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Dragons and Tigers
A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia
Barbara A. Weightman
- 544 pages
- English
- PDF
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Dragons and Tigers
A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia
Barbara A. Weightman
About This Book
Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia, Third Edition is the only book that covers all three regions South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. It is the most comprehensive book on the market for a Geography of Asia course.It contains updated and additional maps covering distribution of religions, physical features, linguistic and religious pluralism in Southeast Asia, and more. Using a cross-disciplinary approach, the author discusses evolving physical and cultural landscapes. New to this edition is added content coverage on the impact of globalization, environmental issues, recent environmental disasters and their effects on the region, the recent global economic crisis, migration and urbanization, gender and child welfare issues, religious conflict, agribusiness and sustainability and new patterns of trade.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Chapter 1 The Big Picture: Major Influences
- Chapter 2 Environments and People
- Chapter 3 Population, Gender, and Disparity
- Chapter 4 Development, Urbanization, Migration, and Quality of Life
- Chapter 5 Agriculture, Food, and Food Security
- Chapter 6 South Asia: Creating Dilemmas Diversity
- Chapter 7 South Asia: Pakistan and the Himalayan States
- Chapter 8 South Asia: India, Giant of the Subcontinent
- Chapter 9 South Asia: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Islands of the Indian Ocean
- Chapter 10 East Asia: Center of the World
- Chapter 11 China: Great Dragon Rising
- Chapter 12 Japan: Century 21
- Chapter 13 Korea and Taiwan: Tigers Rising
- Chapter 14 Southeast Asia: Transition among the Nagas
- Chapter 15 Mainland Southeast Asia: Turmoil and Peace
- Chapter 16 Insular Southeast Asia
- Glossary
- Index