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Choate School, Wallingford, CT. Russian Studies Center for Secondary Schools. – 1968
Background and instructional materials acquired since the February 1967 supplement are listed in this supplement to the "Bibliography of Materials" issued by the Russian Center for Secondary Schools. The majority of the items are in English, and all are available from the Center on a 3-week loan to secondary school teachers of Russian. Major…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Economics
Blutstein, Howard I.; And Others – 1970
This volume is one of 62 in a series of handbooks designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of various countries. This handbook seeks to supply an integrated and comprehensive exposition and analysis of the entire…
Descriptors: American History, Area Studies, Courts, Developing Nations
Weil, Thomas E.; And Others – 1970
This volume is one of 62 in a series of handbooks designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of various countries. The emphasis is on objective description of the nation's present society and the kinds of…
Descriptors: American History, Area Studies, Courts, Developing Nations
Foreign Service (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. Foreign Service Inst. – 1972
This bibliography, which contains approximately 500 citations dated between 1952 and 1972, is one of a series on various areas of the world. Countries included in this bibliography on Southeast Asia are: Australia, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Viet-Nam, Western Samoa and the…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Area Studies, Art, Asian History
Stoddard, Theodore L.; And Others – 1971
This volume, one of a series of handbooks on foreign culture, is intended as a reference tool for military and other personnel requiring an objective, comprehensive, and balanced description of the Indian Ocean Territories, namely, the two republics of Meldives and Mauritius, and the two European dependencies of Seychelles and Reunion. An…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Context, Demography, Developing Nations
Keefe, Eugene K.; And Others – 1974
This volume on Bulgaria is one of a series of handbooks prepared by the Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of the American University for use by military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and conditions in various countries. The emphasis is on description…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Communications, Communism, Comparative Education
Nelson, Harold D.; And Others – 1974
This volume on Senegal is one of a series of handbooks prepared by Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of the American University. It is designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of Senegal. The emphasis is on…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Communications
Kaplan, Irving; And Others – 1971
The dominant social, political, and economic aspects of Ghanaian society are described in this handbook. Changes and developments in Ghana in the past 10 years, highlighted by the 1966 overthrough and widespread repudiation of Kwame Nkrumah and his policies and practices, have created a need for this revision of the 1962 edition. The purpose of…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Cultural Context
Henderson, John W.; And Others – 1971
This volume, one of a series of handbooks on foreign culture, is intended as a reference tool for military and other personnel requiring an objective, comprehensive, and balanced description of Burma's modern society. An analytical appraisal of social, economic, and political aspects is provided with emphasis on the interaction of these societal…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Burmese Culture, Communism
Nyrop, Richard; And Others – 1971
This volume on Syria is one of a series of handbooks prepared by the Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of the American University, designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of various countries. The emphasis is on…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Background, Demography, Developing Nations
Blutstein, Howard I.; And Others – 1970
This volume is one of a series of handbooks designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of various countries. It is intended to be an objective description of the nation's present society, especially since the…
Descriptors: American History, Area Studies, Communism, Courts
Graham, Robert H. – 1971
This bibliography, compiled primarily for instructors and students of comparative and international education courses at the university level, is organized by topic and geographic area. Topics covered include: (1) general materials in the field of comparative and international education, including references and sources of data; (2) standard texts…
Descriptors: African Culture, Area Studies, Asian History, Bibliographies
Whitaker, Donald P.; And Others – 1972
The volume on Laos is one of a series of handbooks prepared by the Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of the American University. It is designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, military institutions and practices of Laos. An objective description of the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Background, Demography, Developing Nations
Weil, Thomas E.; And Others – 1973
This volume on Ecuador is one of a series of handbooks prepared by the Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of the American University, designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of various countries. The emphasis is on…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Background, Demography, Developing Nations
Henderson, John W.; And Others – 1971
Changing conditions and events in Thailand required that a third edition of this area handbook incorporating current data be published. It is a compilation of basic facts written with military and other personnel in mind. An analytical appraisal of social, economic, and political aspects is provided with emphasis on the interaction of these…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Communism, Cultural Context
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