From Arabia To The Pacific

Author : Robin Dennell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000062342

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Drawing upon invasion biology and the latest archaeological, skeletal and environment evidence, From Arabia to the Pacific documents the migration of humans into Asia, and explains why we were so successful as a colonising species. The colonisation of Asia by our species was one of the most momentous events in human evolution. Starting around or before 100,000 years ago, humans began to disperse out of Africa and into the Arabian Peninsula, and then across southern Asia through India, Southeast Asia and south China. They learnt to build boats and sail to the islands of Southeast Asia, from which they reached Australia by 50,000 years ago. Around that time, humans also dispersed from the Levant through Iran, Central Asia, southern Siberia, Mongolia, the Tibetan Plateau, north China and the Japanese islands, and they also colonised Siberia as far north as the Arctic Ocean. By 30,000 years ago, humans had colonised the whole of Asia from Arabia to the Pacific, and from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean as well as the European Peninsula. In doing so, we replaced all other types of humans such as Neandertals and ended five million years of human diversity. Using interdisciplinary source material, From Arabia to the Pacific charts this process and draws conclusions as to the factors which made it possible. It will be invaluable to scholars of prehistory, and archaeologists and anthropologists interested in how the human species moved out of Africa and spread throughout Asia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Horse shows
ISBN : WISC:89052499613

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Here's who in Horses of the Pacific Coast by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charles Marion Tyler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : UCAL:$B58441

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The Island World of the Pacific Ocean by Charles Marion Tyler Pdf

Author : Simon Marginson,Sarjit Kaur,Erlenawati Sawir
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9400715005

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Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific by Simon Marginson,Sarjit Kaur,Erlenawati Sawir Pdf

This survey provides unprecedented scope and detail of analysis on higher education in the Asia-Pacific region. In this era of global integration, convergence and comparison, the balance of power in worldwide higher education is shifting. In less than two decades the Asia-Pacific region has come to possess the largest and fastest growing higher education sector on Earth. The countries of East and Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific together enrol 50 million tertiary students, compared to 14 million in 1991, and will soon conduct a third of all research and development. In China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Singapore, ‘world-class’ universities are emerging at breakneck pace, fostered by modernizing governments that see knowledge and skills as key to a future shaped equally by East and West, and supported by families deeply committed to education. But not all Asia-Pacific countries are on this path, not all reforms are effective, and there are marked differences between nations in levels of resources, educational participation, research, state controls and academic freedom. Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic responses to globalization provides an authoritative survey of tertiary education in this diverse and dynamic region. Its 23 chapters, written by authors from a dozen different countries, focus successively on the Asia-Pacific as a whole, the strategies of individual universities, and national policies and strategies in response to the global challenge.

Author : Hilary Howes,Tristen Jones,Matthew Spriggs
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781760464875

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Uncovering Pacific Pasts by Hilary Howes,Tristen Jones,Matthew Spriggs Pdf

Objects have many stories to tell. The stories of their makers and their uses. Stories of exchange, acquisition, display and interpretation. This book is a collection of essays highlighting some of the collections, and their object biographies, that were displayed in the Uncovering Pacific Pasts: Histories of Archaeology in Oceania (UPP) exhibition. The exhibition, which opened on 1 March 2020, sought to bring together both notable and relatively unknown Pacific material culture and archival collections from around the globe, displaying them simultaneously in their home institutions and linked online at www.uncoveringpacificpasts.org. Thirty‑eight collecting institutions participated in UPP, including major collecting institutions in the United Kingdom, continental Europe and the Americas, as well as collecting institutions from across the Pacific.

Author : Christopher Michael Davidson
Publisher : Hurst Publishers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849040990

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The Persian Gulf and Pacific Asia by Christopher Michael Davidson Pdf

A plethora of economic, diplomatic, cultural, and other highly pragmatic linkages are making the 'Asianization' of Asia a reality. Davidson demonstrates how the powerful connections that are being forged by the very eastern and western extremities of the continent are poised to become a central pillar of this process.

Author : Howard M. Hensel,Amit Gupta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351838832

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Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific by Howard M. Hensel,Amit Gupta Pdf

Scholars and policy makers have traditionally viewed portions of the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific as separate and discrete political, economic, and military regions. In recent years, however, a variety of economic, political, and military forces have made many within the academic community, as well as a growing number of national governmental leaders, change their perceptions and recognize that these maritime expanses are one zone of global interaction. Consequently, political, military, and economic developments in one maritime region increasingly have an impact elsewhere. Analyzing and assessing the contemporary maritime challenges in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific, this valuable study highlights the current prospects for peace and security in what is rapidly becoming recognized as an integrated and interactive political, military-strategic, and economic environment. This work will be of interest to researchers and policy makers involved in regional studies, as well as security studies, conflict resolution, military, and peace studies.

Author : Dieter Nohlen,Florian Grotz,Christof Hartmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 771 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Asia
ISBN : 9780199249589

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Elections in Asia and the Pacific by Dieter Nohlen,Florian Grotz,Christof Hartmann Pdf

This work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a compendium of electoral data for all the 62 states in Asia, Australia and Oceania from their independence to the beginning of the 21st century.

