Spurred by modernization, global politics is being reconfigured along cultural lines. Peoples and countries with similar cultures are coming together. Peoples and countries with different cultures are coming apart. Alignments defined by ideology and superpower relations are giving way to alignments defined by culture and civilization. Political bound- aries are increasingly redrawn to coincide …
Old Kyoto focuses on the family establishments that have been in business for at least a hundred years, and in some cases for over ten generations. Astonishingly, many of the old shops and inns of Kyoto can still be found on narrow backstreets, under the heavy, tiled rooftops of traditional machiya dwellings. Here, the adventurous traveler will uncover treasures: the way in which a hand-crafted…
Buku ini berisi: 1. Spotlight on Azerbaijan 2. Cities of Azerbaijan on the Great Silk Road as Centers of craft, trade, culture and thought 3. Craft, trade, routes & connections, etc.
In "Undercover Muslim", Theo Padnos brilliantly evokes a landscape and journey that few Westerners have experienced. He investigates the radicalisation of these disaffected young men as they move, almost unnoticed, from London, Berlin or Paris to their new spiritual home in Yemen. Padnos' journey takes him from the newsroom of a Yemeni newspaper to the prayer rows and lecture rooms of Yemen's m…
Cerita dimulai sekembalinya Meutya dari Aceh, meliput bencana Tsunami. Ia bersama rekannya Budiyono langsung ditugaskan meliput suasana pemilu pertama Irak setelah jatuhnya kekuasaan Saddam Hussein. Negeri Irak yang kala itu benar-benar menyedihkan, menjadi medan yang sangat berat untuk Meutya dan Budiyono dalam menjalankan tugas mereka. Bagdad yang hancur, berantakan, dan mencekam. Jalan-jalan…
The contents of this book: 1. At the foot of the Alps 2. Towards the Tryrrhenian Sea 3. The Dream City of Venice 4. From the Veneto to Emilia 5. The seal of the Serenissima, etc.
Sebagian besar dari kita mungkin juga tak tahu; Bung Hatta yang dikenal teguh memegang prinsip ternyata pernah tersangkut kasus makar Sawito. Siapa pula yang menyangka; jauh sebelum populer seperti sekarang, sistem homeschooling sudah diterapkan Haji Agus Salim yang di zaman perjuangan kemerdekaan memutuskan mendidik sendiri anak-anaknya di rumah? Masih banyak sisi-sisi lain dari sejarah dan to…
Papua Barat, khususnya Raja Ampat adalah salah satu tumpuan Indonesia dalam sektor pariwisata. Raja Ampat adalah wilayah Papua Barat yang kaya akan wisata bahari dan pulau-pulau kecil yang indah berlimpah. Buku ini ditulis sebagai buku bacaan sekaligus edukasi serta informasi mengenai seluk-beluk Raja Ampat. Buku ini memberikan banyak detail informasi mengenai Raja Ampat mulai dari wisata bahar…
LONG ROAD TO CHAGAI is a history of Pakistan's nuclear program and the issues of non-proliferation which sprung from it, the contribution of individuals and organizations in making possible the miracle of May 28, 1998 despite the forces at home and abroad working to abort it. The book has a technical part which deals with the role of scientists, and a political part devoted to the contributions…
"Samudera Pasifik dan Laut Seram di kepala Burung Papua". Secara geografi berada di antara bagian Samudra Pasifik dan Laut Seram mengimpit Provinsi Papua Barat, yang terdiri dari daratan utama dan ribuan pulau - pulau kecil. Provinsi ini terletak di belahan barat Pulau Papua, mulai dari bagian leher Kepala Burung hingga pesisir barat.