The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia
- ISBN-10
- 082482265X
- ISBN-13
- 9780824822651
- Series
- The Pacific Islands
- Category
- Reference / General
- Pages
- 664
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-01-01
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Authors
- Brij V. Lal, Kate Fortune
Description
An encyclopaedia of information on major aspects of Pacific life, including the physical environment, peoples, history, politics, economy, society and culture. The CD-ROM contains hyperlinks between section titles and sections, a library of all the maps in the encyclopaedia, and a photo library.
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