The Changing Geography of Asia

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Ranging from the poverty and exploding population of Bangladesh to the dazzling technology and ageing population of Japan, from the two most populous states of India and China to the tiny states of Singapore and the Maldives and to the emptiness of Siberia, Asia contains the greatest diversity of physical environments, cultures and levels of development of any of the continents. Clearly illustrated with basic maps of the countries presents a systematic review of twenty-five years of development, covering the physical, economic, social and political environments of contemporary Asia.

Contents

1. Asia's Future as seen in the Mid 1960s Graham Chapman 2. Change in the South Asian Core: Patterns of Growth and Stagnation in India Graham Chapman 3. The Changing Geography of the States of the South Asian Periphery Robert Bradnock 4. The Rise of the Naga: The Changing Geography of Southeast Asia, 1965-1990 Jonathan Rigg and Philip Stott 5. Change in the People's Republic of China Michael Freeberne 6. Change in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau Richard Louis Edmonds 7. The Changing Geography of Japan Edwina Palmer 8. The Changing Geography of Soviet Asia and Mongolia Tamara Dragadze 9. Conclusions: Two-Speed Asia - Dramatic Change and Stagnation Graham Chapman

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