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ISBN: 9780190920616
Series: What Everyone Needs to Know® (WENK)
The Philippines (Regional and Area Studies)
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9780190920616 (10-digit ISBN: 0190920610)
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- Series Description
- A well-informed general overview from a scholar with more than 30 years of residence in and study of the Philippines
- Covers geography, history, culture, economy, politics, government, geopolitics, and prospects for the future
- Presented in a question-and-answer format that makes it easy for readers to locate a topic that is of interest to them; each answer can be read on its own
Since the colonization of the Philippines by Spain in the sixteenth century, the island chain has been at the center of global trade flows, imperial rivalries, and the globalization process. From its role as the main base of Spain's Pacific Galleon trade to its conquest centuries later by the United States and Japan, the Philippines has been a focal point of economic and military rivalry.
The perfect primer for complex current event issues and countries…
Oxford University Press’s What Everyone Needs to Know® (WENTK) series offers a balanced and authoritative primer on complex current event issues and countries, spanning across popular topics and disciplines including Politics, Economics, Sciences, and Religion. WENTKs are written by leading experts in their fields and provide, in a straight-forward question-and-answer format, insight in such a way that students and scholars alike can stay up-to-date on the most important topics leading the discussion today in politics, health, global affairs, and more.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
Since the colonization of the Philippines by Spain in the sixteenth century, the island chain has been at the center of global trade flows, imperial rivalries, and the globalization process. From its role as the main base of Spain's Pacific Galleon trade to its conquest centuries later by the United States and Japan, the Philippines has been a focal point of economic and military rivalry.
- A well-informed general overview from a scholar with more than 30 years of residence in and study of the Philippines
- Covers geography, history, culture, economy, politics, government, geopolitics, and prospects for the future
- Presented in a question-and-answer format that makes it easy for readers to locate a topic that is of interest to them; each answer can be read on its own
Series Description
The perfect primer for complex current event issues and countries…
Oxford University Press’s What Everyone Needs to Know® (WENTK) series offers a balanced and authoritative primer on complex current event issues and countries, spanning across popular topics and disciplines including Politics, Economics, Sciences, and Religion. WENTKs are written by leading experts in their fields and provide, in a straight-forward question-and-answer format, insight in such a way that students and scholars alike can stay up-to-date on the most important topics leading the discussion today in politics, health, global affairs, and more.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
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