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This book summarizes the major technological policies implemented in China since 1949 and examines them in their social and historical context. It looks at technological change in China as part of a broader process of economic, political, cultural, and organizational change.
This book examines the tensions arisen as monarchy, military, bureaucracy, the Buddhist sangha, and business interests, with reference to the major changes that have taken place in Thai society, economy, polity, and culture in the twentieth century, especially since World War II.
This book discusses the 1942 Japanese capture of Singapore that dragged a reluctant Thailand into World War II, demonstrating that Thailand achieved a level of political freedom unsurpassed in Asia without seriously compromising its stability.
In this book, the authors analyze the wide-ranging effects of the 1989 Tiananmen crisis on the role of ideology in the People's Republic of China; the Party; the military; social and legal reform; economic reform; Taiwan and Hong Kong; and foreign relations.
This book focuses on the relationship between the agrarian structure of Bangladesh and its problems of rural development. Tracing the... Læs mere
This book discusses both the Soviet and the Cuban roles in Angola and examines the decisive change in Soviet foreign policy that caused the... Læs mere
This book looks at Arab participation in the economy, especially in the labor market, showing how significant socioeconomic inequality... Læs mere
This study examines the roots of the African conversion, the nature of the evolving relationship between the African and Arab states, and the reasons—economic and political—for the transformation of the alliance.
This book explores the Arab world and its development problems as its new oil wealth opens up prospects of accelerated economic and social progress. It describes Kuwait's aid operations and looks at the effect the sudden torrent of oil money has had on the Kuwaitis.
In this book, the authors explore how Israel changed under Menachem Begin, the source of those changes, and how Israel is likely to evolve in a post-Begin era, focusing on Israel's foreign and defense policies, political and ideological trends, and the status of Israel's economy.
This book introduces the current U.S. policy issues and interests concerning the crisis in Cambodia. It provides an overview of the impasse in the Cambodian conflict that prevailed throughout much of the 1980s and looks at U.S. policy concerns in both Cambodia and Vietnam.
This book analyzes Soviet military engagement in Middle East wars in the post-1967 era. It clarifies the nature and characteristics of this engagement, offers an explanation for its occurrence, and tries to predict future trends.