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AsiaBackground Notes, ASEAN: 1992, March Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communication Description: State Department Publication 9375. Issued with perforations. Editor: Peter Knecht. Official name: Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Member countries are: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. BGN, ASEAN. Item 862-B. Year/Pages: 1992: 6 p.; ill. Price: $2.25 Background Notes: Philippines, 2003, May Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Philippines. Year/Pages: 2003: 15 p. Price: $2.25 Background Notes: Singapore, 2003, April Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Singapore. Year/Pages: 2003: 10 p. Price: $2.25 Background Notes: Solomon Islands, 2003, January Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Solomon Islands. Year/Pages: 2003: 9 p. Price: $2.25 Background Notes, South Korea: 2001, September Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of South Korea. Year/Pages: 2001: 17 p. Price: $2.25 Background Notes, Sri Lanka: 2001, October Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of South Asian Affairs Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Year/Pages: 2001: 13 p. Price: $2.25 Background Notes: Taiwan, 2002, November Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of China. Year/Pages: 2002: 15 p. Price: $2.25 Background Notes, Tajikistan, 2003, April Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Tajikistan. Year/Pages: 2003: 8 p. Price: $2.25 Background Notes, Thailand: 2001, October Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Year/Pages: 2001: 10 p. Price: $2.25 Background Notes: Vanuatu, 2003, January Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Vanuatu. Year/Pages: 2003: 8 p. Price: $2.25 Background Notes: Vietnam, 2003, July Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Year/Pages: 2003: 13 p. Price: $2.25 Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G8 Countries: 2002 Publisher: Education Dept., Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics Description: NCES 2003-026. By Joel D. Sherman, Steven D. Honegger, and Jennifer L. McGivern, of the American Institutes for Research. Mariann Lemke, of the National Center for Education Statistics is Project Director. Presents a set of education indicators that describes how the United States education system compares with those in other economically developed countries. Compares these statistics primarily with the eight most industrialized countries in the world, whose representatives meet regularly to discuss economic and other policy issues: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States--the Group of Eight (G8) countries. Year/Pages: 2003: 117 p.; ill. Price: $6.79 Publisher: Defense Dept., Army Description: DA Pam 550-21. 5th edition. Edited by James Heitzman and Robert L. Worden. Reflects information available as of September 1, 1995. L.C. ISBN 0-8444-0833-6. Item 327-J. Year/Pages: 1996: 902 p.; ill. Price: $65.00 Publisher: Defense Dept., Army Description: DA Pam 550-39. Area Handbook Series. 5th edition. Edited by William H. Fredierick and Robert L. Worden. Prepared by Library of Congress, Federal Research Division. Research completed November 1992. Describes and analyzes the history, politics, economics, sociology, and national security of Indonesia. L.C. card 93-28505. Item 327-J. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-001599-5. Year/Pages: 1993: 512 p.; ill. Price: $44.00 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan: Country Studies Publisher: Defense Dept., Army Description: DA Pam 550-114. Edited by Glenn E. Curtis. 4th of a six-volume subseries covering all the post-Soviet States. Brings new information about a region of enhanced relevance in the world's economy and geopolitical structure. Provides a context for the current evaluations with descriptions of the historical, political, and social backgrounds of these five countries in Central Asia. For each country, the authors provide: historical background; the society and its environment; the economy; government and politics; and national security. L.C. card 97-5110. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-061207-1. Year/Pages: 1997: 632 p.; ill. Price: $18.39 Destination: Kyrgyzstan (Study Guide) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 29T-96. Prepared by Kristen J. Amundson. Offers a close view of Kyrgyzstan. Designed to help students learn about the history and culture of this nation. Presents teaching materials which deal with the influence of physical geography on the culture. Focuses on the diversity. Groups activities into 3 levels: grades 3-5; grades 6-9; and grades 10-12. Year/Pages: 1996: 80 p.; ill. Price: $3.50 Destination: Kyrgyzstan (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 30V-96. Shows, through the eyes of local students, how the people of Kyrgyzstan are working to rebuild their economy and reclaim their heritage. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (22 min.). Price: $5.50 Destination: Marshall Islands, Video Guide Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 10T-91. Introduces students to both the geography and culture of the Marshall Islands, a country in which Peace Corps Volunteers serve. This videotape was produced by the students of Teutopolis High School, Teutopolis, Illinois. Year/Pages: 1995: 72 p.; ill. Price: $2.50 Destination: Marshall Islands (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 11V-91. Introduces students to the culture and geography of the Marshall Islands, an newly independent North Pacific country. Emphasizes the influences geography has had on the lifestyle of the islanders through the years. This video was done by World Wise high school students from Teutopolis, Illinois. