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Beskrivning
Papua New Guinea has experienced a remarkable rapid transition from scattered primitive societies to a modern unified nation. The dictionary covers major economic, social, political and cultural developments, basic geographic information, and biographies.
Ann Turner is currently a freelance writer, researcher, and consultant. She has taught in the Historical Department of the University of Papua New Guinea and written courses on Issues in National Development and Papua New Guinea history for the university's Extension Studies Department. She was for many years Head of the library at the Hawthorn Institute of Education and Head of the Institute's Center for Information and Communication Technology Education.
Recensioner i media
This is a handy reference book for scholars and laypersons alike...national leaders and officials will need this book as much as scholars.
Innehållsförteckning
Chapter 1 Editor's Foreword Jon WoronoffChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsChapter 3 Abbreviations and AcronymsChapter 4 MapsChapter 5 ChronologyChapter 6 IntroductionChapter 7 THE DICTIONARYChapter 8 Appendix A: AdministratorsChapter 9 Appendix B: Australian Ministers Concerned with Papua New Guinea, 1906-99Chapter 10 Appendix C: Prime Ministers of Papua Guinea, 1975-2000Chapter 11 Appendix D: Governors-General of Papua New Guinea, 1975-1999Chapter 12 BibliographyChapter 13 About the Author