Of all the countries in the world that are vital to the strategic and economic interests of the United States, Saudi Arabia is the least understood by the American people. Saudi Arabia's unique place in Islam makes it indispensable to a constructive relationship between the non-Muslim West and the Muslim world. For all its wealth, the country faces daunting challenges that it lacks the tools to…
General study of Thailand - covers historical and geographical aspects, demographic aspects and cultural factors, government, economic policy and development policy, agriculture, industry, transport, education, employment, social services, health services, trade and balance of payments, public finance and banking, international cooperation, international relations, development aid, etc. Illustr…
Traces long-term trends in China, considering whether current developments favour the emergence of a pluralistic civil society or the preservation of State-controlled society, either in its Marxist-Leninist guise or in a modernizing authoritarian reincarnation.
Originally compiled and written by North Korean defector and author Lim Il, this English-language edition, thoroughly annotated by Dr. Adam Zulawnik, is a fascinating collection of thirty-four interviews with highly prominent North Korean defectors residing in South Korea.
From various sources, this text documents post-independence history in two former colonies: one Dutch, the other Portuguese. It examines the Indonesian claim to, and invasion of, East Timor, all in the need of "unification" of East Timorese territory with the island republic of Indonesia. [From : Worldcat]
Analyzing the political and social agendas of contemporary Cuba, Cuban scholars address several controversial themes, including the relation between democracy and socialism, strategies for economic development and patterns of social change.