Author : Dieter Nohlen,Florian Grotz,Christof Hartmann
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191530418

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Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook by Dieter Nohlen,Florian Grotz,Christof Hartmann Pdf

This two-volume work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a first-ever compendium of electoral data for all the 62 states in Asia, Australia and Oceania from their independence to the present. Following the overall structure of the series, an initial comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems is followed by chapters on each state in the region. Written by knowledgeable and renowned scholars, the contributions examine the evolution of institutional and electoral arrangements, and provide systematic surveys of the up-to-date electoral provisions and their historical development. Exhaustive statistics on national elections and referendums are given in each chapter. Together with the other books of this series, Elections in Asia and the Pacific is a highly reliable resource for historical and cross-national comparisons of elections and electoral systems world-wide. The first volume of Elections in Asia and the Pacific includes a total of 32 independent states situated in the three 'western' regions of the Asian continent: the countries of the Middle East (including Turkey); the post-Soviet states of Central Asia and the Caucasus; and the countries situated in South Asia (including Afghanistan and Myanmar).

Author : Howard M. Hensel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000091779

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Air Power in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific by Howard M. Hensel Pdf

This book examines the security dynamics of the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific, concentrating upon an analysis and evaluation of the air power capabilities of the various powers active in the two regions. The volume is designed to help improve understanding of the heritage and contemporary challenges confronting the global community in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific, as well as to illuminate the policies of the various powers involved in the affairs of these regions, and the military capabilities that are available in support of those policies. The 16 individual chapters examine both the traditional and the non-traditional threats that confront the various Indian Ocean and Western Pacific powers, and assess the roles played by land-based and naval, fixed-wing and rotary-wing, manned and unmanned aircraft, as well as by offensively and defensively capable ballistic and cruise missiles in addressing these challenges. In doing so, the various chapters analyze and evaluate the air power doctrine, capabilities, deployment patterns, and missions of the respective states. In addition, they assess the future issues, challenges, and responses involving air power as it, acting in concert with other military instruments, seeks to contribute to securing and promoting the interests of the state. This book will be of much interest to students of air power, strategic studies, Asian and Middle Eastern politics, and International Relations.

Author : Tanya Storch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351904780

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Religions and Missionaries around the Pacific, 1500–1900 by Tanya Storch Pdf

This volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of religious cultural exchanges around the Pacific in the period 1500-1900, relating these to economic and political developments and to the expansion of communication across the area. It brings together twenty-two pieces, from diaries of religious exiles and missionary field observations, to studies from a variety of academic disciplines, so enabling a multitude of voices to be heard. The articles are grouped in sections dealing with the Islamic period, the Iberian Catholic period, the Jewish diaspora, the Russian Orthodox church, the epoch of Protestant culture and finally Asian immigrant religions in the West; a substantial introduction contextualizes these chapters in terms of both historical and contemporary approaches.

Author : Stephen Pratt,David Harrison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317682585

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Tourism in Pacific Islands by Stephen Pratt,David Harrison Pdf

Pacific Island Countries have been shown to be especially vulnerable to such external influences as natural disasters, political unrest and downturns in the global economy and their tourism industries have been notably affected. In particular, they typically have a narrow resource base and a fragile and often vulnerable natural environment. While there is some research on islands and small states, there is a dearth of information on the South Pacific and very little research is being undertaken in the region compared to other geographical regions in the world. This volume brings together current work in Pacific Island tourism. In this collection, three main themes arise: Images of the South Pacific; Socio-economic Impacts of Tourism; and Pacific Island Countries and the Outside World. The first focus is on the question of image, namely, stereotypes of a destination held by tourists and potential tourists, the extent to which residents, for their part, really welcome visitors, and the role tourism might play in changing pre-established images. The second theme is tourism's impacts, notably the economic and socio-cultural effects of international tourism's intrusion in the region which, though often hotly debated, have attracted relatively little empirical research. The third focus is on the challenges of how PICs articulate with their external geo-political and physical environment. These involve existing relations with formal colonial centres, geographical isolation, the need for greater air access to the outside world and for more tourists, and the continuing threat to several PICs of global warming, which increased air travel will inevitably exacerbate. This text will be of interest to tourism students, researchers and academics in the fields of tourism, development studies and cultural studies.

Author : John H. Stubbs,William Chapman,Julia Gatley,Ross King
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 951 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781003807940

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Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands by John H. Stubbs,William Chapman,Julia Gatley,Ross King Pdf

The fourth in a series that documents architectural conservation in different parts of the world, Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands: National Experiences and Practice addresses cultural heritage protection in a region which comprises one third of the Earth’s surface. In response to local needs, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands have developed some of the most important and influential techniques, legislation, doctrine and theories in cultural heritage management in the world. The evolution of the heritage protection ethos and contemporary architectural conservation practices in Australia and Oceania are discussed on a national and regional basis using ample illustrations and examples. Accomplishments in architectural conservation are discussed in their national and international contexts, with an emphasis on original developments (solutions) and contributions made to the overall field. Enriched with essays contributed from fifty-nine specialists and thought leaders in the field, this book contains an extraordinary breadth and depth of research and synthesis on the why’s and how’s of cultural heritage conservation. Its holistic approach provides an essential resource and reference for students, academics, researchers, policy makers, practitioners and all who are interested in conserving the built environment.

Author : Robyn R. Iredale,Charles Hawksley,Stephen Castles
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1781957029

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Migration in the Asia Pacific by Robyn R. Iredale,Charles Hawksley,Stephen Castles Pdf

Includes statistics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:C3182083

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Pacific Record of Medicine and Surgery by Anonim Pdf