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Shavit's historical dictionary addresses the critical need in academic libraries for reference sources that provide students of American foreign policy with introductory information on the persons, events, and institutions that have influenced US relations with other nations... A useful dictionary. Choice

Table of Contents

Preface Place Names Chronology Introduction The Dictionary Chiefs of American Diplomatic Missions in Asia, 1843-1989 List of Individuals by Profession and Occupation Bibliographical Essay Index

About the Author

DAVID SHAVIT is Associate Professor of Library and Information Studies at Northern Illinois University. He is the author of The United States in the Middle East: A Historical Dictionary (Greenwood, 1988), The United States in Africa: A Historical Dictionary (Greenwood, 1989), and The Politics of Public Librarianship (Greenwood, 1986). His articles have appeared in such journals as The Journal of Library History, Library Journal, Public Library Quarterly and Library Quarterly.