical events and periods from Bronze Age China to modern India, looking at the geography of the continent, profiling over 1,200 influential men and women, and examining aspects of Asian culture and society.
An intellectual history of China by He Zhaowu is a brief but comprehensive survey of the main trends of thought that emerged and flourished in the course of China's long history, from the pre-QIN period (20th to 3rd century B.C.) to modern times. Elucidated in the book are not only Chinese philosophical, political and economic ideas, but also thoughts on natural science, historiography and lit…