A classic in its field, Why Nations Go to War engages students in a dialogue about the human truth behind the mechanistic forces of war. The seven case studies provide students with solid historical background on twentieth-century warfare, while the lively narrative keeps them reading. The seventh edition has been thoroughly updated and includes a new case study on Bosnia and the war over the r…
In this thought-provoking book, Chris Abbott examines 21 important speeches that have shaped the world today. He examines the power of the arguments in these speeches to inspire people to do great things or great harm. this book it is about the ideas behind them, the events that surround them and the power of people to inspire others.
Apa hubungan Rosihan Anwar dengan diplomat PBB kawakan Lakhdar Brahimi yang ia temui di Paris? Benarkah Pangeran Bernhard, ayahanda Ratu Beatrix, pernah terlibat usaha makar bersama Westerling untuk menggulingkan Presiden Soekarno? Apa pula hubungannya dengan Letjen Kemal Idris yang pernah menjadi Panglima Kostrad dan Panglima Divisi Siliwangi? Mengapa rumah di Valerius Straat 36, Amsterdam, sa…
Daftar isi: 1. Pendahuluan 2. Pers di Indonesia ikhtisar perkembangan sampai 1945 3. Pers lokal dan daerah 4. Pembredelan pers dalam sejarah Indonesia 5. Lampiran.
Revolution within a state almost invariably leads to intense security competition between states, and often to war. In Revolution and War, Stephen M. Walt explains why this is so, and suggests how the risk of conflicts brought on by domestic upheaval might be reduced in the future. In doing so, he explores one of the basic questions of international relations: What are the connections between d…
The book sheds light on Al Qaeda's financial infrastructure and how the organization trains combat soldiers and vanguard fighters for multiple guerrilla, terrorist and semiconventional campaigns in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, the Caucasus and the Balkans. In addition, Rohan Gunaratna investigates the clandestine Al Qaeda operational network in the West.
In the 1990s Japan swung swiftly and suddenly from being an unstoppable economic colossus to a creaky house of cards on the brink of collapse. Once cautious banks and bureaucrats fell in with cowboy businessmen and gangsters. The political system crumbled along with many of the real life myths and cultural certitudes built up around Japan and its economic miracle over the past half century. The…
What is the secret of Japan's economic success? What are the country's prospects for the future? Japan: The Fragile Superpower sets out to answer these intriguing questions and at the same time provides a penetrating analysis of the inner dynamics of Japanese business, politics, and culture. This book widely acclaimed book was long required reading for anyone interested in modern Japan. Nearly …
The Book of Corrections (Chingbirok) is a record of the events surrounding the Japanese invasion of Korea later known as the Imjin War (1592–1598). The author, vividly portrays all the major developments of the crisis, as well as the men who were involved in it.
This engaging textbook provides a broad survey of modern German history from 1800-2000, and situates Germany's fragmented past within its full context. Organized chronologically, the book addresses all the major watersheds in German history, including the unification the rise and fall of the German Empire, the emergence of the Weimar Republic and its eventual submergence by the Third Reich, the…