Kluwer is pleased to announce the publication of the following title: Language and Language-in-Education Planning in the Pacific Basin byRobert B. Kaplan University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA Richard B. Baldauf Jr. University of Sydney, NSW, Australia LANGUAGE POLICY -- 2Language and Language-in-Education Planning in the Pacific Basin examines and reviews the ecological context (including, e.g., the historical, political and educational issues) of language planning in 14 countries in the Pacific basin: Japan, the two Koreas, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. The planning goals pursued in these states are then examined in terms of an overarching view of language planning. The book provides the only up-to-date overview and review of language policy in the region and challenges those interested in language policy and planning to think about how such goals might be achieved in the context of language ecology. In a world where languages and their uses and users are changing rapidly, and where governments and other political bodies are driving planned language change, there is a need to understand and consider how and why language planning is done. The book will be of interest to specialists interested in language and education, and to more general readers wishing to understand the dynamics of history and politics and its impact on language and language-in-education policy decisions.Hardbound ISBN: 1-4020-1062-1 Date: December 2002 Pages: 288 pp.EURO 103.00 / USD 99.00 / GBP 66.00To purchase this book, click here to visit our website's shopping cart feature. Thank you for your interest in Kluwer's books and journals. To order this book offline, please contact: THE AMERICASKluwer Academic Publishers Order Department, PO Box 358 Accord Station, Hingham, MA 02018-0358 USA Telephone (781) 871-6600 Fax (781) 681-9045 E-Mail: kluwer@wkap.comEUROPE, ASIA, AUSTRALIA AND AFRICAKluwer Academic Publishers Book Department. PO Box 322 3300 AH Dordrecht The Netherlands Telephone 31-78-657-60-00 Fax 31-78-657-64-74 E-Mail: orderdept@wkap.nlThank you for your interest in Kluwer's books, journals, and other products. Kluwer is a leading publisher of scientific information, including more than 1,500 new books per year and 750 journals featuring leading authors and researchers from around the world. If you do not have a subscription, individual articles are also available through our Pay-per-View service. See Kluwer Online for details. Update your subscriber information. View Customer Service information. Read Kluwer's Privacy Policy. You are receiving this email because you registered with Kluwer Alert. If you would like to unsubscribe from our mailing list, click here.