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Travel writing at its humorous best, Flying Visits collects the Postcards of Clive James originally written for the Observer between 1976 and 1983 – full of his distinctive wit and satire. Whether enduring Australian television, exploring the mystifying Soviet Union, watching sumo training in Japan, or enjoying Sondheim via serial killers in New York, James is never less than thoroughly entertaining. As a time-capsule of the period or as a humorous journey across the globe, this is an enduring collection for the well – and not so well – travelled. 'He writes with such wisecracking intelligence that you're happy to be taken around by him - whether to Japan, Los Angeles, or Sydney' – G...
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Partly based on surveys of selected manufacturing firms carried out in 1990. Comprises seven research reports which attempt to assess the extent of transfer of technology by Japanese firms to Thai affiliates. Compares Japanese management styles to those of US companies. Covers cultural friction stemming from differences in work-related values and attitudes.
The Malay Archipelago - namely Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines - has recently risen in prominence as the 'second front' in the war on terrorism. This study argues that the Malay Archipelago constitutes a distinct sub-regional security complex within Southeast Asia due to the existence of patterns of amity and enmity, as well as transnational terrorism linkages.
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