From tradition to consumption is a ground breaking work that provides a wonderfully innovative and insightful explanation of the eclipse of tradition society and the rise of a new consumer culture during South Korea's recent march to economic development. The book convincingly portrays this shift to cultural modernity as the product of larger state policies on industrialization as well as reaso…
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The rise of populism in the West and the rise of China in the East have stirred a rethinking of how democratic systems work—and how they fail. The impact of globalism and digital capitalism is forcing worldwide attention to the starker divide between the “haves” and the “have-nots,” challenging how we think about the social contract. With fierce clarity and conviction, Renovating Demo…
Harshly exploited migrant labour plays a fundamental role in the political economy of contemporary capitalism. The abstract and utopian theorising of many liberals and leftists on the migration question often ignores or downplays patterns of displacement and brutal class dynamics, which divide and weaken working people while empowering the ruling class. In this important new book, Hannah Cr…
Sejumlah pemerintah otoriter, yang tertarik untuk menikmati kedahsyatan ekonomi kapitalisme tetapi mengkhawatirkan pasar bebasnya yang tak terkendali, telah menemukan sesuatu yang baru: kapitalisme negara. Dalam sistem ini, pemerintah memanfaatkan pasar untuk menimbun kekayaan yang dapat digunakan sekehendak hati kalangan pejabat politik. Buku ini semacam panduan guna memahami kecenderungan be…
Buku ini membahas tentang peperangan yang melibatkan zat-zat kimia berbentuk gas yang mematikan. Sumber yang digunakan dalam penulisan buku ini adalah berbagai jenis dokumen nasional, serta laporan resmi yang menyatakan bahaya besar dari senjata baru yang membuktikan bahwa seluruh perang yang melibatkan zat-zat gas kimia telah direncanakan sebelumnya. Penulis berpendapat bahwa buku ini akan mem…
Buku ini membahas tentang aspek-aspek positif dan negatif dari Amerika setelah menjadi sebuah negara industri yang maju pesat dalam perekonomiannya. Penulis juga berusaha memberikan gambaran tentang budaya konsumsi masyarakat Amerika yang didukung oleh metode penjualan dan publikasi produk yang dibuat sangat menarik. Namun demikian, penulis berpendapat bahwa model konsumsi yang demikian akan me…
Judul asli : Popular capitalism (2 buku)
This book argues that an open and successful international economy based on free markets is dependent on a secure and hospitable political foundation. Domestic or international markets do not just appear but are dependent on international political stability and the supportive policies of national governments. The political prerequisites for an open and stable international economy are three-fo…
Judul asli : Southeast Asian capitalists
Judul asli : The post-corporate world : life after capitalism
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Studies of Indoensia Politics have long focused upon the military and the bureaucracy because it is within these institutions that formal power is located, not the parties, unions, chambers of commerce or corporatioans. However, such an approach can neglect the powerful influences exerted upon the state by social and economic forces. This important and controversial new book examines the way in…