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The Encyclopedia of Modern Asia is a monumental new scholarly work, as expansive in scope as the continent of Asia itself. Under the direction of cultural anthropologist David Levinson, 800 contributors from around the world -- including 25 Asian countries -- provide 6, 000 articles on Modern Asia from a global perspective. The Encyclopedias comparative, cross-cultural approach allows students and researchers to identify the similarities and differences among Asian nations and religions. The work focuses on Asia in the modern world -- including Central Asia, the Middle East and the Far East -- and contemporary issues are given full and authoritative treatment. Historical articles emphasize people, places, events and developments that have had a lasting influence on Asia. Articles also cover Asian relations with Western nations, the relations between nations within Asia and also the flow of people, goods and ideas within Asia and globally. Also includes approximately 1, 000 black-and-white photographs, maps, sidebars and a comprehensive index.

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Sometimes we forget that the two most populated countries in the world are side-by-side in Asia: China and India. Sometimes we forget that some of the newest and smallest countries of the world are located in Asia. If your reference collection does not have much to offer to identify the new -stans, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as the other more traditional -- Afghanistan and Pakistan -- these volumes will be wonderful additions to your shelves. Each volume begins with A Survey of Asia's Regions and Nations and one-page regional maps of Central Asia, China and East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia-Insular, Southeast Asia-Mainland, and West and Southwest Asia. The 2,600 entries are on arts, literature and recreation; clothing; cuisine; economics, 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, cultures and society; provinces and cities; regional and international relations; religion and philosophy; science, technology and health; and significant people. Additionally, the set covers Asian political and cultural relations with western nations and the relations between nations within Asia. Articles range from 200 to 4,000 words. The reference has 1,300 black-and-white illustrations, tables and sidebars, 90 maps and an index. To help readers use this volume, they should be introduced to the index in Vol. 6 and the Reader's Guide at the beginning of each volume. This guide helps locate related topics for each nation and region. You will need to give this atry yourself before you demonstrate it to students. While this may change in the immediate future, a student's reading of the relationship of the Ottoman Empire/Turkey with Iraq helps understand the concern Turkey has with the situation between Iraq and the U.S. This will be an excellent addition to your reference collection. -- Blanche Woolls and David Loertscher's online Reference for Students

Sometimes we forget that the two most populated countries in the world are side-by-side in Asia: China and India. Sometimes we forget that some of the newest and smallest countries of the world are located in Asia. If your reference collection does not have much to offer to identify the new -stans, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as the other more traditional -- Afghanistan and Pakistan -- these volumes will be wonderful additions to your shelves. Each volume begins with A Survey of Asia's Regions and Nations and one-page regional maps of Central Asia, China and East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia-Insular, Southeast Asia-Mainland, and West and Southwest Asia. The 2,600 entries are on arts, literature and recreation; clothing; cuisine; economics, 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, cultures and society; provinces and cities; regional and international relations; religion and philosophy; science, technology and health; and significant people. Additionally, the set covers Asian political and cultural relations with western nations and the relations between nations within Asia. Articles range from 200 to 4,000 words. The reference has 1,300 black-and-white illustrations, tables and sidebars, 90 maps and an index. To help readers use this volume, they should be introduced to the index in Vol. 6 and the Reader's Guide at the beginning of each volume. This guide helps locate related topics for each nation and region. You will need to give this atry yourself before you demonstrate it to students. While this may change in the immediate future, a student's reading of the relationship of the Ottoman Empire/Turkey with Iraq helps understand the concern Turkey has with the situation between Iraq and the U.S. This will be an excellent addition to your reference collection. <br> -- Blanche Woolls and David Loertscher's online Reference for Students

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