TY - BOOK AU - KAUP Katherine Palmer TI - Understanding contemporary Asia-Pacific SN - 9781588260864 (pbk): PY - 2007/// CY - Boluder CO PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers KW - SOUTHEAST ASIA KW - EAST ASIA N2 - Overview of modern Asia Pacific covering China, Japan, the Koreas, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Contains chapters on geography, history, politics, economics, international relations, defence and security, environment, population, ethnicity, women, religion, and literature. Excellent index ER -