A Cultural World Order

Book reviewed in this article:
Akira Iriye, Cultural Internationalism and World Order     

The End of the Old World Order

Raymond L. Garthoff. The Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War . Washington: Brooking Institution, 1994. 834 pp.     

Towards the New Regionalism Approach in the Metropolitan Governance of Turkey

The Greater Municipality Law (no. 5216) was enacted in 2004 in order to coordinate the governance of metropolitan areas in Turkey. In fact, this law has been a part of the restructuring process of the government in public domain as well as of the centralization and metropolitan governance approaches. However, the evaluation of this law displays many conflicts and uncertainties discussed by this study. Analysing the Law no. 5216, this study explores the case of Izmir Greater Municipality from the aspects of metropolitan governance approaches. The study findings suggest that this law conflicts with the issues of functionality along with its definition of metropolitan area boundaries, has problems related to the boundaries, efficiency and incomes of the district municipalities, causes complexities about the distribution of authority between district municipalities and greater municipalities in an unbalanced structure of responsibility and authority for planning issues, and has uncertainties related to the principles of sustainable planning and participation processes.     

19世纪中叶的中日近代世界秩序体认

19世纪中叶前后,以西力东侵为背景,中日两国的精英分子对剧烈变动的世界作出了不同的回应。在日本,以洋学家和开明政治家为主体的“开放力量”,初步意识到人类文明“一体化”格局,其国际视野不断扩大。确立了近代外交观念。而同时期的中国官僚士大夫则沉浸于传统世界秩序观之中,难以形成系统的开放思想。直到两次鸦片战争后,方才出现明确的对外开放观念。这说明在对近代世界秩序体认的问题上,两国存在着较大的时间差。     

New Telecommunications for the Developing World

Abstract

After telephone, radio, television, telex and data networks, it will be communication satellites, comsats, which will bring the greatest benefits to the Developing World, particularly through direct broadcasting. A warning is given for the future, to choose wisely between competing facilities and the distinction between regulations and controls is emphasized. An end of censorship is foreseen, as freedom of information will inevitably come about and even poor countries will be able to rent the facilities of 'electronic tutors'. It is forecast that by the year 2000 these 'weapons of peace' will be available for all Mankind.     

试论第二次世界大战后国际秩序的建立与发展

联合国和布雷顿森林体系主导了第二次世界大战后国际秩序的形成和发展。在 2 1世纪 ,联合国、国际货币基金组织、世界银行和世界贸易组织等最为重要的全球性的国际政治经济组织 ,应该通过不断地自我改革与完善 ,在建立国际新秩序方面发挥重要作用     

Historical Archaeology of France in the New World

The author introduces this special issue of the journal that is focused on the historical archaeology of French colonial and post-colonial settlements in the New World. Case studies from widely separated regions reveal both the similarities and differences that existed in French colonial and descendant communities.     

在秦皇新天地开启品质生活

<正>优越的地理位置,优质的产品服务,先进的经营理念,创造了秦皇岛市的商业新地标——秦皇新天地。秦皇新天地北接秦皇大街,东临西环路,西靠森林体育公园,山倚水绕,风景旖旎,以现代主义的设计风格、国际水准的管理理念、丰富的水岸景观资源,全情演绎秦皇岛市唯一的公园情景式餐饮休闲体验街区。120米水幕电影,500米水岸实木栈道,近800平方米欧式婚礼广场,秦皇岛市最大旱喷音乐中心广场……诸多休闲景观的设计,在提高项目水准的同时,也不断刷新着秦皇岛市商业的高度。     

无人超市 点亮你的云生活

什么样的购物体验最舒服?想到这个问题时,我的第一反应是从自家冰箱里拿东西——没有频繁商品推荐的打扰,没有收银台前让人焦虑的长队,需要什么拿什么且扣费自动完成……这样的商店存在吗?秦皇新天地的无人超市就能给人带来这样的体验。     

世界秩序：旧与新

本利用一种广泛的结构方法,考察了自公元前3500年以来国际体系与世界秩序的演变,特别是对国际体系和世界秩序构成影响的单位(“UNIT”)规模与影响的变化,从而对世界秩序提出了一种新的解释,并对美国以肯尼思·沃尔兹为代表的新现实主义世界秩序理论进行了批判。