This forthright book is a bold and unequivocal yet objective analysis of the malady and its remedies. The author, whose distinguished career has brought him a deep knowledge of Asia, has concluded that we cannot have a truly peaceful world until Asia is closer to prosperity and stability. This we cannot impose, but only encourage. Our direct strategic, economic, and even political interests in …
Di Bawah Bayang-bayang Ratu Intan karya Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing ini menyajikan suatu perubahan mendasar yang menarik sekali tentang bagaimana seharusnya kajian antropologi dilakukan. Buku ini berbicara tentang marinalitas, dan membidik langsung pada persoalan-persoalan hangat dewasa ini, persoalan feminisme, pasca-modernisme, dan kajian kebudayaan. Karya ini membawa praktek-praktek konvensional d…
Whether you're a student or practicing researcher, STATISTICS WITH STATA opens the door to the full use of the popular STATA program, a fast, flexible, and easy-to-use environment for data management and statistics analysis. Integrating STATA's impressive graphics, this comprehensive book presents hundreds of examples showing how you can apply Stata to accomplish a wide variety of tasks. Like S…
Istilah jaminan sosial memang sudah sangat populer. Namun, penyelenggaraan program jaminan sosial itu sendiri substansinya sering dipahami berbeda. Dalam sistem jaminan sosial, manfaat yang diberikan harus memenuhi kriteria tertentu bahwa dengan manfaat tersebut, orang akan memiliki rasa aman(security) sejak lahir hingga meninggal dunia.
Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" to describe a nation's ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power-the ability to coerce- grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of its culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willin…
The term "rogue nation," formerly reserved for outlaw countries, is increasingly applied to the United States-not only by enemies but by people and nations who have been steadfast friends. The litany is familiar to anyone who has ever read an op-ed page. In the six months before 9/11, the United States walked away from a treaty to control the world traffic in small arms, the Kyoto accord, a tre…
Not since Rome has any nation had so much economic, cultural, and military power, but that power does not allow us to solve global problems like terrorism, environmental degradation, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction without involving other nations. The author focuses on the rise of these and other new challenges and explains clearly why America must adopt a more cooperative …
This book gives an overview of Shari'a from post-Independence in 1945 to the most recent developments in Indonesia at the start of the new millennium.
It is crucial to understand the mindset of the new taipans. They are the business supremos of the fastest-growing economies in the world, and their fundamental business values are of vital importance to everyone who wishes to do business with them. The importance of family and filial piety and of the work ethic cannot be over-estimated and must be thoroughly understood by anyone wishing to gain…
A revelatory inside account of the Reagan administration's handling--to stalemate--of nuclear arms control details personality clashes, power struggles, and the ideological gamesmanship that have precluded productive negotiations