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (20 min.). Price: $5.50 Destination: Nepal, Video Guide Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 08T-91. Used in conjunction with the videotape by the same name. Provides activities for students to: describe Nepal in terms of cultural and geographic diversity; compare and contrast aspects of Nepalese and American life; and relate the fundamental themes of geography to Nepalese culture and geography. Written for three grade levels: 3-5; 6-9; and 10-12. Year/Pages: 1995: 72 p.; ill. Price: $2.50 Destination: Nepal (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 09V-91. Portrays daily life as experienced by Peace Corps Volunteers in Nepal. Gives students a better understanding of Nepal and other peoples, as well as a better understanding of themselves. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (10 min.). Price: $5.50 Destination: Sri Lanka, Video Guide Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 12T-91. Designed to supplement students' study of South Asia. Used in conjunction with the videotape "Destination: Sri Lanka." Provides students with the opportunity to: identify similarities and differences between their lives and the lives of young people in Sri Lanka; apply fundamental geographic themes to Sri Lanka; and research the geography and culture of their Peace Corps Volunteer's host country. Written for three grade levels: 3-5; 6-9; and 10-12. Year/Pages: 1995: 72 p.; ill. Price: $2.50 Destination: Sri Lanka (Video Tape) Publisher: Peace Corps, Office of World Wise Schools Description: WWS 12V-91. Takes viewers halfway around the world to the island country once known as Ceylon. Students experience home life in Sri Lanka and visit many areas of the country. Year/Pages: 1996: Video tape (15 min.). Price: $5.50 Environmental Health Perspectives, Chinese Edition Publisher: Health and Human Services Dept., National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Description: Quarterly periodical in the Chinese language. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. New subscription service begins with the March 2003 quarterly issue. Single copy, $9.50; foreign single copy, $13.30. Copies of 2 back issues will be retained in stock for individual purchase. EHPC. File Code 2Q. Price: $34.00 Explaining and Influencing Chinese Arms Transfers Publisher: Defense Dept., National Defense University Description: McNair Paper No. 36. Addresses the factors motivating Chinese conventional arms sales and speculates on the means to influence them. Describes the history of People's Republic of China arms exports, then examines various demand- and supply-side reasons for these transfers. Identifies recurring problems in the global arms trade that put this study of China's arms trade into perspective. Year/Pages: 1995: 69 p. Price: $4.75 Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961-1963, V. 2, Vietnam, 1962 Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian Description: State Department Publication 9790. Editor in Chief, John P. Glennon, et al. Presents documents on the United States policy towards Vietnam from 1961 through 1962. Also includes lists of the following: unpublished and published sources; abbreviations; and persons. Year/Pages: 1990: 847 p. Price: $14.00 Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961-1963, V. 4, Vietnam, Aug.-Dec. 1963 Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian Description: State Department Publication 9857. Editor in chief: John P. Glennon. Editor: Edward C. Keefer. Includes official documents concerning: discussion and formulation of policy in Washington; policy implementation in South Vietnam; the relationship among the United States government, the Diem government, and dissident elements in South Vietnam; United States intelligence assessments of the viability of the Diem government and the prospects of potential coup plotters; and United States military involvement in Vietnam. Item 872-B. Year/Pages: 1991: 819 p. Price: $14.00 Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, V. 1, Vietnam, 1964 Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian Description: State Department Publication 9934. Editor in chief, John P. Glennon. Editors: Edward C. Keefer, Charles S. Sampson. This is the first volume of the subseries which documents the foreign policy of the Lyndon Johnson administration. Also includes footnotes, an index, and lists of sources, abbreviations, and persons. Item 872-B. Year/Pages: 1992: 1136 p. Price: $15.00 Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, V. 5: Vietnam, 1967 Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian Description: State Department Publication 10958. Edited by Kent Seig. General Editor: David S. Patterson. Documents United States policy toward Vietnam in 1967. Presents documentation illuminating responsibility for major foreign policy decisions in the United States Government with emphasis on President Johnson and his advisors. Includes memoranda and records of discussions that set forth policy issues and options and show decisions or actions taken. Year/Pages: 2002: 1213 p.
