New Releases by Whitney Stewart

Traces the life and career of the Chinese Communist leader who brought reforms and international trade to China in the 1980s.

A biography of the Burmese leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 while under house arrest.

Profiles the life of the explorer who, with Tenzing Norgay, was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.

This directory offers detailed information on 128 language service organizations and includes addresses and less specific information on over 100 additional organizations. Teachers, students, and others interested in languages and cultures will find the directory to be an invaluable guide to resources and services related to language study and teaching. The directory is divided into the following sections: individual listings of language service organizations; a list of applied linguistics organizations affiliated with the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquee (AILA); information on English as a Foreign Language teaching opportunities abroad; a list of Multifunctional Resource Centers; a list of National Resource Centers for foreign language and area studies; resources and materials; and a language and subject index. (VWL)