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Far East & Australasia 1998

Far East & Australasia 1998

Europa Publications

Hardcover

Series: Far East & Australasia

General ReferenceGeneral Political Science

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ISBN10: 1857430387
ISBN13: 9781857430387
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 1 1997
Pages: 1191
Language: English
This comprehensive and systematic survey of all the countries of East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands - from Afghanistan to Vietnam - presents statistics, directory material and informative essays on topics relating to contemporary and historical events in the region as a whole. Introductory essays analyze issues of contemporary and historical interest. These essays include: Population in Asia and the Pacific by Michael Williams, The Religions of Asia by Geoffrey Parrinder, Current Economic Trends in Asia and the Pacific by Chris Edwards, Towards the 'Pacific Century': Integration and Disintegration in the Pacific Basin by Dean Forbes and Global Warming and the Implications for Asia and the Pacific by Mike Hulme. Details of national and international organizations, together with research institutes concerned with the Far East and Australasia are discussed. Each country is covered by an individual chapter containing all the latests facts, statistics and directory information, including government, the constitution, diplomatic representation, religion, the media, finance, trade and industry, and defence. The major countries, islands and territories covered include: Afghanistan, Australian dependencies in the Indian Ocean, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, People's Republic of China and Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, The Pacific Islands (including Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Hawaii, Guam, Western Samoa), Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam. The book should be of interest to academic and public libraries, government departments, embassies, international organizations, news offices and business libraries worldwide.

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