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, V. 6: Vietnam, January-August 1968 Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian Description: State Department Publication 10959. Edited by Kent Seig. General Editor: David S. Patterson. Documents United States policy toward Vietnam in 1967. Presents documentation illuminating responsibility for major foreign policy decisions in the United States Government with emphasis on President Johnson and his advisors. Includes memoranda and records of discussions that set forth policy issues and options and show decisions or actions taken. Year/Pages: 2002: 1062 p.
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, V. 7: Vietnam, September 1968-January 1969 Publisher: State Dept., Bureu of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian Description: State Department Publication 11041. Editor, Kent Sieg. General Editor, Edward C. Keefer. Part of a subseries of volumes which document the most important issues in the foreign policy of the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Includes memoranda and records of discussions that set forth policy issues and options and show decisions or actions taken. Year/Pages: 2003: 882 p.
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, V. 25, South Asia Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian Description: State Department Publication 10689. Edited by Gabrielle S. Mallon and Louis J. Smith. One of a series of volumes on the foreign policy of the Kennedy administration. Presents documentation illuminating responsibility for major foreign policy decisions in the United States Government, with emphasis on the President and his advisers. Includes memoranda and records of discussions that set forth policy issues and options and show decisions or actions taken. Emphasizes the development of United States policy and major aspects and repercussions of its execution. Year/Pages: 2000: 1144 p. Price: $69.50 Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, V. 26, Indonesia, Malaysia-Singapore, Philippines Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian Description: State Department Publication 10784. Edited by Edward C. Keefer. General Editor: David S. Patterson. Presents documentation illuminating responsibility for major foreign policy decisions in the United States Government with emphasis on President Johnson and his advisors. Includes memoranda and records of discussions that set forth policy issues and options and show decisions or actions taken. Year/Pages: 2001: 895 p. Price: $63.00 Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, V. 29, Pt. 1, Korea Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the Historian Description: State Department Publication 10690. Editor: Karen L. Gatz. General Editor: David S. Patterson. Presents the documentary record of the United States' policy toward the Republic of Korea (ROK) in: the bilateral relations with the ROK from 1964 through 1968; the Pueblo crisis; and efforts to encourage a settlement of issues between the ROK and Japan unresolved since World War 2. Item 872-B. Year/Pages: 2000: 861 p. Price: $66.00 Long Road Home: United States Prisoner of War Policy and Planning in Southeast Asia Publisher: Defense Dept., Office of the Secretary, Historical Office Description: Contains a history of the United States' role in shaping prisoner of war policy during the Vietnam War. Reveals the difficult, often emotional, and vexing nature of a problem that engaged the attention of the highest officials of the United States government. Examines frictions and disagreements between the State and Defense Departments and within Defense itself as a sometimes conflicted organization struggled to cope with an imposing array of policy issues. L.C. card 99-058295. Year/Pages: 2000: 623 p.; ill. Price: $16.