Far East and Australasia 2008

Table des matières

List of Maps page; The Contributors; Abbreviations xii International Telephone Codes; Explanatory Note on the Directory Section; Calendar of Political Events, November 2006– October 2007 PART ONE General Survey; PART TWO Country Surveys; PART THREE Regional Information; REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; MAJOR COMMODITIES OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC; CALENDARS AND TIME RECKONING; RESEARCH INSTITUTES STUDYING THE FAR EAST AND AUSTRALASIA; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY—BOOKS; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY—PERIODICALS Index of Regional Organizations; Index of Territories; List of Maps; ORIGINAL MAPS

A propos de l'auteur

Lynn Daniel, Europa Publications

Résumé

A systematic survey of all the countries of East Asia, South-East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

• Essential for anyone with a professional interest in the region
• Keeps up-to-date with current economic and political developments.

Part One: General Survey
Written by acknowledged authorities on the Pacific Rim, this collection of essays forms an impartial overview of the area as a whole. Topics include: regional security issues, human rights, environmental issues, recent economic trends and USA’s relations with the Asia–Pacific region.
Country Surveys
Individual chapters on each country containing: articles on geography, history and the economy; an economic and demographic survey of the latest available statistics on population, agriculture, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, and education; a directory of names, addresses and contact numbers covering the constitution, government, legislature, judiciary, political organizations, diplomatic representation, religion, the media, finance, trade, industry, tourism, defence and education; a select bibliography.
Regional Information
Includes all major international organizations active in the region, their aims, activities, publications and principal personnel; a detailed survey of major commodities in Asia and the Pacific; a directory of research institutes specializing in the region; select bibliographies of books and periodicals covering the Far East and Australasia; and an index of regional organizations.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Europa Publications, Europa Publications, James Middleton
• Collaboration: Lynn Daniel (Editeur), Joanne Maher (Editeur), Meena Khan (Editeur de la série), Joanne Maher (Editeur de la série), Lynn Daniel (Co-éditeur), Europa Publications (Co-éditeur), Meena Khan (Co-éditeur), James Middleton (Co-éditeur)
• Edition: Taylor and Francis
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 15.11.2007
• EAN: 9781857434279
• ISBN: 978-1-85743-427-9
• Pages: 1536
• Poids: 2131 g
• Thème: The Far East and Australasia
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Dictionnaire, ouvrages de référence > Dictionnaires, encyclopédies; REFERENCE / General, Encyclopaedias and reference works, Encyclopaedias & Reference Works