Dragon: A Political History of Vietnam. New York: Praeger‚ 1958. 535 pp. Basically a history of Vietnam from the origins up to the French conquest‚ with a brief summary of events from 1900 to 1957 tacked onto the end. The full text is available online to paid subscribers of Questia. Joseph Buttinger‚ Vietnam: A Dragon Embattled‚ 2 vols. New York: Praeger‚ 1967. 1346 pp. A history of Vietnam from the French conquest to the death of Ngo Dinh Diem. Joseph Buttinger‚ Vietnam: A Political History
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In the Asia-Pacific region‚ there is a vast range of cultural‚ economic and physical diversity. The culture in China differs to Fijian culture which also differs to the Australian culture‚ the variety of cultures in easily noticed. In the Asia-Pacific region we have the county with the 2nd largest economy in the world‚ China; nevertheless we also have countries with struggling economies. As the Asia-Pacific region occupies such an enormous area it is obvious that it would contain a great variety
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A Critical Study on “Characteristics of Media under the Broad Light of Social‚ Economic and Political Factors.” Providing knowledge‚ information and entertainment books‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ radio‚ film‚ TV and the Internet are very popular in every part of the world. Mass media has become one of the most important means of modern communication and countless institutions and individuals are producing diverse types of contents in every moment.En general we can say that Mass Media deals mainly
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The Political‚ Economic and Social Aspects the Enlightenment The Enlightenment‚ also known as Age of Reason‚ was a cultural movement that spread through England‚ France‚ Germany‚ and other parts of Europe. The Enlightenment mainly focused on mathematics‚ science‚ art‚ philosophy‚ politics and literature in the 1700s. This movement took away the fear of the world and the medieval views that were placed upon the people for so many years‚ and it also opened their eyes to new ideas and reason. Old
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Political and Economic Aspects of Cultural Differences Economics: • production – making of goods • consumption – using up goods • exchange – transfer of goods Subsistence Strategies: how you meet basic survival needs of food‚ clothing‚ shelter. • Modes of Production – dominant way you make a living Relations of Production—relationships that organize production (serfs/lords; workers and capitalists) Means of Production—material resources available for producing food. Food Collectors: Foraging‚ Hunting
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES GROWTH IN REGIONS Nicola Gennaioli Rafael La Porta Florencio Lopez de Silanes Andrei Shleifer Working Paper 18937 http://www.nber.org/papers/w18937 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 April 2013 We are grateful to Jan Luksic for outstanding research assistance‚ to Antonio Spilimbergo for sharing the structural reform data set‚ and to Robert Barro‚ Peter Ganong‚ and Simon Jaeger for extremely helpful comments. Shleifer
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Mercosur The EU is currently negotiating a trade agreement with Mercosur as part of the overall negotiation for a bi-regional Association Agreement which also cover a political and a cooperation pillar. These negotiations with Mercosur were officially relaunched at the EU-Mercosur summit in Madrid on 17 May 2010. The objective is to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement‚ covering not only trade in industrial and agricultural goods but also services‚ improvement of rules on government procurement
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REGION 13 Caraga is an administrative region of the Philippines‚ on the northeastern portion of the island of Mindanao‚ designated as Region XIII. The Caraga Region was created through Republic Act No. 7901 on February 23‚ 1995. The region is composed of five provinces: Agusan del Norte‚ Agusan del Sur‚ Surigao del Norte‚ Surigao del Sur and Dinagat Islands; six cities: Bayugan‚ Butuan‚ Cabadbaran‚ Surigao‚ Tandag‚ Bislig; 67 municipalities and 1‚311 barangays. Butuan City is the regional center
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MSA 180 SQ 2013 Analytic paper two Colonial Modernity and Human Differences Colonization is the process through which one nation asserts its sovereignty over another for the following reasons. This process is both a mental and physical process that affects both the colonizer and the colonized. The first reason mentioned here for a nation to pursue a policy of colonialism is economic incentive. The imperial state could require more resources to continue its growth. Military incentives are
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Caucasus Region The potential political struggle for dominance and insurgent activity in the Caucasus Region jeopardizes the infrastructure and economic resources of the countries within the region and the global economy. The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is the major economic structure between the balances of power for the World. With Russia’s and Iran’s inability to corner the energy market‚ these key players are fueling dissention and unrest together with each countries internal disputes
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