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., National Defense University, Institute for National Strategic Studies Description: McNair Paper No. 51. Addresses the future roles and interests of the four major Asia-Pacific powers, the United States, Japan, China, and Russia, and how their policies will affect security in Northeast Asia, specifically, in the Korean Peninsula. Year/Pages: 1996: 77 p.; ill. Price: $2.00 Minerals Yearbook, V. 3, Area Reports: International 2000, Asia and the Pacific Publisher: Interior Dept., Geological Survey Description: Presents data on 2000 mining and related activity in the countries and territories of Asia and the Pacific. Item 639. Year/Pages: 2002: 218 p. Price: $30.50 Minerals Yearbook, V. 3, Area Reports: International, 2001, Asia and the Pacific Publisher: Interior Dept., Geological Survey Description: Presents data on 2001 mining and related activity in the countries and territories of Asia and the Pacific. Item 639. Year/Pages: 2004: 246 p. Price: $33.00 Minerals Yearbook, 1999, V. 3: Area Reports: International, Europe and Central Eurasia Publisher: Interior Dept., Geological Survey Description: Provides the latest available mineral data on the countries of Europe and Central Eurasia. Discusses the importance of minerals to the economies of these nations. Includes production tables and industry structure tables. Item 639-F-01. Year/Pages: 2001: 306 p. Price: $16.00 Minerals Yearbook, V. 3, Area Reports: International 2000, Europe and Central Eurasia Publisher: Interior Dept., Geological Survey Description: Provides the latest available mineral data on the countries of Europe and Central Eurasia. Discusses the importance of minerals to the economies of these nations. Includes production tables and industry structure tables. Item 639-F-01. Year/Pages: 2002: 234 p. Price: $12.59 Multilateral Activities in South East Asia: The 1995 Pacific Symposium Publisher: Defense Dept., National Defense University, Institute for National Strategic Studies Description: Edited by Michael W. Everett and Mary A. Sommerville. Includes papers presented at the 1995 Pacific Symposium sponsored by the National Defense University. Reflects the views of many Asia-Pacific nations regarding the rise of multilateralism in South East Asia. Presents papers on the five subtopics of the symposium: the South East Asia Perspective; the South East Asia Environment, View from the Peripheral Nations; AFTA (ASEAN Free Trade Area), APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation), and the WTO (World Trade Organization): How Do They Fit Together?; How Much and What Kind of Multilateralism?; and A Look Toward the Future. Focuses on the importance of marketing among Pacific nations. Year/Pages: 1995: 285 p. Price: $17.00 Oil for the Lamps of China: Beijing's 21st Century Search for Energy Publisher: Defense Dept., National Defense University Description: McNair Paper 67. Addresses Chinese energy dependence and future policy options. Reviews Beijing's current energy situation. Discusses the government organizations that still dominate the energy sector. Reviews China's dominant coal industry, current oil production and imports, and natural gas sector. Year/Pages: 2003: 105 p.; ill. Price: $10.50 People's Liberation Army and China in Transition Publisher: Defense Dept., National Defense University, Institute for National Strategic Studies, Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs Description: Offers fresh and divergent assessments of major trends in Chinese society, national security policy, and military affairs. Examines leadership shifts underway in the People's Liberation Army and how the Chinese armed forces are coping with dramatic changes in economic and social life, the Chinese Communist Party's search for relevance, developments in the global security environment, and the revolution in military affairs. Year/Pages: 2003: 360 p.; ill.
