Political sociology for a globalizing world

This book addresses one of the twenty-first century's most important issues: the increasing lack of connection between political institutions and the social reality of our everyday lives. A gulf between popular expectations and formal politics has widened continually since the revolts against authority of 1968, the Eastern European revolutions of 1989 and the growth of new social movements. Tod…

Politics in Indonesia: democracy, Islam, and the ideology of tolerance

Politics in Indonesia describes the attitudes, aspirations and frustrations of the key players in Indonesian politics as they struggle to shape the future. The book focuses on the role of political Islam; Douglas E. Ramage shows that the state has been remarkably successful in maintaining secular political institutions in a predominantly Muslim society. He analyses the way in which political qu…

International relations theory and regional transformation

Regional transformation has emerged as a major topic of research during the past few decades, much of it seeking to understand how a region changes into a zone of conflict or cooperation and how and why some regions remain in perpetual conflict. Although the leading theoretical paradigms of international relations have something to say about regional order, a comprehensive treatment of this sub…

Understanding politics: ideas, institutions, and issues

With its strong, engaging "politics are pertinent" theme and current, cutting-edge coverage, UNDERSTANDING POLITICS: IDEAS, INSTITUTIONS, AND ISSUES, is the proven best-selling text for the introduction to political science course. Thomas Magstadt fascinates students with his coverage of three fundamental premises: 1) politics is a pervasive force in modern society; 2) government is too importa…

Islam and the Arab awakening

One of the most important developments in the modern history of the Middle East, the so-called Arab Spring began in Tunisia in December 2010, bringing down dictators, sparking a civil war in Libya, and igniting a bloody uprising in Syria. Its long-term repercussions in Egypt and elsewhere remain unclear. Now one of the world's leading Islamic thinkers examines and explains it, in this searching…

Soeharto's new order and its legacy : essays in honour of Harold Crouch

Indonesia's President Soeharto led one of the most durable and effective authoritarian regimes of the second half of the twentieth century. Yet his rule ended in ignominy, and much of the turbulence and corruption of the subsequent years was blamed on his legacy. More than a decade after Soeharto's resignation, Indonesia is a consolidating democracy and the time has come to reconsider the place…

Democratization in post-Suharto Indonesia

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ISBN/ISSN

9780415438933

Collation

xix, 323 p. ; 25 cm.

Series Title

Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series

Call Number

[POL-LIB-492]

The third wave : democratization in the late twentieth century

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780806125169

Collation

xvii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Series Title

Julian J. Rothbaum distinguished lecture series.

Call Number

[POL-LIB-490]

STUDI PEMELIHARAAN SISTEM KEBAKARAN PADA HOTEL BINTANG DUA DI JAKARTA

Commercial building such as hotel is required to be equipped with a proper fire system. The system is essential for preventing the conflagration to spread out. In order to have a safety fire system. the system must be maintained regularly. Thus, an error or a damage occurred in the system can be detected earlier. Maintenance of a system in commercial building like hotel becomes essential due to…

Capitalism, socialism, and democracy

Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy remains one of the greatest works of social theory written this century. When it first appeared the New English Weekly predicted that `for the next five to ten years it will cetainly remain a work with which no one who professes any degree of information on sociology or economics can afford to be unacquainted.' Fifty years on, this prediction seems a little u…