Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Consultants and Contributors vii
4. Introduction ix
5. Map of Asia xvii
6. Part One: East Asia
7. China Political History 3
8. Japan Political History 118
9. Korea 193
10. Hong Kong 236
11. Macau (Macao) 244
12. Part Two: South Asia
13. India Political History 251
14. Pakistan 370
15. Bangladesh 379
16. Bhutan 384
17. Maldives 389
18. Nepal 393
19. Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 400
20. Part Three: Southeast Asia
21. Brunei 409
22. Cambodia 415
23. Indonesia 436
24. Laos 452
25. Malaysia 465
26. Myanmar (Burma) 476
27. The Philippines 488
28. Singapore 501
29. Thailand 506
30. Vietnam 521
31. Part Four: Central Asia
32. Mongolia 547
33. Central Asian Republics 566
34. Tibet 577
35. Appendix 1: National/Independence Days 583
36. Appendix 2: Scientific-Technological Achievements in Asia 590
37. Appendix 3: Asian History: A Chronological Overview 603
38. Index 679