asia, southeastern

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.

Introduces China's peoples of the northwest, southwest, south, southeast, central region, and Qinghai and Tibet, and describes China's economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as food and drink, sport, the arts, and festivals; and presents a portrait of East Timor, covering its history, peoples, economy, religions, health, education, and arts.

Presents a portrait of life in Cambodia, covering its peoples, history, economy, classes, religions, health, education, and cultural aspects such as arts and leisure; chronicles China's history, discusses its languages, and describes its peoples of the northeast, Inner Mongolia, and provinces south of the Great Wall; and features color photos, sidebars, a time line, a glossary, and a list of Web sites and books.

Presents portraits of life in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Brunei, 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.

Introduces the geography, history, people, and culture of Southeast Asia.

Examines the history and current economic and political importance of Japan, China, Taiwan, the Koreas, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Collection of recipes from Southeast Asia, with an easy-to-use guide to the region's national cuisines along with insights into each country's way of life.

Describes a variety of holiday celebrations in Southeast Asia, including Thailand's Elephant Round-Up, Singapore's Moon Cake Festival, and the Vietnamese New Year.