China Briefing, 1990 approaches the events of the previous year differently from past volumes in the series, providing a long-term perspective on the dramatic developments of spring and summer 1989. Senior China specialists examine the student demonstrations and their aftermath in the larger context of the 40-year history of the People's Republic of China and also reflect on future directions f…
China constitutes a fifth of the world's population. Over the last twenty years its economy has doubled to make it the fifth largest economy in the world; if the pace is repeated over the next twenty it is set to become second only to the US. The speed of its development is stunning, a combination of cheap labour and commitment to science and technology that has never been matched by a developi…
Dr. Li clarifies numerous long-standing puzzles, such as the true nature of Mao's feelings toward the United States and the Soviet Union. He describes Mao's deliberate rudeness toward Khrushchev and reveals the actual catalyst of Nixon's historic visit. Here are also surprising details of Mao's personal depravity (we see him dependent on barbiturates and refusing to wash, dress, or brush his te…
The New Asian Renaissance provides the first comprehensive history of today's East Asia, tracing the essential stages in the rise of the region from its birth under colonial rule to the post Cold War era. Recounting the evolution of China, Japan, North and South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Burma, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Francois Godement outlines the major forces that have shaped Ea…
Covering an 18-month span, this latest edition of China Briefing assesses the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen tragedy and its continuing impact on China's domestic and foreign policies. The book opens with an exploration of the legitimacy crisis currently engulfing the Chinese Communist state. A review of the Chinese economy concludes that although it is healthier in 1991 than in 1990, the post…
Sepak terjang Nazi Jerman dengan Hitler sebagai tokoh sentralnya telah menyebabkan tragedi kemanusiaan terbesar dalam sejarah dunia. Ditengarai tidak kurang dari enam juta orang, terutama kaum Yahudi, homoseksual, orang cacat, dan orang-orang yang tidak disukai tewas dibantai Nazi secara sadis dan brutal. Selain itu, diperkirakan 35-60 juta tewas akibat Perang Dunia II yang telah dikobarkannya.…
This book contains: 1. Domestic politics 2. Foreign and defense policy 3. Economics 4. Society
This book contains: 1. Domestic Politics 2. Foreign and defense policy 3. Economics 4. Society
Sejarah Kapal Selam RI Tjandrasa dalam membebaskan Irian Barat dari Kolonial Belanda.
In five books, "We Survived: Yugoslav Jews on the Holocaust" (three of them translated into English), the testimonies of a small number of surviving members of the Jewish community about World War II were collected. The peculiarity of the circumstances in which the entire population of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was found is reflected in the fact that at the beginning of the war, the country was…