East Asia
East Asian Miracle From Poverty and Defeat to Renewed Eminence Will Miracle Growth Continue?
Cultural and Political Influences Chinese Empires Foundations of Chinese Cultures Mongol Invasions Later Empires
Japanese Isolationism Korean Origins Responses to European Intrusions China Resists Colonization Disrupted Chinese Republic Japan Asserts Its Independence
Natural Environments Subtropical and Midlatitude Climates Mountains and Major Rivers Forests, Grasslands, and Desert Natural Resources Country Boundaries Environmental Problems Natural Hazards Human Impacts and Responses Diseases Pollution Environmental Policies
Globalization and East Asia Global City-Regions In the Forefront: Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan Japan Multinationals International Tourism
Recent Entry: China China and Global Culture
Global Focus: Toyota Subregions Population Distribution
Japan People Ethnicity Rural to Urban Populations Population Change
Personal View: Japan Economic Development Postwar Changes Agriculture Manufactures: Beginnings of Modernization Manufactures: Reconstruction Manufactures: Challenges and Changes Service Industries
Japan’s Regions and Cities Hokkaido Honshu Shikoku Kyushu Ryuku Islands Japanese City Landscapes
The Koreas Countries People Urban Focus
South Korean Economic Development Economic Stagnation in North Korea
China, Mongolia, and Taiwan China China’s Ups and Downs Under Communism Collectivization and Communes The Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution China Joins the Wider World Tensions in the 2000s China and the World Trade Organization
People in China Ethnicity Urban Versus Rural Population in China Chinese Population Dynamics Attacking Poverty in China Overseas Chinese
Point-Counterpoint: Population Policies in China Economic Development The Chinese Economy, 1949-1976 New Policies and New Growth After 1976 Farming in the 2000s Water Resources Chinese Energy Policy Growth in Chinese Manufacturing Increasing Steel Output
Regions and Cities in China Coastal Regions Interior Behind the Coastal Regions Deep Interior Regions Chinese Regional Development Policies Hong Kong Macau’s New Approach to Gaming Chinese City Landscapes
Mongolian Isolation Mongolian People Mongolia’s Limited Resources
Tiger Taiwan Taiwanese People Taiwanese Economy
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