East and Southeast Asia 2023-2024

James E. Hoare

doi:10.5771/9781538176092

Summary

The World Today Series: East & Southeast Asia provides historical background on the evolution of Modern East & Southeast Asia to help readers gain a thorough understanding of contemporary developments in this vital region. Broad introductory regional chapters are followed by sections on each country in the region. The combination of factual accuracy and up-to-date detail make this an outstanding resource for researchers, practitioners in international development, media professionals, government officials, potential investors, and students to understand the immediate background of contemporary developments.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-7608-5
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-7609-2
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 375
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS No access
3. East and Southeast Asia Today No access
4. Map: East, Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific No access
1. A Diversity of People No access
2. Religious Beliefs No access
3. Women in Traditional Asia No access
4. The Impact of the West No access
5. Nationalism, Communism, and Revolution No access
6. Women in Modern East and Southeast Asia No access
7. From Postcolonialism to Globalization No access
8. Asia and the Climate Crisis Reprinted with permission of the Association of Asian Studies No access
1. 1. 1. “Energy Consumption in China” by Toby Michelena No access
  2. Hong Kong No access
2. Macao No access
3. 1. “Tibetan Buddhism” ny Jennine Chandler No access
4. Taiwan No access
5. Japan No access
6. 1. 1. South Korea’s “Rasputin”-Style Presidential Scandal by Mark Jihun Suk No access
  2. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) No access
7. Mongolia No access
1. Brunei Darussalam No access
2. The Kingdom of Cambodia No access
3. East Timor No access
4. The Republic of Indonesia No access
5. The Laos People’s Republic No access
6. Malaysia No access
7. The Union of Myanmar (Burma) No access
8. Papua New Guinea No access
9. The Republic of the Philippines No access
10. The Republic of Singapore No access
11. The Kingdom of Thailand No access
12. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam No access
1. Australia No access
2. New Zealand No access
3. Island Communities of the Western and Southern Pacific No access
Bibliography and Additional Resources No access Pages 362 - 375