{"product_id":"dragons-and-tigers-9780470876282","title":"Dragons and Tigers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e explores and illustrates conditions, events, problems, and trends of both larger regions and individual nations. Using a cross-disciplinary approach, the author discusses evolving physical and cultural landscapes. Nature-Society relations provide the foundation for social, economic, political, and environmental problems. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDragons and Tigers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the only textbook that covers all three regions  South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia  in one textbook.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is the most comprehensive book on the market about the geography of Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1. The Big Picture: Major Influences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSnake Charming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading Place Names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIslamism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Colonial City.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2. Environments and People.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pacific Ring of Fire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoral Reefs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRiches of the Tropical Forests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlants, Animals, and Medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFate of the Tiger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3. Population, Gender, and Disparity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking and Acting Collectively.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Experiences with Health Care in Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSri Lanka's Success in Education and Health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Saga of Srey Rath.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4. Development, Urbanization, Migration, and Quality of Life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Middle-Class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmoking Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir Space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Virtual Receptionist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5. Agriculture, Food, and Food Security.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRice and Society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvian Flu.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReef Fisheries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStreet Foods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVitamin A and Blindness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. South Asia: Creating Dilemmas of Diversity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonsoon and Life Cycles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen: Subjugation and Sati.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElephants and Chess.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersianization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHill Stations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGandhi: Great Soul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7. South Asia: Pakistan and the Himalayan States.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage and Nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Village Agricultural Center (VAC).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence in Karachi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Gross National Happiness”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMount Kailas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout Yaks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8. South Asia: India, Giant of the Subcontinent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKerala—a Women's State?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTribal Troubles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndia's Nomads.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Naxalites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemise of the Jajmani System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Waste Waste?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMurari’s Debt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Digital Village.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMrs. Hiyale—the Rag-Picker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGanga Ma Is Sick.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9. South Asia: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Islands of the Indian Ocean.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sunderbans and the Tiger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Female Activity Space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen Working Outside the Home?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTea: The Global Beverage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTsunami 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10. East Asia: Center of the World.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOracle Bones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ways of Writing Chinese.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Terra-Cotta Army.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeng Shui: The Chinese Art of Placement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Golden Lotus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Doctrine of Extraterritoriality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeavenly Kingdom of Great Peace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuerilla Behavior and Tactics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11. China: Great Dragon Rising.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXinjiang—New Frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChinese Pigs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Open Up the West\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCars, Cell Phones, and the Web.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShanghai: Head of the Dragon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Global Sweater Factory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Spark of Light at Rizhao.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12. Japan: Century 21.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapanese Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShintoism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeiretsu.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA City that Wants Immigrants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHonorable Rice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAshio’s Declining Fortunes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Yakuza Network.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13. Korea and Taiwan: Tigers Rising.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHangul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePyongyang.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTravel in Dear Leader's Land.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChaebols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Development of Cheju (Jeju-do).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverseas Koreans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14. Southeast Asia: Transition among the Nagas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBali's Subak Irrigation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverseas Chinese in Southeast Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAngkor Wat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Spice Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dutch Cultivation (Culture) System.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Bitter Battle: French Indochina.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Spread of Disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15. Mainland Southeast Asia: Turmoil and Peace.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Demise of Teak.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRules of SLORC\/SPDC.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInle Lake's Floating Agriculture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCyclone Nargis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat's a Wat?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Theory Farming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYa Baa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoi Moi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Plain of Jars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Killing Fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeath Awaits.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16. Insular Southeast Asia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhence \"Malay\"?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Perankanan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRural Poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Proton Saga.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrunei: Micro-State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSinglish.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePancasila.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransmigrasi.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJabotabek.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chainsaw Massacre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubic Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Web Sites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402450674007,"sku":"9780470876282","price":155.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470876282.jpg?v=1730480434","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dragons-and-tigers-9780470876282","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}