The Asia-Pacific Profile offers a unique combination of maps, diagrams, documents and statistical data covering every state around and within the Pacific. Key features include: * over 25 historical and contemporary maps featuring: flows of labour, trade, investment, tourists and telecommunications. Empires, wars, colonial struggles and environmental degradation PPPPccinct yet comprehensive surveys of historical developments and contemporary political issues facing all countries bordering on the Pacific including the Pacific Island States, Australasia, North-East and South-East Asia, the Russian Far East, North America and the Western rim of Southern and Central America * over 600 diagrams depicting key demographic, economic and social changes since 1970 with appendices showing the actual data used and their sources * key documents that have shaped the Asia-Pacific including: - founding charters of contemporary organizations like APEC, ASEAN, NAFTA and WTO - treaties and declarations that started and later resolved conflicts within and between states over politico-economic issues - essential social rights documents concerning indigenous peoples.
The Asia-Pacific Profile has been designed for undergraduates and postgraduates studying the politics, economics and international relations of the Asia-Pacific region.