Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East and Southeast Asia

By Barbara A. Weightman

Book Overview

Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia, Third Edition 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. Dragons and Tigers is the only textbook that covers all three regions - South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia - in one textbook.

It is the most comprehensive book on the market about the geography of Asia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047087628X
• ISBN13: 9780470876282
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Geography in an interesting way

The whole of Asia geography in about 430 pages. The structure of the book helps to find easily the details of a specific area. Interestingly written, but works also as a reference book. Everything you ever thought you would like to know about Asian geography.

Dragons and Tigers 2nd. Geography of Asia and S.E.Asia

It is a great text for learning about basic geography and way of life in Asia.