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Sailing Directions (Enroute): Coasts of Korea and China (CD-ROM) Publisher: Defense Dept., National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Maritime Safety Information Divisionion Division Description: NGA Ref. No. CDPUBSD157. 10th Edition. Corrected to 24 April 2004, including Notice to Mariners No. 17 of 2004. Covers the harbors, coasts, and waters of the Coast of Korea and China. Provides information that cannot be shown graphically on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. Includes detailed coastal and port approach information which supplements the latest revised print of the largest scale chart for sale by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Divided into geographic areas. Contains copyright material. Year/Pages: 2004: CD-ROM in plastic case. Price: $8.00 Sailing Directions (Enroute): East Coast of Australia and New Zealand (CD-ROM) Publisher: Defense Dept., National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Description: NGA Ref. No. CDPUBSD127. Pub. 127. 8th Edition. Corrected to 17 April 2004,including Notice to Mariners No. 17 of 2004. Covers the harbors, coasts, and waters of the East Coast of Australia and New Zealand. Provides information thatcannot be shown graphically on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. Includes detailed coastal and port approach information which supplements the latest revised print of the largest scale chart for sale by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Divided into geographic areas. Contains copyright material. Year/Pages: 2004: CD-ROM in plastic case. Price: $8.00 Sailing Directions (Enroute): Japan, V. 2, 2002 Publisher: Defense Dept., National Imagery and Mapping Agency Description: NIMA Pub 159. 8th Edition. Corrected to 24 August 2002, including Notice to Mariners No. 34 of 2002. Covers the harbors, coasts, and waters of Japan. Provides information that cannot be shown graphically on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. Includes detailed coastal and port approach information which supplements the latest revised print of the largest scale chart for sale by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Divided into geographic areas. Contains copyright material. Year/Pages: 2002: 247 p.; ill. CD-ROM in pocket. Price: $13.80 Sailing Directions (Enroute): North, West, and South Coasts of Australia, 2001 Publisher: Defense Dept., National Imagery and Mapping Agency Description: NIMA Pub 175. 7th edition. Corrected to 14 July 2001, including Notice to Mariners No. 28 of 2001. Covers the harbors, coasts, and waters of the North, West, and South Coasts of Australia. Provides information that cannot be shown graphically on nautical charts and is not readily available elsewhere. Includes detailed coastal and port approach information which supplements the latest revised print of the largest scale chart for sale by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Divided into geographic areas. Contains copyright material. Item 0378-E. Year/Pages: 2001: 251 p.; ill. and CD-ROM in pocket. Price: $13.00 Securing the Surrender: Marines in the Occupation of Japan Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Marine Corps Description: Marines in World War 2 Commemorative Series. Describes the United States Marines' part in the occupation of Japan following World War 2. Year/Pages: 1998: 45 p.; ill. Price: $6.50 Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2002 Publisher: Social Security Administration, Office of Policy, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics Description: SSA Publication 13-11802. Biennial publication. Highlights the principal features of social security systems in Asia and the Pacific. Data is based on laws and regulations in effect in July 2002. Item 0522-A-03. Year/Pages: 2003: 172 p.; ill. Price: $7.00 Tips for Travelers to the People's Republic of China, 2002 Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Consular Affairs Description: State Department Publication 11005. Publication measures 9 x 4 in. Provides information useful to Americans who are planning trips to the People's Republic of China. Includes addresses, telephone numbers, and web site addresses of Chinese embassies and consulates in the United States and United States embassies and consulates in China. Year/Pages: 2002: 29 p.; ill. Price: $1.19
Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Consular Affairs Description: Department of State Publication 10266. Publication measures 9 x 4 in. Provides tips to Americans who are considering traveling in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Includes information on: weather, health, visas and other entry requirements, currency and customs regulations, shopping for antiques, and United States wildlife regulations. Also lists the addresses of foreign embassies in the United States and United States Embassies and Consulates abroad. Information is current as of June 1995. Year/Pages: 1995: 15 p.; ill. revised ed. Price: $0.50
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH 72-8. Discusses the Guadalcanal campaign in the Pacific Ocean, which took place from August 7, 1942-February 21, 1943. Illustrated with color maps and black and white photographs. Includes suggestions for further reading. Item 344-G. Year/Pages: 1993: 28 p.; ill.
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Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH Pub. 72-10. Discusses Army operations in the Northern Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean from February 22, 1943 to November 21, 1944. The islands include New Georgia, Bougainville, and New Britain. They were also referred to as the Cartwheel Area of Operations. This booklet is illustrated with black and white photographs, color maps, and a color reproduction of a painting. Includes suggestions for further reading. Item 344-G. Year/Pages: 1993: 35 p.; ill.
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