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020			_a0816025851 (hbk.)
100		1	_aCOOK Chris (comp.)
245		0	_aThe facts on file Asian political almanac : _bthe essential facts and figures of the politics and history of South and East Asia
260			_aNew York: _bFacts on File Inc., _c1994
300			_a264p.
520		3	_aCOVERAGE AND ARRANGEMENT:Aims to provide key facts and figures on the major political developments in East Asia, all of South and Southeast Asia and parts of Central Asia from 1945 to 1994. The information, much of it presented as tables or statistics, is grouped under thematic headings: The Nations of Asia: Basic data - none of which is dated or attributed to a source; Chronology of Contemporary Asia since 1945; Heads of State and government; Constitutions; International organizations, treaties, alliances and agreements; warfare, coups and conflicts, including terrorist activity, assassinations and peacekeeping operations; Political parties; Elections; and Population and urbanization - mainly statistics. Also includes a glossary of political terms, events and places; very brief biographies of selected individuals; and appendices listing new Nations of Asia 1945-1994 and recent place name changes and changes in English transliteration. Indexed by subject, country and personal names.
650			_aALLIANCES
650			_aBIOGRAPHIES _xPOLITICS
650			_aCENTRAL ASIA _xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650			_aDICTIONARIES
650			_aDIRECTORIES
650			_aEAST ASIA _xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
650			_aELECTIONS
650			_aHEADS OF STATE
650			_aINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
650			_aPOLITICAL PARTIES
650			_aPOLITICAL TERMINOLOGY
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