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The Chinese in Indonesia: five essays
No full textThe essays contained in this book originated in a series of discussion between the contributors and several other scholars from Monash University during 1966-68. The conclusion drawn and the information obtained from these discussions provide an assessment of how Chinese have fitted into Indonesia society in the rapidly changing circumstances of the 20th centur
The coming war with Japan
No full textThis disturbing book offers an original, penetrating analysis of the future of U.S.-Japanese relations. The authors argue that with the collapse of the Cold War and with the Soviet Union in disarray, the U.S. will no longer endure Japan's economic encroachments. Japan, meanwhile, in order to ensure the influx of raw materials and to secure an export market it can dominate politically, will solidify its trading bloc in Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean, while challenging U.S. hegemony in the Pacific Basin. As the U.S. converts its global military supremacy into economic leverage, America and a rearmed Japan will be set on a collision course; the rivalry between them could well spill over into a "hot war," the authors maintain. Friedman, a political science professor at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, and freelance writer LeBard sometimes overstate their thesis, yet their scenario is plausible and is buttressed by an appraisal of the two nations' conflicting imperial ambitions from the 1890s to the present
Seasons in hell: understanding Bosnia's war
No full textThis book is an anecdotal, close-range narrative of Vulliamy's discovery of the infamous Serbian camps, of refugees walking the mountain roads to nowhere, and of the tortuous siege of Sarajevo, once a great European capital
The executive course: eleven business experts tell the corporate leaders of tomorrow what they need to know today
No full textThe executive course: eleven business experts tell the corporate leaders of tomorrow what they need to know toda
Dunia tanpa batas: kekuatan dan strategi di dalam ekonomi yang saling mengait
No full textDunia Tanpa Batas karya Kenichi Ohmae adalah buku yang akan mengubah cara para manajer memandang dunia dan bisnis mereka, dan bagaimana mereka melakukan penciptaan, komersialisasi, dan bersaing. Ini adalah kulminasi dari karya terobosan Ohmae mengenai dominansi konsumen yang meningkat atas perusahaan dan negara, dan menghilangnya batas-batas ekonomi nasiona
Mengenal qira'at al-Qur'an
No full textBuku ini membahas tentang qira'at al-Qur'an, meliputi pembahasan: al-Qur'an dan ilm uqira'at, perkembangan ilmu qira'at, macam-macam qira'at qira'at syadzdzah dan problematikanya, pembukuan ilmu qira'at, sumber qira'a
