asia, southeastern

Introduces the cooking and food habits of Southeast Asia, including such recipes as prawn soup and fried rice, and provides brief information on the people, agriculture, and festive occasions of the area.

Presents black-and-white illustrations of a selection of designs characteristic of those incorporated into the pa ndau form of textile art created by the Hmong people.

Presents several reference tools, including a pronunciation guide, a list of national days, a list of further resources, and nine indexes.

Presents portraits of life in Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, describing each country's peoples, history, economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink, sport, the arts, and festivals, and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.

Presents portraits of life in the Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka, describing each country's peoples, history, economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink, sport, the arts, and festivals, and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.

Presents portraits of life in Mongolia, Myanmar, and Nepal, describing each country's peoples, history, economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink, sport, the arts, and festivals, and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.

Presents portraits of life in South Korea, Laos, and Malaysia, describing each country's peoples, history, economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink, sport, the arts, and festivals, and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.

Presents portraits of life in Japan and North Korea, describing each country's peoples, history, economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink, sport, the arts, and festivals, and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.

A portrait of life in Indonesia that describes the country's peoples, history, economy, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink and arts and leisure, and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.

A portrait of life in India that describes the country's peoples, history, economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink, sport, music, dance, theater, film, art, literature, architecture, and festivals, and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.