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Pacific Asia /

An invaluable introduction to the region, this book assesses Pacific Asia both in terms of its historical development and the present global system, placing general development issues in their local contexts.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Drakakis-Smith, D. W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Colección:Routledge introductions to development.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the regional character; Pacific Asia in its global setting; Key ideas; An historical geography of Pacific Asia; The pre-colonial period; Case study A: Angkor, Cambodia a pre-colonial empire; Mercantile colonialism; Industrial colonialism; Case study B: Vietnam colonialism and its impact; Late colonialism; The colonial legacy; Key ideas; Physical and human resource management: Malaysia and Papua New Guinea; Non-agricultural resource exploitation: some background considerations.