asia, southeastern

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.

Collection of sixty-one stories of morality and mysticism that reveal the culture and values of the countries of Pacific Asia.

Describes the historical and contemporary lives of Southeast Asian women, their religious, family, and public lives, and issues and controversies they face, and discusses the work of individual Southeast Asian women who have made a difference in their societies or the world.

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.

Depicts the history and culture of the Hmong, a unique ethnic group living in Southeast Asia, and describes the experiences of a Hmong family who left Laos to rebuild their lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Describes jungle warfare in Southeast Asia and the islands of the Pacific during World War II.