ABSTRACT

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 discussed, The Changing Geography of Asia presents a systematic review of twenty-five years of development, covering the physical, economic, social and political environments of contemporary Asia.

chapter 1|9 pages

INTRODUCTION

Asia’s future as seen in the mid-1960s

chapter 2|34 pages

CHANGE IN THE SOUTH ASIAN CORE: PATTERNS OF GROWTH AND STAGNATION IN

Patterns of growth and stagnation in India

chapter 4|48 pages

THE RISE OF THE NAGA

The changing geography of South-East Asia 1965–90

chapter 7|25 pages

THE CHANGING GEOGRAPHY OF JAPAN

chapter 9|9 pages

CONCLUSIONS

Two-speed Asia: dramatic change and stagnation