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020 _a9781588260864 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _a1588260860 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _a9781588260611 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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245 0 0 _aUnderstanding contemporary Asia Pacific /
_cedited by Katherine Palmer Kaup.
260 _aBoulder, Colo. :
_bLynne Rienner Publishers,
_cc2007.
300 _axv, 473 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c23 cm.
490 1 _aUnderstanding: introductions to the states and regions of the contemporary world.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction / Katherine Palmer Kaup -- Asia Pacific: A Geographic preface / Ron D. Hill -- The historical context / Colin Mackerras -- Asia Pacific politics / Katherine Palmer Kaup -- The Economies of Asia Pacific / Kailash Khandke -- International relations / Derek McDougall -- Military and security issues / Robert Sutter -- The environment / Peter Hills -- Population and urbanization / Dean Forbes -- Ethnicity / Katherine Palmer Kaup -- Women and development / Yana Rodgers -- Religion in Asia Pacific / Keri Cole -- Asia Pacific literature / Fay Beauchamp and Ely Marquez -- Trends and prospects / Brantly Womack.
595 _fhb
_zcopz.
651 0 _aEast Asia.
651 0 _aSoutheast Asia.
700 1 _aKaup, Katherine Palmer,
_d1968-
830 0 _aUnderstanding: introductions to the states and regions of the contemporary world.
999 _c190177
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