Localising power in post-authoritarian Indonesia: a southeast asia perspective

This book is about how the design of institutional change results in unintended consequences. Many post-authoritarian societies have adopted decentralization—effectively localizing power—as part and parcel of democratization, but also in their efforts to entrench "good governance." Vedi Hadiz shifts the attention to the accompanying tensions and contradictions that define the terms under wh…

Does ASEAN matter? a view from within

Written by the highly regarded diplomat Marty Natalegawa, former ambassador and foreign minister of Indonesia, this book offers a unique insider-perspective on the present and future relevance of ASEAN. It is about ASEAN's quest for security and prosperity in a region marked by complex dynamics of power. Namely, the interplay of relations and interests among countries--large and small--which pr…

Countries Around The World North Korea

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ISBN/ISSN

9781406235562

Collation

48p; ill; col; pbk

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Call Number

915 RAU c

The third Indochina war: an international history

The Third Indochina War – comprised of the Vietnam-Kampuchea War from 1978 to 1990 and the brief Sino-Vietnamese War in February 1979 – has received far less scholarly attention than the earlier two Indochina Wars. Ang Cheng Guan utilises a wide range of archival and secondary material, including Vietnamese, Cambodian, Chinese, Soviet, American, British, Australian and ASEAN sources, to pro…

Countries Around The World : China

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ISBN/ISSN

9781406235548

Collation

48 p. ; 24 cm

Series Title

Country Around the World

Call Number

915 CAT c

Countries around the World: Iran

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ISBN/ISSN

9781406228090

Collation

48p; ill; col; pbk

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Call Number

915 SPI c

A Brief History of the Dynasties of China

This concise summary of Chinaâ€s 3,500-year-old civilization tells how the warring states of the Zhou period were united under the Qin dynasty, creators of the terracotta army and the Great Wall. It follows the rise of the powerful Han Empire, and the political, military, scientific and cultural achievements of the succeeding dynasties, down to the overthrow of the Qing monarchy in 1912.

Tibet: Turning the Wheel of Life

Long shrouded in mystery, Tibet is a hidden land almost completely surrounded by the mountains of central Asia. Known for its tolerant and resilient people, Tibet has come to be synonymous with spirituality; religion is almost omnipresent. It seems that the numerous hardships endured by the Tibetans - oppressive authorities, severe altitude, harsh climate - have forced many to focus on the next…

Keledai Kecil dan Layangannya

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ISBN/ISSN

9786230407093

Collation

27p

Series Title

Sastra anak asia

Call Number

F GUO k

China Rich Girlfriend

It's the eve of Rachel Chu's wedding, and she should be over the moon. She has a flawless oval-cut diamond, a wedding dress she loves, and a fiancé willing to thwart his meddling relatives and give up one of the biggest fortunes in Asia in order to marry her. Still, Rachel mourns the fact that her birth father, a man she fact that her birth father, a man she never knew, won't be there to walk …