Understanding contemporary Asia Pacific / 
 Contemporary Asia Pacific 
edited by Katherine Palmer Kaup. 
 - xv, 473 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  23 cm. 
 - Understanding .
 - Understanding (Boulder, Colo.). .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction / Katherine Palmer Kaup -- Asia Pacific: A Geographic preface / Ron D. Hill -- The historical context / Colin Mackerras -- Asia Pacific politics / Katherine Palmer Kaup -- The Economies of Asia Pacific / Kailash Khandke -- International relations / Derek McDougall -- Military and security issues / Robert Sutter -- The environment / Peter Hills -- Population and urbanization / Dean Forbes -- Ethnicity / Katherine Palmer Kaup -- Women and development / Yana Rodgers -- Religion in Asia Pacific / Keri Cole -- Asia Pacific literature / Fay Beauchamp and Ely Marquez -- Trends and prospects / Brantly Womack. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1588260615 9781588260611 1588260860 9781588260864 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006101895 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>East Asia<br/>Southeast Asia
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS504.5  / .U4 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>950.43