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The civil war in 1989 promised freedom from ten years of vicious dictatorship; instead the seeds of Liberia”s devastation were sown. Mark Huband”s account of the conflict is a portrayal of the war …

Retaining the conceptual framework of the first edition through emphasis on the dual themes of continuity and change, the second edition of Libya is revised and updated to include discussion of key d …

Although international development discourse considers the state as a crucial development actor, there remains a significant discrepancy between the official norms of the state and public services an …

A journalist on the Japan Chronicle for eleven years, the author collected in this volume the most significant current events for discussion. They include the financial crisis of 1927, hostilities wi …

Japan”s image has experienced numerous transmutations. The book covers the metamorphosis from Japan”s image of a feudal, exotic and romantic land inhabited by Madam Butterflies, to its sudden emerg …

Insurance is the world’s largest economic industry, providing a form of security that more than triples global defence expenditure. However, little is know about the form of security insurance provid …

Based on a treasure trove of information collected through fieldwork interviews and painstaking documentary research through the Chinese and Western language presses, this book analyzes one of the mo …

The Rise of Asia examines emerging trends and patterns of foreign trade and investment in Asia with a view to contributing to the policy debate on how development strategies should be adopted in resp …

This book presents a selection of edited essays written by leading international scholars engaging with practicing intelligence, military, and police officers and responding to their first-hand inter …

The gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) varies greatly from country to country, and the number of Japanese women in these fields remains relatively few. This prompts …