Provides comprehensive overviews of Indonesia's people, geography, history, government, economy, and culture. Abundant full colour illustrations guide the reader on a voyage of ...

Vietnam is located on the southeastern side of Southeast Asia. Twenty-five years after war with the United States ended, the countries signed a trade agreement in 2000 and are ...

Portugal has an industrialized economy, made up primarily of light industry, and is a member of the European Union. A full-color overview of a fascinating nation, this is a ...

Thailand is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It also faces major challenges. Prostitution, drugs, and HIV/AIDS are significant social issues. Environmental ...

- Information-packed volumes provide comprehensive overviews of each nation's people, geography, history, government, economy, and culture- Abundant full-color illustrations ...

A difficult environment with a harsh Arctic climate has made life for the Finns extremely challenging. But they have overcome more than just their environment. This is the ...

In the past decade, economic chaos, the War on Terror, climate change, nuclear proliferation, political divisions, and a variety of other issues have caused tension among ...

This new series teachers students about the most important geographic concepts and shows them how people are affected by and respond to economic, social, and political forces ...

Documenting the enormous changes and dramatic growth recently experienced in the region, this text considers the classical background to modern south-east Asian history, as ...