1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789283303321

Titolo

International relations and Islam : diverse perspectives / / edited by Nassef Manabilang Adiong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, [England] : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4438-5780-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Disciplina

297.57

Soggetti

Diplomacy - Religious aspects - Islam

Intercultural communication - Religious aspects

Islam and international relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

International Relations and Islam: Diverse Perspectives presents the idea of finding a middle way or common ground of understanding between two bodies of knowledge conceived from two different hemispheres of the world; namely, International Relations (IR), a social science discipline conceived in the UK and the US (the West), and Islam or Islamic Studies which was conceived in the Arab world and developed in Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia and many non-Arab countries. The book is ...



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910418348403321

Titolo

The Japanese automotive industry : model and challenge for the future? / / edited by Robert E. Cole

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, Michigan : , : University of Michigan Press, , 1981

ISBN

9780472880041

0472880047

9780939512089

0939512084

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 147 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Michigan Papers in Japanese Studies ; ; no. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

ColeRobert E

Disciplina

338.4/76292/0952

Soggetti

Automobile industry and trade - Japan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Cover title: The Japanese automobile industry : model and challenge for the future?

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

As the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies reflected on the deteriorating position of the domestic auto industry in the fall of 1980, and the strong competitive threat being posed by the Japanese automakers, we were struck by the extraordinary low quality of the public discussion of these critical issues. The national importance of the issues seemed only matched by the superficiality of the analyses being offered. The tendency to think in terms of scapegoats was particularly evident. The Japanese as the basic cause of our problems has been a particularly notable theme. To be sure, cooperation with the Japanese in formulating a rational overall trade policy may be an important part of the solution. It has also been fashionable to blame it all on American auto industry management for not concentrating on the production of small cars when "everyone knew" that was the thing to do. Alternatively, government meddling was blamed for all our problems. Clearly, the complex problem we faced required more penetrating analyses. It seemed therefore, that the time was ripe for a public seminar which moved beyond the rhetoric of the moment and probed some of the deeper causes of our problems and possible



directions for future policy. In holding the January 1981 auto conference, the Center took it as their task to begin addressing the critical issues facing the industry, with particular, but not exclusive, attention to examining the role of the Japanese auto industry. They had in mind not to simply conduct a rational discussion of the trade issue but to probe the sources of Japanese competitive strength, especially those features whose study might profit them. In these proceedings, they bring those discussions to a wider audience. Question and answer sessions at the conference were necessarily short and a few speakers delivered abbreviated remarks; this volume restores a number of omissions, and provides additional answers to some pertinent questions put by the audience. The Center hopes to encourage the serious problem-solving these complex issues demand. Far too much time has been spent trying to fix the blame. [intro]