TY - BOOK AU - Kaup,Katherine Palmer TI - Understanding contemporary Asia Pacific T2 - Understanding: introductions to the states and regions of the contemporary world SN - 9781588260864 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - DS504.5 .U4 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - Boulder, Colo. PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers KW - East Asia KW - Southeast Asia N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -