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…
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…