TY  - BOOK
AU  - Levinson, David.
AU  - Christensen, Karen.
AU  - Levinson, David.
TI  - Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
SN  - 684312425
AV  - DS 4 .En19 2002 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - New York
PB  - Thomson/Gale
KW  - Asia
KW  - sears
N1  - v.1. Abacus to China. -- v.2. China--India relations to Hyogo. -- v.3. Laido to Malay-Indonesian language. -- v.4. Malaysia to Portuguese in Southeast Asia. -- v.5. Possession to Turkey. -- v.6. Turkik languages to Zuo Zongtang
N2  -  Central Asia: (Kazakhistan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan);  East Asia: (China, Siberia, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea,Taiwan);  South Asia: (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal & Sri Lanka).Provides coverage of the following general topics:Arts,Literature,and Recreation,Clothing,Cuisine,Econonomics,Commerce,and Transportation,Education,Ethnicity,Geography and the Natural World,Government,Politics,and Law,History and Profile,Human Rights,International Relations Language and Communication,Marriage and Family,Media,People,Culturs,and Society,Provinces and Cities,Regional and International Relations,Religion and Philosophy,Science,Technology,and Health,Significant People;  Southeast Asia: (Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philipines, Singapore,Thailand, Vietnam); Focuses on Asia since 1850.  Earlier historical information is provided to demonstrate how the past has influenced contemporary topics.  Asia is defined in broad terms, including, West Asia: (Iraq,Turkey, Southwest Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan)
ER  -